> what happened to websites?! Did you ever think that many businesses never had a website. Even fewer had one that was up-to-date and useful. What happened i

> what happened to websites?! Did you ever think that many businesses never had a website. Even fewer had one that was up-to-date and useful. What happened is that the masses found their way in to the web, and they did it the easiest way possible. There is still many independent businesses that have a small website. You haven't proven that the number of such independent business websites has declined. Most likely, the fraction of small businesses that has an online presence has increased. And this may have skewed the ratio of websites to Facebook pages. But in absolute numbers, I doubt there's fewer small independent websites today.