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The Conversation
Loop: a New
Marketing
Platform
A collaborative whitepaper by
Hakuhodo and Direct Partners.
Tasuku Yamanokuchi
Jerry McRuer
Tyler Gaul
Jonathan Rouse
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The Conversation Loop: A
New Marketing Platform
Executive Summary
We are witnessing an unprecedented shift in the ways consumers interact with brands.
This shift represents both a threat and an opportunity for brand marketers.
At base, this shift represents a major loss in the effectiveness of traditional, linear
media channels like TV, print, and radio. This is caused by the combination of two main
factors: the rising consumer distrust of large-scale advertising and the rise of
consumer-controlled communication channels, otherwise known as “social media.”
Empowered by their own media channels, consumers have taken control of brand
messaging, to the point that they feel like they are co-owners of the brands they
consumer. Instead of passively "listening" to brand messages, they actively conduct
their own "brand conversations" outside of traditional advertising channels — starting
their own "fan" pages on Facebook and making their own product videos on YouTube.
In some cases, these consumer activities reach a wider audience than most primetime
media buys, 1 and they do so more relevantly and effectively.
In this new environment, it is the brands that must do the listening. The new social
media offers a rich source of data along with numerous new opportunities for direct
customer interaction. This can provide a wealth of consumer/brand insights that were
previously unavailable to marketers, allowing them to segment customers and
communicate to them more cost-effectively.
Hakuhodo and Direct Partners have developed The Conversation Loop Marketing
Platform to bring this approach into action. We are currently using this platform for a
number of Fortune 500 clients, helping them to revolutionize the way they profitably
relate to their consumers.
1 See Impact of Social Media Channels for details
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The Shift Represents Both a
Threat (-) and an Opportunity
(+) for Marketers
(-) Erosion of Consumer (+) A Data Explosion.
Trust. As consumers connect with each other
and take ownership in brands, they
Advertising is everywhere these days, and become comfortable with sharing their
much of it appears in a context that is not views and actively participating in online
relevant to the consumer. As consumers communities. This online social
have become desensitized to marketing environment represents a consumer data
communications, they have raised their mine that allows marketers to connect to
expectations for truth in advertising, consumers in an instantaneous or real-
product quality and brand relevance. time way for the first time in history.
(+) Consumers as “Brand
Owners.” (+) Greater Marketing
Today's consumers are seeking to form a
Effectiveness at Lower
deeper relationship with their favorite Cost.
brands by interacting with them on
multiple levels. For example, consumers Brand communications that are informed
and companies are now “teaming up” to by these rich data sources are more
evaluate and improve products, or even relevant to consumers and, therefore,
create new ones. The same goes for more effective. Digital media channels
advertising campaigns. allow brand communications to be
delivered in the right way, at the right time
and in the right amounts. They can
(-) Emergence of Social provide massive growth in brand equity at
Media. a fraction of the cost of traditional
advertising channels.
Unlike traditional advertising channels (TV,
radio, magazines), social media channels
like Facebook and YouTube are controlled
by the consumer. Because of their
popularity, these sites can give a brand
more exposure (negative or positive) than
a well-financed TV campaign. Because
consumers trust these channels, they can
strongly influence buying decisions and
brand perceptions.
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Solution: The Conversation
Loop Platform
The Conversation Loop is an integrated platform designed to meet these threats and
opportunities. It has database technology at its foundation, and a four-step process for
leveraging the vast consumer data available in the post-shift environment:
LISTEN: to what customers are saying about their brands, not
only in the new social media, but across a wide spectrum
of consumer behavior as shown on p. 10.
LEARN: how customers are behaving by
collecting data from multiple sources
ANALYZE: this data to group consumers into
the most profitable segments
ENGAGE: these highly profitable customers
with more relevant messages
Throughout this process, the platform will inform
and influence all business operations of the
company, not just the marketing department. PR,
Finance, R&D, Distribution, etc. will all have a vital role
to play in how The Conversation Loop actively
engages the consumer with the brand.
The First Step to Taking the Conversation
Loop Approach
We’re confident every brand can increase its profitability via the deployment of The
Conversation Loop Platform. To receive an appraisal of the value of a Conversation
Loop Platform to your organization, we encourage you to take a simple first step:
participate in a 4Sight Marketing Audit. You will find details regarding the 4Sight
Marketing Audit on p.14.
