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June 8, 2010

Posted by:

Allyson Hoffman

Sat Sri Akal Facebook!

Or "Hello, Facebook!" for those not familiar with Punjabi. It's easy to stay tucked inside your social bubble, but there is a big world out there and guess what? Facebook lives there, too.

Over the next few weeks I'll be taking a closer look at social media's influence across the globe. Let me start by sharing a few impressive facts:

With an astounding 600 million mobile phone users predicted by 2011 and Facebook now available in the languages of over 1 billion people, Facebook has tripled their users year over year in India.
The Daily Beast's Tunku Varadarajan wrote a great piece covering the opening of Facebook's offices in Hyderabad a few months ago and the social and cultural influences that have made Facebook a winner in India.
While Orkut is gaining some traction, Facebook looks to remain on the upward track in the massive Indian market.

Filed under // Facebook global India Orkut social media

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April 7, 2010

Posted by:

Neil Petty

What's Happening in APAC with Social Networking?

According to an article on Thomascrampton.com, a lot is happening. 50.8% of the online users in the Asia-Pacific region have jumped on a social networking site in February 2010. Among the engagement, the Phillippines comes in the highest for usage, and Facebook is the winner as far as platforms go. (Tables via Thomascrampton.com)