10 Social Media Savvy Nations



Philippines: 

Social networking is one of the activities which attract a wide crowd in Philippines, and the Filipinos are said to be the most enthusiastic user of many social network sites like, Facebook, Friendster, Twitter, Multiply. Social networking in Philippines is used as a form of election campaign material and as tools for criminal investigation aid.

In Philippines the new cyber crime law has been enforced which will hold back the internet freedom enjoyed now. It might even startle net users and prompt them to levy self-censorship. At present the standing of Philippines in purchase decision among other social media is 64 percent.


Indonesia:

Indonesia has created the third largest market for Facebook with 45 million users, which accounts to 18 percent of the population as per Socialbakers, an agency for web analysis. It is also the fifth largest market for Twitter as per comScore, a market research company. The country likes the taste of social network site and has landed on the fifth place on the list.

These advances have made Indonesia a test country for companies which are gazing for growth opportunities in new markets. Even though the government has put plenty of regulations on the usage of internet, which seems is barrier to the freedom of speech and expression, Indonesia has 62 percent of making purchases online though the social media.