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STUDY: Facebook Reigns Supreme In South Asia

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:58:38 +0000

Facebook is handily winning the battle of social networks in south Asia. According to a new study by Jana, Facebook is the social network of choice in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, toppling Twitter, Google Plus, and Zing. In nearly every country, more than 70 percent of respondents said they use Facebook more than any other social media site.

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Facebook Revenue Dips Globally In 2013 Q1

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:59:19 +0000

Although Facebook’s overall revenue took a hit from the fourth quarter of the 2012 fiscal year, the company earned $1.25 billion in ad revenue in the first quarter of 2013 — 30 percent of which came from mobile ads. Total revenue hit $1.46 billion, a 38 percent increase from the first quarter of 2012.

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Is Facebook Hoping To Gain More Influence In Asia With Stickers?

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:08:31 +0000

If you looked at Facebook’s introduction of stickers for messaging (snuck into the latest iOS update) and wondered why they’re on your phone, you’re probably not the target demographic. Stickers, which are essentially supersized emoticons, have been a popular feature in Asian messaging applications such as Line and KakaoTalk. Not only do people use stickers, they pay for them. Stickers have been a major revenue source for Line, and it appears that Facebook may try to enter that market.

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Mobile Payment Platform Bango Closes $10.2M Funding Round, Eyes Emerging Markets

David Cohen — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:40:16 +0000

Mobile payment platform Bango is about to process a £6.5 million ($10.2 million) transaction of its own after announcing the closure of an investment round Friday featuring new and existing investors.

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Facebook Growing In Indonesia, But Is It Authentic?

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:38:40 +0000

As evidenced by Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s trip to Russia, Facebook is doing all it can to expand its global reach. According to statistics from social media database Socialbakers, the site is growing in popularity in the Asian island nation of Indonesia, but are those new members real?

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Sheryl Sandberg Heads To Japan To Talk Facebook’s Focus On Asia

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:22:55 +0000

Although Facebook is still frozen out of China, there is still major growth potential throughout Asia. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is in Japan now speaking about the social network’s plans to grow in the region, which already has 255 million users.

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Myriad Group Pact Helps Facebook Address Mobile, Asian Growth Issues

David Cohen — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:58:56 +0000

When Facebook announced plans to go public, two of the most prominent concerns raised about the social network were its ability to monetize mobile and its prospects for growth in Asia. The deal it reached with Myriad Group, announced Wednesday, took aim at both of those concerns.

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Facebook Invests In Asia With Underwater Internet Cable

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:29:22 +0000

Facebook hopes to grow its social media influence in Asia, as the company recently announced that ir invested in the Asia Pacific Gateway — a 6,214-mile underwater internet cable from Malaysia to Japan, with cables branching off to other countries.

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A Look At Facebook’s Potential For Growth In Japan, South Korea, China

Julie D. Andrews — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:28:41 +0000

There’s been talk lately about Facebook’s growth potential among international markets. Much of this will depend on if and when the social network determines how to sell things on mobile, and if it can set up a seamless, user-friendly payment platform.

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Facebook Continues Asian Growth, But For How Long?

David Cohen — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:47:36 +0000

Asia continues to represent a huge growth opportunity for Facebook.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook Is Asia's 5th Largest Country

Jackie Cohen — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:13:46 +0000

More than 147 million Facebookers reside in Asia, and if these users were a country it would be the fifth largest in the region. The region accounts for roughly 22 percent of Facebook’s user base. These data points appear in an infographic created by Ogilvy that we’ve reproduced below.
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U.S. Senator Asks Facebook For Anonymity Option

Jackie Cohen — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:28:48 +0000

U.S. Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin of Illinois asked Facebook Chief Executive Officer to allow users to choose anonymity, invoking the political situations in Egypt and Tunisia just a day before the former achieved freedom. Even without the “crossed wires” effect of today’s victory in Egypt led by activists who didn’t remain anonymous at all, his request seems a bit out of touch with Facebook’s intention of promoting safety on the social network.
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Chinese Competitor Will IPO In U.S. Before Facebook

Jackie Cohen — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:27:07 +0000

China continues to block Facebook but one of the country’s largest social networks, Renren, plans an initial public offering in the U.S.
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