2. Vkontakte
October 2006
216 million users
Pavel Durvov
Owned by Doraview
Limited
Open to anyone with a cell
phone
$152 million in revenue
as of 2011
70 languages
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5. Click here to watch
video
Most popular amongst Russian-
speaking users
Vkontakte=“In Touch”
Identical to Facebook, but no
regard for copyright laws
Showing steady growth in every
country except US and Canada
Designed for users of any
age, gender or race
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6. Features & Benefits
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Stay in touch with friends
and family
Make new friends through
mutual interests
Easier to study another
language
Music/Videos/Groups/
Photos/News/Events
Movies Music Group
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Like/Comment on
pictures
Share photos and posts to
profile or in private
message
Video Chat
Games
Look at friends’ news
feeds
Post anything you want,
no restrictions!
8. Music & Video on the Go!
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Applications
Mac
PC
Iphone
Ipad
Ipod
Tablet
Android
Windows
9. Works Cited
o "Illustration - Social Media
Network Icons in World Map
Shape Concept." 123RF Stock
Photos. N.p., n.d. Web. 20
Sept. 2013.
o "Marketing on Vkontakte:
How to Engage the Russian
Audience." Digital in the
round Marketing on
Vkontakte How to Engage the
Russian Audience Comments.
N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.
o Grenoble, Ryan. "Vkontakte,
Facebook Competitor In
Russia, Dominates." The
Huffington Post.
TheHuffingtonPost.com, 25
Oct. 2012. Web. 20 Sept. 2013
Users Using
Site
Get Feedback
New
Algorithms to
Enhance Site
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