Here's the list of the top 10:
1. Philippines
2. Israel
3. Turkey
4. Chile
5. Argentina
6. Malaysia
7. Indonesia
8. Peru
9. Colombia
10. Venezuela
The rankings were based on the following criteria : use of the following social networking sites -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the ratio of the number of internet users vis-a-vis the population of a particular country.
The article also cited the Philippines in particular, for getting the top spot among the 10 countries mentioned. Below is an excerpt from the article :
Social network penetration is incredibly high in the Philippines, reaching 95%. Facebook is the country’s most popular website, more so than Google, and has a penetration rate of 93.9%. The Philippines is also the eighth most popular country for Twitter use on a global scale, with a penetration rate of 16.1%. The popularity of photo sharing has increased by 46% in the country in one year, largely due to Facebook. Social networking is so popular among Filipinos, the country has been nicknamed “The Social Networking Capital of the World.”
Get a life Pinoys, there's more to life than Facebook!
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http://247wallst.com/2011/05/09/the-ten-nations-where-facebook-rules-the-internet/
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social networking is really becoming popular in the ph especially if there are sites like rappler that is making waves. http://thenewmedia.com/interview-with-maria-ressa-ceo-of-rappler-com/
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Ms. Valerie. So you are also a follower of rappler.com like many people. It's a "fresh site" and they have lots of innovation on their site not found on other online news portal. By the way where are you from Ms. Valerie?
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