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Table of Contents:
6 A Massive Communications Shift in the U.S.
6 Four Main Factors Behind the Shift
Desensitization
Distrust
Technology
Ownership
8 The Impact of the Shift in Snapshots:
9 The Implication for Marketers
10 Summary
11 The Conversation Loop Marketing Platform
Learn
Listen
Analyze
Engage
12 Technical Requirement for The Conversation Loop
13 A Case Study: Sony PlayStation
16 The 4Sight Marketing Audit
17 About Direct Partners and Hakuhodo
18 Appendix
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A Massive Communications Shift
in the U.S.
For years, advertising agencies have been telling clients, "consumers are paying less
attention to advertising these days." Typically, the agency then recommends either
increasing the media budget or developing new "breakthrough" creative (both at the
expense of the client). Neither of these approaches seems to be working anymore.
Historically, communication channels like TV, radio, print and even banner ads have
been controlled and regulated by ad agencies, media companies and marketers using
the “push” approach to messaging. Although campaign results were difficult to
measure, it was assumed that they worked through a combination of awareness,
repetition and persuasion. As channels expanded and marketers struggled to hold
consumers’ attention, ads became even more prominent, more persuasive (or “pushy”)
and, thus, more alienating to consumers.
At the same time, consumers began to shift their attention to emerging social media
channels, where they could create and consume their own content. In this new
environment, brands take on a life of their own, making consumers co-proprietors of
your brand image. The upshot? Big ad budgets and "creative" campaigns are
increasingly ineffective, while a whole new opportunity has emerged for brands to
relate to consumers more profitably than ever before.
Four Main Factors Behind the Shift
Desensitization Due to advertising/information overload
Distrust Of corporate/advertising messages
Technology Making it easier to access information and share opinions
Ownership Consumers who self-identify with brands expect more value and
honesty from them
Desensitization. In the last decade, marketing effectiveness has declined for almost
all traditional media year over year. Experts say this change is due to consumer
desensitization caused by too many marketing messages. The New York Times
recently reported that the average American sees around 5,000 ads a day.2 65% of
Americans feel continuously bombarded with ads.3 The Internet is not immune to the
2 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/magazine/11wwlnlede.t.html
3 Wegert, Tessa (2004), "When Consumers Love Advertising," ClickZ Networks, (April)
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problem. A phenomenon called “banner blindness” has lead to a constant decrease in
click-through rates for online advertising.4
Distrust of Advertising. Consumers are not just ignoring corporate messages and
advertising; they are questioning their truthfulness and relevance. Tired of meaningless,
unsolicited advertising, they have turned to each other for reliable product information.
As the Edleman Trust Report shows, Americans see “a person like yourself or a peer”
as the only trustworthy information source. This has now replaced “government,”
“businesses,” “news anchors” and even, just recently, “doctors,” all of which were the
top sources of information in the past.5
Technology. These behavioral changes are significant on their own. But they have
been accelerated by new social technologies and platforms that, for the first time, give
consumers the ability to create their own conversations about brands outside the
traditional framework of advertising. These conversations are much more powerful
than the old "word of mouth" effect, because one word can now be heard by millions.
Internet usage has reached a critical mass. A third of the world is now connected, and
a large portion of these users has high-speed connections. In addition, consumers are
now connecting, recording and making purchases through smart mobile devices at
rapidly increasing rate. This connectivity has seen its greatest increase through the
rapid growth in consumer participation on social platforms.6
Ownership. With this new technology at their disposal, consumers are taking a
personal and active role in determining what their favorite brands stand for, and how
much value they deliver.7 “Brand Positioning” (as defined by the marketer) is being
replaced with the notion of “Brand Purpose,” a shared definition of the brand that must
be earned by the company and accepted by the consumer in the social space.
4 http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/five_ways_to_improve_roi_of_behavioral/q/id/53643/t/2
5 http://www.edelman.com/image/insights/content/FullSupplement.pdf
6 http://www.forrester.com/groundswell/book.html
7 http://www.forrester.com/empowered/empowerednotes.html
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The Impact of the Shift in Snapshots:
For better or worse, social networks have become a dominating force in the U.S.
commerce. As demonstrated in the following snapshots, this influence can sometimes
have a significant and measurable impact on a company’s financial state.
