OpenDNS Report - 2010

Interesting Read from the OpenDNS Report. Highlights: Facebook is the #1 blacklisted website within their service. Facebook is the #2 whitelisted website within their service. Facebook is the #1 blacklisted website by business users - 23% Full Report

Top Ten Blacklisted Websites Blacklists are typically used when there is no desire to block an entire category in principle, but there is a focus on preventing traffic to specific websites based on a combination of their popularity and content. This top ten list suggests a concern with the use of bandwidth by streaming sites and with privacy concerns from advertising networks. Percentages indicate the proportion of networks using blacklisting that reference a given site. 1. Facebook.com 14.2% 2. MySpace.com 9.9% 3. YouTube.com 8.1% 4. Doubleclick.net 6.4% 5. Twitter.com 2.3% 6. Ad.yieldmanager.com 1.9%

1. Redtube.com 1.4% 8. Limewire.com 1.3% 9. Pornhub.com 1.2% 10. Playboy.com 1.2%

Top Ten Whitelisted Websites Whitelists are typically used when there is a desire to block entire categories, but access to selected websites is granted on an exception basis. These sites represent the most trusted sites in their category. The fact that many of the same sites that appear on the Top Ten Blacklisted Websites list appear on the list below may indicate the diverse perspectives people have regarding many of these sites. Percentages indicate the proportion of networks using whitelisting that reference a given site. 1. YouTube.com 12.7% 2. Facebook.com 12.6% 3. Gmail.com 9.2% 4. Google.com 9% 5. Translate.Google.com 6.3% 6. LinkedIn.com 6% 7. MySpace.com 4.7% 8. Skype.com 4.6% 9. Deviantart.com 4.3% 10. Yahoo.com 3.9%