Top Social Networks from the Top Internet Countries

Looking at the top 5 countries with the highest number of Internet users, we see China in the lead with 20.8% of the worlds users, the US with 13.1%, Japan with 5.5%, India with 4.7% and Brazil with 3.9%. So we thought it would be cool to look at the most popular social networks from each of those countries.

China

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1. Renren.com – This social network is a Facebook clone and boasts over 120 million users (but bear in mind that number comes from Renren and may well be exaggerated). The network was formerly known as Xiaonei (‘inside campus’) and officially changed its name to RenRen (‘people’s web’) in August 2009. This change in name reflects the company’s plans to capture more than just the student share of the market.

2. Kaixin001.com – Another huge social network, this one with a self-reported member count of 75 million. Kaixin001 is aimed mainly at white collar workers and came to popularity through its creation of popular networking games, such as Happy Farm and Slave Manor (a copy of Facebook’s Friends For Sale). In 2009, the company successfully sued the owners of Renren for unfair competition, after they bought kaixin.com as a domain and set up a clone site.

3. Qzone.com – Although Qzone claims a massive 388 million users, many of these are drawn from its sister company QQ (the largest instant messenger service in China) and are dormant accounts. These networks, together with QQ Games, QQ Show and QQ Pet, are owned by the massively profitable Tencent. However, the site is badly designed and very much behind the curve compared to its competitors.

(Sources: Readwriteweb, SocialNetworkingWatch and VentureBeat)

September 2, 2010 | Filed Under Social Media, Viral Marketing | Leave a Comment

Internet Marketing from the Real Experts

Internet Marketing as a whole can be extremely effective, rewarding, and even exciting, but it can also leave you feeling lost, worn out, and defeated.

With so many aspects to marketing online and so many people offering suggestions, you can sometimes find yourself confused on what advice really matters and will actually work for you.

I am confident when it comes to Social Media Marketing for visibility and links, because it is something I do every day, but even with years of experience doing affiliate marketing, SEO, and paid search, I still find myself lost and seeking a little advice or direction from the people who are more knowledgeable in those areas than I am.

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January 29, 2010 | Filed Under Charity, SEO, Social Media, Tips, Viral Marketing | 1 Comment

7 Tips to Creating Kick Ass Social Media Linkbaits

I was asked a while back to write an article for iMedia covering some various tips for how to create a really kick ass social media linkbait.

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What people often do not realize is that a successful linkbait isn’t always just about the article. It is how the site looks, the way the article is organized, the ease in which you have made it for someone to link to you, and of course the article topic and quality.

If you have a chance, check out the various tips below on the iMedia site.

I probably should have put in there an 8th tip, about how you should always put the entire article on one page in order to avoid annoying social media users… oh well.

December 1, 2009 | Filed Under Social Media, Tips, Viral Marketing | 3 Comments

SMX Advanced & McKremie Interviews

Last month I was interviewed briefly by WebProNews at SMX Advanced in Seattle, and also by Stuart McHenry, of McKremie, who asked me 13 questions about Social Media Marketing.

Here is the WebProNews video: