In this article posted by Social Media Today: The World\u2019s Best Thinkers on Social Media, it details how Facebook is overtaking the world.\u00a0 Other social networking sites, such as Google\u2019s Orkut is also a popular network, but lately Facebook has even overtaken that site also.\u00a0 In the article, Facebook\u2019s widespread popularity is analyzed.\u00a0 A contribution to Facebook is its ability to be \u201cglobally local.\u201d<\/p>\n
Facebook is \u201cglobally local\u201d because it is offered in numerous languages, and people can interact with friends locally and internationally.\u00a0 Because users on Facebook stay so close, it gives users the feelings that they are closer even though distance, borders, continents, and bodies of water separate them.<\/p>\n
A new report from eMarketer predicts that will be 1.43 billion social network users this year.\u00a0 This number reflects an increase of 19.2% from 2011. \u00a0But they ask the question if local competitors, such as Japan\u2019s Mixi or the Netherlands\u2019 Hyves manage to hold their own against Facebook?<\/p>\n
No one knows to the extent of which social media\u2019s increase over the next few years, whether Facebook will continue to steadily increase, or if another social media site will take over.\u00a0 Twitter, another social media site, is catching up with Facebook in the U.S.\u00a0 Whether or not it will beat out Facebook is another question however.\u00a0 With Twitter increasing its global reach by including a multitude of languages and offering the site worldwide, it is no doubt that Twitter will continue to increase its number of \u201cTweeters\u201d over the next few years.<\/p>\n
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are extremely popular, according to the article, however, countries such as China (which have banned Facebook due to censorship laws,) have other social networking sites including Ozone and Renren.\u00a0 Russia too, is another country that does not utilize Facebook as their main source for online social networking.\u00a0 Instead, they utilize social networks Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki.\u00a0 However, Facebook still reigns as third, rounding out the top three social network sites for Russia\u2019s online networking market.<\/p>\n
The article finishes with it talking about global marketing.\u00a0 They explore the interest in LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+, all which are networking sites, but serve different purposes as well.\u00a0 For example, LinkedIn is utilized as both a social networking site, but is also for those in the professional market.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the article ends with how Facebook has \u201cthe most friends worldwide.\u201d\u00a0 They also feature a lingering thought, pondering how networking sites will shift, shape, and transform over the next few years, and how these networking sites will include more than just adding friends.<\/p>\n
As an avid Facebook user, it is interesting to see the global outreach for Facebook.\u00a0 I nodded while reading the article and thought about how true it is that Facebook is mostly utilized to connect with friends across the globe.\u00a0 I am one of those individuals who do have family and friends who live internationally, and find it amazing that I can interact, talk, chat, and catch up with my family and friends overseas without the hassle of traveling over the ocean.\u00a0 The lingering idea that the article left me thinking in my head about how creative I could get with a networking site.\u00a0 Maybe they will have networking sites that are purely just video chatting instead of interacting by writing on a friend\u2019s Facebook wall?\u00a0 Hmmm, I guess we\u2019ll see what the future has in store for online networking sites!<\/p>\n
Link to the article: http:\/\/socialmediatoday.com\/christian-arno\/470898\/mapping-social-media-trends-around-world<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this article posted by Social Media Today: The World\u2019s Best Thinkers on Social Media, it details how Facebook is overtaking the world.\u00a0 Other social networking sites, such as Google\u2019s Orkut is also a popular network, but lately Facebook has … Continue reading