(+) BlendTec. A small start-up kitchen appliance company called BlendTec
launched a campaign on free social media called “Will it Blend”? Over the next
year, it garnered over 110 million impressions (far exceeding the highest rated
TV placements like the Super Bowl). Sales increased by 600%.8
(+) Pepsi’s Mountain Dew. As early as 2008, Mountain Dew utilized
“collective intelligence” through their program, Dewmocracy, which was
launched through social platforms. This program allowed Mountain Dew fans
to vote on a new flavor of Mountain Dew soda. Within 10 weeks 1 million
people participated in the vote. Mountain Dew saw a 3.7% increase in sales
while all other competitors posted quarterly losses. Mountain Dew gained
almost 1% market share instantly.9
(+) Walmart. Walmart launched a "Money Saving Tips" social media campaign
as part of their renewed focus on “building connections” to increase their
business. Within months, Walmart mobilized most of the key figures within the
influential “mommy-blog” sphere who together reach an audience of almost 10
million.10
(-) United Airlines. United Airlines customer Jim Carroll uploaded a music
video on YouTube with a song criticizing the way United mistreated his bags.
Three days later, his video had over one million hits. As of July 2010, it had
almost 9 million views. Within 4 days of the video being posted, United Airline’s
share price fell 10%, costing stockholders around $180 million.11
The Implication for Marketers
These social networks now dominate the attention of the average American, and make
up the majority of their media consumption. Audiences on YouTube are much larger
8 http://www.socialens.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/20090127_case_blendtec11.pdf
9 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=102488
10 http://www.slideshare.net/GasPedal/blogwell-social-media-case-study-walmart-presented-by-suraya-bliss-and-john-andrews-
11 http://www.forrester.com/empowered/empowerednotes.html
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than most primetime TV audiences. More importantly, the content on these channels
regarding products, brands and consumer experiences is timely, relevant and from a
trusted source: other consumers. This development has weakened the effectiveness of
corporate messaging by giving individual consumers more ways to communicate than
the brands they consume.
In the past, consumers would verbally share a positive brand experience only to an
immediate circle of friends and family. At most they would write an angry letter to the
Customer Service Department. Except in the case of opinion leaders and media
figures, “word-of-mouth” damage to a brand was limited to a small circle of friends.12
Today, consumers can reach thousands of “virtual friends” in seconds.
A single voice can overpower an entire campaign, cost a company millions of dollars,
or even threaten the entire brand.13 Some examples of this are mentioned above. The
consumer voice now rivals the company’s voice in both influence and reach.
Brands are now subject of intense and shared scrutiny by consumers, who have the
power to recommend them to friends, but also publicize their shortcomings and even
redefine their value in the marketplace. In this way, what was once considered just a
marketing issue now concerns every aspect of the company. What was once
corrected through a national TV campaign, in some cases can only be corrected
through business operations such as product development or distribution practices.
That said, as is also apparent from the examples above, by simply taking a new
approach to relating to consumers, companies can achieve controlled growth that was
not possible before. Moreover, instead of resorting to the guessing-game that is
national brand marketing, marketers can now engage in instantaneous, individual
communications where the value and effectiveness is instantly apparent. This creates
actual, authentic brand growth beyond that of mere “persuasion.” It forms a deeper
consumer-brand connection and creates a more lasting competitive advantage.
12 http://www.colloquy.com/files/2009-COLLOQUY-Talk-Talk-White-Paper.pdf
13 http://forrester.typepad.com/groundswell/2011/06/welcome-to-the-age-of-the-customer-invest-accordingly.html
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Summary
Before the Shift After the Shift
Company Dictates Brand Perception Consumer Creates Brand Perception
Linear, Top-Down Media Channels Circular, Continuous Media Channels
• Set Media Schedule • “Rolling” Media Schedule
• Campaign-Based • Conversation-Based
One Media Plan for All Consumers One Media Plan for EACH Consumer
Immediate Revenue Growth Long-Term, Sustainable Growth
Sales
Marketing Department Concerned with Marketing, R&D, Customer Service,
Consumer Perception Finance and C-Level…etc. – All
Concerned with Customer Perception
Customers are now co-owners of every brand, which reduces the effectiveness of
traditional (impersonal) advertising but also creates an opportunity for brands to
connect with consumers more than they ever could before.
