2011 About Web Search Readers' Choice Awards - The Winners!

By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide

Social networking accounts for the bulk of many Web user's time on the Web. Everyone has their personal favorite social media site that is a window of connection to friends, family, and the greater world. In the race for Best Social Media Site, a genuine grassroots effort to get the vote out was undertaken by the winner, besting the current darling of the social media world in a surprising rout. The winner, with 46% of readers' votes? Multiply, a social media site users can utilize to network with friends and family, shop, and even sell expertise and/or products.

Runners-Up:

• Facebook: 40%
• LinkedIn: 2%
• Twitter: 8%
• Reddit: 2%

Do you agree with these results? Share your opinion: What is the best social media site?

(Note: Because poll results are rounded, voting percentages may not total 100 percent.)