Facebook overtakes Orkut to become top social network in Brazil
Facebook has reached the top spot in the Brazilian social networking market following a year of exceptional growth, according to new research.
China
China: Micro-blogging craze pushes web audience over half billion mark
The number of internet users in China has surged past half a billion and online citizenship continues to grow fast, according to latest figures.
Top 6 online retail trends for 2012
After a year of technical innovations, most notably the emergence and rapid adoption of smartphone and tablet technology, the shopper-seller relationship has changed dramatically. In this article, Rakuten, one of the world’s top 3 E-commerce and Internet service companies by revenue, who recently acquired eBook company Kobo and Play.com in the UK, announces its industry … [Read more…]
India and China ‘most active social media users’- are marketers missing a trick?
India and China have the most active social media users, while web users in the US, Europe and Japan are less likely to post information on social networks, according to a new report.
Top 40 most 'shared' news stories on Facebook in 2011
Facebook has revealed the 40 most popular ‘shared’ stories by its US users in 2011, including celebrity deaths, natural disasters, and a father-daughter dance medley video.
Top 40 most ‘shared’ news stories on Facebook in 2011
Facebook has revealed the 40 most popular ‘shared’ stories by its US users in 2011, including celebrity deaths, natural disasters, and a father-daughter dance medley video.
Top 10 ad markets: US, Japan and China top list
Global ad expenditure (including digital) will defy the economic downturn to grow 3.5% to $464bn this year, with USA, Japan and China leading the way, according to new research.
Developing markets ‘to deliver half global adspend growth’
Over the next three years nearly half (48%) of all the world’s growth in ad expenditure will come from just ten developing markets, including China, Russia, and Indonesia, according to new research.
Developing markets 'to deliver half global adspend growth'
Over the next three years nearly half (48%) of all the world’s growth in ad expenditure will come from just ten developing markets, including China, Russia, and Indonesia, according to new research.
India demands Facebook and Google to censor content
India has demanded that Internet sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google to screen and remove offensive content about religious figures and political leaders as soon as they learn about it.