In this new era of consumer-empowerment, marketers must find an effective way to
listen, learn, analyze and engage with their customers.
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The Solution: The Conversation
Loop Platform
The Conversation Loop is an integrated marketing approach powered by a robust
technology platform we have developed called M5. By using a combination of brand
insights, database analytics and targeted promotions, the Conversation Loop and M5
enable the clients of Direct Partners to run a holistic marketing process based on four
steps:
LISTEN: to what customers are saying and how
they are interacting with the brand. This segment
of the Loop is accomplished by tapping into the
numerous customer data streams that can be
found on:
• Branded sites and forums
• Social networks
• Mobile platforms
• Public forums
LEARN: by collecting and storing every
traceable brand interaction in a real-time
database infrastructure. By organizing this data
onto a single data platform, we obtain a single,
360-degree snapshot of our clients' customers.
ANALYZE: this data using advanced statistical and analytical models to group
consumers into segments. Through our M5 proprietary consumer database we can
sort consumers by their preferences, likes, dislikes and behavior in an automated
fashion.
ENGAGE: customers with the brand in real time (like a face-to-face conversation) and
in a way that is the most relevant to them and the most profitable for marketers. This
allows the brand to evolve in real time, becoming more effective and influential than its
competitors.
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M5: The Technical Requirements for The
Conversation Loop
The Conversation Loop requires strategy,
planning and a robust platform design to
engage each customer appropriately. Our
M5 database takes account of the
following technology requirements, which
we customize for each of our clients:
• Increased data feeds into the
Marketing Database, as many as
possible in real-time
• Integration of the data back to the
sources from where it came, to
maintain 360-degree relevance
• Real-time algorithms to weight the
value of the customer interactions
taking place
• Real-time segmentation based on customer scores
• Automated emails triggered by consumers’ interactions, preferences and scores
• A content server allowing standard communications to be delivered with
customized content blocks based on segmentation, interactions, preferences and
scores
• A reporting engine to aggregate the data
• A data dashboard allowing clients to make program improvements on the fly
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A Case Study:
Sony PlayStation
To demonstrate how this platform works for an actual client of Direct Partners,
we would like to share a case study for a Fortune 500 company in the video game
industry: Sony Consumer Entertainment of America (SCEA).
Listen: Beginning in 2006 with the launch of the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation
Network, Direct Partners worked with internal stakeholders at SCEA, SCEE (Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe) and multiple related third parties to build a
comprehensive network of data feeds tracking consumer behavior at nearly every
brand touch point: within the game, on the console dashboard, at retail, on the web,
via email, in social media, in ecommerce, via mobile devices, etc. The available data
was both broad and deep; we were able to gain insight into where consumers
preferred to interact, and uncover a wealth of information about the specifics of each
interaction.
Learn: Such a vast array of information can become overwhelming without a robust
system in place to separate the actionable information from "noise." With over a half
dozen daily feeds of consumer activity arriving in real time, comprising hundreds of
thousands of unique data points, simple items like identifying a consumer can become
a chore. For example, is a consumer the same thing as a console? No, since one
console may be shared among multiple consumers. Is a consumer the same thing as a
PlayStation Network Online ID? No, since one consumer can (and frequently does)
have multiple PSN IDs.
M5 is the name of Direct Partners’ proprietary data engine that collects all the
disparate data feeds, performs hygiene on the data, unifies the information around a
consumer profile, and sorts and stores that consumer's behavioral, promotional and
response history. The M5 engine powers everything from higher analytics to SCEA’s
quick view dashboards to triggered communications for ongoing CRM efforts and list
selections for ad hoc contacts.
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Analyze: Once consumer data has been imported and
organized within the M5 data hierarchy, the next phase
involves segmenting consumers into pre-defined categories
based on their observed behavior. PlayStation 3 consumers fall
into a variety of categories, from low involvement consumers
who purchased the device as an inexpensive connected Blu-
ray player to hard core competitors who collect virtual trophies
in as many games as possible and are highly active in the
PlayStation Store.
