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They're migrating to facebook. Social networks don't make sense if they're nation limited, be it de facto or by design. People will migrate to the biggest most
by drzaiusapelord 12y ago
They're migrating to facebook. Social networks don't make sense if they're nation limited, be it de facto or by design. People will migrate to the biggest most popular one eventually. I suspect facebook is just the best (by some people's standards) social network and social networking eventually falls into a natural monopoly.
- derwiki 12y agoAs a counterpoint, I don't think China will ever migrate en masse to Facebook.
- Scoundreller 12y agoAnd possibly Russia? Can anyone comment on how VKontakte is doing?
- itsuart 12y agoVK is the social network in Russia and probably in whole ex-USSR.
- drzaiusapelord 12y agoCensorship states will probably buck the trend due to the politics of migrating.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoTaiwan and Hong Kong have. If Facebook wasn't blocked in China, you would assume that trend would have continued.
- neolefty 12y agoIf Facebook were de-blocked today, you might very well see a mass migration. All my students (Chinese high schoolers and college transfers) going abroad immediately send me friend requests as soon as they get out from behind the Great Firewall.
- derwiki 12y agoCouldn't that be because once abroad, everyone they interact with are on Facebook?