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REPORT: Hot Regions For Facebook User Growth Include India, Brazil, Russia, Middle East, Africa

David Cohen — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:21:28 +0000

Facebook will experience strong growth in India, Brazil, Russia, the Middle East, and Africa, according to new estimates from eMarketer.

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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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Zynga Will No Longer Require Login With Facebook

David Cohen — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:22:46 +0000

Game developer Zynga and Facebook, once virtually intertwined, continue to drift further apart from each other, as Zynga announced in a post on its blog that while login with Facebook will still be an option for game players, it will no longer be a requirement starting next week.

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Zynga Shutting Baltimore Studio, Consolidating In Texas, NYC

David Cohen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:15:15 +0000

The cutbacks continue at struggling game developer Zynga, as Chief Operations Officer David Ko announced in a post on the company’s blog that it will close its studio in Baltimore and consolidate its offices in Texas and New York.

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U.S., Indonesia, Japan Lose Users As Facebook Sweeps Fake Profiles

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:24:07 +0000

As Facebook mentioned in its 10-K filing, the site still has a serious problem with fake profiles, used to bolster shady pages’ fan metrics. It appears that the social network did some cleaning up in January, as several countries (notably the U.S. and Indonesia) lost a great number of users last month, according to Quintly. All around the world, more than 4 million users’ profiles were deleted in January.

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Facebook Changes PayPal Direct Deposit Policy For New Developers In Several Countries

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:00:37 +0000

Since 2010, PayPal has been one of the main methods of payment for Facebook developers. But as Facebook grows, the company is changing its PayPal policies for new developers in emerging markets, such as China, Brazil, and India. According to TechCrunch, developers in several countries must show extra identification as a means of authentication, such as photo IDs or incorporation papers, in order to be paid via direct deposit.

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Vietnam, Brazil Are Among Facebook’s Fastest-Growing Countries

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:13:01 +0000

Facebook is increasingly becoming an international phenomenon, as Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that his goal for the company is to connect the world. While that might take a while, Facebook is rapidly growing in countries such as Brazil, South Korea, and Russia, according to new data from sister company Quintly (formerly AllFacebook Stats).

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Zynga Shuttering Japanese Operations

David Cohen — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:07:12 +0000

The struggles continue for game developer Zynga, as the company confirmed that it will shutter its operations in Japan, just two months after laying off more than 100 employees in Austin and closing its Boston studio.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook On The Rise In Russia, India, Brazil

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:47:21 +0000

As Facebook shoots past 1 billion users, countries all over the world are becoming more plugged in to the social network. People in Brazil, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and India love Facebook, as there has been 41 percent growth in those countries this year, according to a new infographic from BestFreeOnline.

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Zynga Lays Off 100+ Employees, Closes Boston Studio

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:46:24 +0000

Zynga’s days as the top dog in the Facebook gaming world appear to be fading. As challengers such as Kixeye and King.com emerge, taking up more of a share in the Facebook gaming ecosystem, Zynga’s financial stake has decreased. Sister site Inside Social Games reported Tuesday that Zynga has laid off more than 100 employees from its Austin office and plans to close its Boston studio.

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AllFacebook Stats Teams Up With Japanese Marketing Agency Torchlight

David Cohen — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:39:00 +0000

As Facebook is taking steps to boost its presence in Japan, our sister site, AllFacebook Stats, is following suit, announcing an agreement with Japanese marketing agency Torchlight.

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Report: Facebook Search Engine Would Immediately Capture 25 Percent Of Market

David Cohen — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:13:38 +0000

If Facebook were to launch its own search engine right now, it would immediately attract nearly one-quarter of that sector and become the second-most-used search engine in every major market in the world except China, Japan, and Russia, where it would place third, according to a recent report by independent digital marketing agency Greenlight.

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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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More Japanese Users Logging On To Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:13:04 +0000

For years, Mixi has been the social media site of choice in Japan. But new reports suggest that Facebook could overtake Mixi by the end of the year, thanks to The Social Network and a model that promotes more sharing of information.

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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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