We apply standard CRM models like RFM Scoring (Recency,
Frequency and Monetary contribution) to group our consumers
in tiers of value. Then we use propensity and surrogate set
modeling to identify prospects across tiers for specific
campaigns. To gauge the effectiveness of our targeting, we
employ a holdout methodology on each campaign, as well as
a global holdout. Consumers in the holdout look identical to
consumers in the marketed audience in terms of all available
data points. They live in the same metropolitan areas, they
came on file at the same random points throughout the year,
they are statistically identical in terms of age and gender, etc.
These consumers form the basis for comparison to
understand the impact of specific CRM initiatives.
Engage: Currently, CRM at SCEA involves a variety of
communications that fall into three major categories. The first
group, which is consumer lifecycle-driven, are contacts that
occur when a consumer takes (or fails to take) a specific
action. Everything from joining the PSN to failing to visit the
store to becoming inactive can lead to a "communication
nudge" to adjust the consumer's future behavior.
The second category of contact is business-driven.
Calendared events like the launch of a new software title, or a
new piece of hardware, will result in a manual select of the
ideal consumers for that product in conjunction with a multi-
step contact strategy. In the case of software, for example,
contact runs from pre-sales through “accolades,” a post
launch communication that goes to people who have yet to
play the title, informing them of the awards and critical acclaim
the title has received.
The third and final contact type is ad-hoc. From surveys to
events and promotions to major announcements, there is a
constant stream of consumer communication to keep the base
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engaged and interacting with PlayStation. Ad hoc selects can be regional (“make sure
you visit the PlayStation booth at the San Diego Comic-Con”) or consumer behavior
driven (target all active Store purchasers for the Spring PSN Store Sale) or driven by
any number of other criteria. The M5 system has to be enormously flexible to handle
selects driven by a very wide variety of consumer actions.
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Your First Step Toward an Evolved
Marketing Approach?
The 4Sight Marketing Audit
To be effective, the Conversation Loop strategic and technological platform must be
customized to the unique conversation patterns and behaviors of each brand’s
customers. And although each aspect of the Conversation Loop process continues to
optimize over time as more data is captured, we must begin with the correct strategic
foundation, as well as an appropriate technology design and initial communications
architecture. Therefore, the first step in constructing the Conversation Loop for any
brand is Direct Partners and Hakuhodo’s 4Sight Marketing Audit. The audit requires
the aggregation of historical materials and research to be reviewed by the audit team
followed by 1-2 days of interviews with key stakeholders. These interviews focus on
the four key areas most closely connected to a brand’s relationship to its consumers,
with the results of these interview forming the sections of the final 4Sight Marketing
Audit report.
BUSINESS AUDIT: The Conversation Loop provides precise measurement of
customer value; therefore, we seek to discover in this phase the underlying
business metrics of the brand and how these relate to the customer.
CUSTOMER AUDIT: Over time, the Conversation Loop platform delivers
unequalled customer insight at the individual level. At the inception of the
process, however, it is necessary for the platform design team to understand
how the brand sees the target as well as to review all prior research the brand
has conducted to understand its customers and prospects.
COMMUNICATIONS AUDIT: If customer information is the input to the
Conversation Loop platform, customized communication is the output;
consequently, we must begin with a clear knowledge of how the brand has been
communicating historically. In this phase, the team reviews brand strategy
documentation and the complete array of current and recent customer
communication.
DATABASE AUDIT: Data is at the center of the Conversation Loop platform. In
this phase the team seeks to discovers what sources of data already exists and
what potential sources of data can be tapped to fuel the platform.
The audit is performed by our C4S Audit Team: a group of conversation marketing
experts from both Hakuhodo and Direct Partners.
