Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

1/ Social Network Interference. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information. A concept discussed during that time was “ glasnost ,” a part of the new Russia’s restructuring to provide more openness and transparency in information.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Plarium – Multi player games for social networks (Raised Unknown). Kenshoo – Programmatic advertising in search engines and social networks (Raised $65M). MyHeritage – Family tree based social network (Raised $49M). Ctera – Private cloud for corporates (Raised $45M).

Israel 60

Israel Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Israelis are one of the world’s leaders in terms of time spent in social networks, only second to Russia. Simply recycling TV ads online is seldom the best way to get extra mileage from a marketing budget, but elements of those ads may work well as a foundation or enhancement of an online campaign.

Internet 135

Internet Israel Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Israelis are one of the world’s leaders in terms of time spent in social networks, only second to Russia. Simply recycling TV ads online is seldom the best way to get extra mileage from a marketing budget, but elements of those ads may work well as a foundation or enhancement of an online campaign.

Internet 135

Internet Israel Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Israelis are one of the world’s leaders in terms of time spent in social networks, only second to Russia. Simply recycling TV ads online is seldom the best way to get extra mileage from a marketing budget, but elements of those ads may work well as a foundation or enhancement of an online campaign.

Internet 135

Internet Israel Canada Russia 135

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2012

For example, there are five major markets where Facebook is not the top social network : China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. While China and Russia are both huge markets, it’s doubtful that their revenue per user will be equal to the revenue per user in Europe or the United States.

South Korea 88

South Korea IPO Russia Stock 88

Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Caught in between, social media companies try to constructively engage with both the “right” and the “left” domestically while rooting out foreign influences from antagonistic nations like Russia and Iran. Social networks, like all new communications mediums, have tremendous potential for good.

Social Media 28

Social Media Media United States Social Network 28