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I disagree. Sure, they're the bigger name HERE in the US, but when you clone a startup that hasn't moved overseas yet, the clone becomes the bigger name, e.g. R
by xmmx 14y ago
I disagree. Sure, they're the bigger name HERE in the US, but when you clone a startup that hasn't moved overseas yet, the clone becomes the bigger name, e.g. Renren, the facebook clone. Facebook is available in china, but I don't see them gaining "100% of the user market". A clone that gets traction early on can dominate the market.
- zht 14y agoFacebook is available in China through VPNs, mostly. Other than that, it's blocked.
- culturestate 14y ago> Facebook is available in china, but I don't see them gaining "100% of the user market". Facebook is Public Enemy #1a (Twitter is 1b) to the Chinese government. It's only available via a VPN, and VPN is an expensive proposition to most Chinese - having one means effectively doubling your internet bill. Most Chinese know Facebook, just like they know Twitter and YouTube. They just aren't willing to jump through the hoops required to use them over renren, weibo, or youku. A much better example of your point (sticking with China) would be tencent (QQ) - they cloned ICQ and are now a massive company WITHOUT protection from the government.
- dawson 14y agoI can see FB [eventually] negotiating its way into China and succeeding as the dominant social network, Twitter on the other hand, I think Sina Weibo has won that space, imo.
- culturestate 14y agoFor that, Facebook will have to give in to a surveillance backdoor and respond to realtime censorship demands. I just can't see them going there.