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Learn More
To learn more about the audit process, schedule an audit for your brand or if you have
further questions regarding this whitepaper or of the Conversation Loop process,
please contact
In Japan: In the United States:
Tasuku Yamanokuchi Jerry McRuer
tasuku.yamanokuchi@hakuhodo.co.jp JMcRuer@directpartners.com
+81-3-6441-7793 +1 310-482-4403
Established in 1994, Direct Partners is a leading CRM communications company in the
U.S., serving multiple global companies from offices in Los Angeles and San
Francisco. Their proprietary M5 database system is the foundation for customizing
unique, effective platforms for clients in retail, packaged goods, and entertainment and
consumer electronics. ROI-focused since its inception, Direct Partners helps clients
focus their marketing communication budgets on areas and activities that will lead to
the greatest growth and profitability.
Founded in 1895, Hakuhodo Inc. is the second largest advertising company in Japan,
and the leading agency in the world's eighth largest agency group. Since its
incubation, innovation and creativity have been at the heart of its
operations. Hakuhodo shares with its clients an unmatched depth of knowledge
about the relationship between people and brands, knowledge that has grown from
the concept of sei-katsu-sha (= living people with lifestyles, aspirations and dreams),
which Hakuhodo pioneered in advertising. Through its global network, Hakuhodo
provides comprehensive marketing and communications services and solutions for
some of the best-known brands in the world. Hakuhodo has 59 offices in 17
countries/ regions, and 3,107 employees (as of April 1, 2011).
Hakuhodo and Direct Partners have partnered together since 2009 in an effort to
develop an advanced approach to real-time CRM on a global scale. The Conversation
Loop was created as a part of this initiative.
Writers: Tasuku Yamanokuchi, Jerry McRuer, Tyler Gaul, Jonathan Rouse
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Appendix
Social Media Statistics
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have helped to centralize consumer conversations in a
single space. Participation on these platforms has reached high levels:
Platform Audience Key Communication Indicator
Facebook 550 million users 7 billion minutes per month
YouTube 3 billion views per day 35 hours of video uploaded per min
Twitter 100 million users 55 million Tweets per day
Yelp 41 million visitors/month 15 million reviews
Amazon 65 million customers/month $34 billion annual sales in 2010
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Asian Social Network Landscape
Japan, India and South Korean have experienced over 4,000% growth rates of Twitter
users. The Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand have seen comparable growth among
Facebook users. As the popularity of social sharing websites like YouTube continues to
increase, Asian consumers will achieve the same communicative power as American
consumers, if not more. While it is unknown when this shift will occur, it is almost
certain that it will and to a much greater extent than in the U.S.
PENETRATION (SOC. % OF
MARKET SIZE
NETWORK USERS/ SOCIAL #1 SOCIAL SOCIAL Internet 14
COUNTRY (GDP IN FACEBOOK
TOTAL TECH. NETWORK GROWTH USERS IN
MM USD)
WEB USERS) ASIA
Rapid,
40% of users create
especially on
original content; 221
Facebook.
million blogs, 117
3.7MM They use it
million BBS and 176
China $5,745,133 (Hong Kong High Qzone as a way to 50.9 Medium
million social network
only) get around
users (Internet
censorship
users are 31.6% of
by the
population)
government
75% (Internet
Japan $5,390,897 users are 78.2% of 5.3MM High Mixi Rapid 12 High
population)
68.5% (Internet
Facebook,
India $1,430,020 users are 6.9% of 18.8MM High Omnipresent 9.8 High
Orkut
population)
Facebook
88.6% (Internet usage
Indonesia $695,059 users are 12.3% of 34MM High Facebook increased 3.6 Medium
population) 3500% in 2
years
Rapid - not
63.5% (Internet
so much in
South Korea $986,256 users are 81.1% of 3.4MM High Cyworld 4.8 Medium
North Korea,
population)
though
(Internet users are
Thailand $312,605 7.3MM High Facebook Rapid 2.1 High
26.3% of population)
83.7% (Internet
Singapore $217,377 users are 77.8% of 2.3MM High Facebook Rapid 0.4 High
population)
5th largest country
Facebook
on Facebook, 90% of
usage
entire web population
Phillipines $189,061 20.8MM High Facebook increased 3.6 High
use Social networks
4700% in 2
(Internet users are
years
29.7% of population)
84.7% (Internet
Malaysia $218,950 users are 65% of 9.8MM High Facebook Rapid 2 Medium
population)
14 All statistics in this section unless otherwise noted: Online Media in Japan Today, Nielson. August 2010, Issue #1.
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