Back in June 2009, the globe’s potpourri of social-networking sites was dazzlingly diverse: Google’s Orkut dominated India and Brazil; Central and South America preferred Hi5; Maktoob was king in the Arab world. The Vietnamese liked Zing, the Czechs loved Lidé, South Koreans surfed Cyworld.Fast-forward two years, and Facebook has stolen users away from its rivals at a blistering pace. It’s completely knocked Hi5 off the map in former strongholds such as Peru, Mexico, and Thailand. After a tense back-and-forth with Orkut in India, Facebook has emerged victorious. And it’s gaining steady ground in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands, where local providers are making a desperate last stand.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/06/mark-zuckerberg-s-650-million-friends-and-counting.html
Mark Zuckerber’s 650 Million Friends (and Counting): Facebook dominates the world’s most popular social networks
Back in June 2009, the globe’s potpourri of social-networking sites was dazzlingly diverse: Google’s Orkut dominated India and Brazil; Central and South America preferred Hi5; Maktoob was king in the Arab world. The Vietnamese liked Zing, the Czechs loved Lidé, South Koreans surfed Cyworld.