There's actually a few interesting stories there about how Facebook has been beating out quite a few of these regional networks in recent years. For example, t

There's actually a few interesting stories there about how Facebook has been beating out quite a few of these regional networks in recent years. For example, they've unseated Mixi in Japan and Cyworld in South Korea: http://www.digitalintheround.com/japan-mixi-facebook/ http://www.digitalintheround.com/japan-mixi-facebook/ http://www.digitalintheround.com/south-korea-cyworld-facebook/ http://www.digitalintheround.com/south-korea-cyworld-faceboo... There are quite a few interesting stories like that, about how certain regionally popular services seem to be losing popularity compared to their international competitors.