tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460192278213409520.post180291123349069280..comments2012-04-15T00:12:12.139-04:00Comments on Social Web Technologies: Overcoming cultural differencesHarry Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363578711635294593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460192278213409520.post-34070690868035871712008-01-31T16:12:00.000-05:002008-01-31T16:12:00.000-05:00Here is a cool map that shows where different soci...<A HREF="http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/view/SGo7oKsOtha60VEPZD9uK2-" REL="nofollow">Here</A> is a cool map that shows where different social networking sites are popular. It's interesting to see how some sites (ex: Facebook) have a user base distributed across many different countries and languages.Sarah Stangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451299969451861273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460192278213409520.post-65746909757754170632008-01-31T10:14:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:14:00.000-05:00There are two ways to go about creating a Web star...There are two ways to go about creating a Web start-up. One is to innovate, and the other is to copy. The latter approach is relatively popular in many developing countries.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/ywzpj7" REL="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/ywzpj7</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/ywzpj7" REL="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/2agfd4</A><BR/><BR/>Some may argue that copying successful Web 2.0 sites in a foreign language is hardly an innovation. But, it works. Many clone sites address the issue of language and culture barrier. <BR/><BR/>Remember this. The emergence of globalization requires a new thinking about the participation of non-English-speaking communities in Web 2.0.Harry Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363578711635294593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460192278213409520.post-10796616455289364292008-01-30T22:34:00.000-05:002008-01-30T22:34:00.000-05:00This sort of thing seems to be a huge problem when...This sort of thing seems to be a huge problem when placing a product or service outside its country of origin. I suppose anyone with a business model to remedy it would make plenty of money ;)avarnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542346688787835326noreply@blogger.com