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China Internet Usage Grows; Restrictions Still Remain

By Dave Thomas | January 16, 2012

According to a new report, the number of Internet users in China has moved past 500 million, with millions of new web surfers going online to utilize mobile phones and tablet computers. The China Internet Network Information Centre (CINNC) reports the number of those using the Internet on the mainland grew to 513 million last month, a 12 percent jump from the… Read the rest

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Korean Spring: Will the Social Media Revolution Extend to North Korea?

By Lee Brenner | December 23, 2011

With the death of Kim Jong-il, the Korean peninsula has the best chance yet to end decades of hostilities. It is yet to be known whether anointed successor Kim Jong-un will follow in his father’s footsteps and continue to deny his citizenry the basic rights that have been earned or whether he be the last true dictator of the North and bring his people into… Read the rest

Posted in Featured, Global, MySpace, Politics, Social Media, Social Networks, Socialnomics | Tagged Arab Spring, daum, DeepDish Politics, department of state, digital revolution, Journalism, kathleen stephens, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-un, korea, seoul, Social Media, Syria, Twitter, us embassy

Social Media in BRIC Countries

By Erik Qualman | January 13, 2011

There are many major social media platforms across the world. To illustrate the diversity, let’s take a look at the social media landscape in the ‘BRIC’ countries. Brazil In Brazil, Orkut is the most popular social network. In fact, over half of Orkut’s global traffic comes from Brazil, which equates to around 20 million monthly visits. Sonico.com,… Read the rest

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