Japan Twitter uses rivals Facebook in size
Jim Dougherty Contributing Writer
A report from globalwebindex this week showed that Twitter is nearly as popular as Facebook in Japan. I really don’t know what to make of this information, but here is a table describing the popularity of social networks in Japan.
While this is an interesting development, Twitter’s Japanese popularity reminded me of the 1984 international hit song “Big in Japan” by German synth-pop group Alphaville. The song itself is a tribute to the British band, Big in Japan which featured band members from the KLF, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, but it seems as good a song as any to celeate Twitter’s success in the land of the rising sun. You might have thought otherwise, but “Big in Japan” was Alphaville’s greatest international hit, although their song “Forever Young” was covered by Laura Branigan and sampled by Jay-Z, in addition to being a staple of high school dances in the mid-eighties (although my personal favorite was Flock of Seagulls “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)”).
(If big production isn’t your thing, check out this version of the song from Hungarian Idol):
BioTwitterFacebookGoogle+LinkedInLatest PostsJim DoughertyWriter and chief of miscellany at leaderswest.comI aspire to give people something to think about rather than tell them what to do. My favorite Google Alert is “social media research,” I am increasingly compelled by Gen Z, and I appreciate good writers agnostic of where they write. At one time I was Kred’s 12th most influential social media blogger and Klout’s most influential person on the topic of David Hasselhoff. Transplant from Seattle living in Cincinnati. Haven’t entirely adopted the local sports teams yet.@jimdoughertyWriter about social media and tech at Leaders West, I also tweet as @leaderswest.Infographic: How to optimize photos for Facebook’s News Feed http://t.co/6OkhbTRkb0 – 1 hour agoFollow @jimdoughertyJim Dougherty+Jim DoughertyLatest posts by Jim Dougherty (see all)Infographic: How to optimize photos for Facebook’s News Feed – May 19, 2013Report: Twitter is big in Japan (Facebook big) – May 19, 2013Infographic: Is the value of Foursquare overstated? – May 18, 2013Infographic: Size isn’t everything when it comes to social platforms – May 18, 2013Infographic: Keyboard shortcuts for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and G+ – May 17, 2013
BioTwitterFacebookGoogle+LinkedInLatest PostsJim DoughertyWriter and chief of miscellany at leaderswest.comI aspire to give people something to think about rather than tell them what to do. My favorite Google Alert is “social media research,” I am increasingly compelled by Gen Z, and I appreciate good writers agnostic of where they write. At one time I was Kred’s 12th most influential social media blogger and Klout’s most influential person on the topic of David Hasselhoff. Transplant from Seattle living in Cincinnati. Haven’t entirely adopted the local sports teams yet.@jimdoughertyWriter about social media and tech at Leaders West, I also tweet as @leaderswest.Infographic: How to optimize photos for Facebook’s News Feed http://t.co/6OkhbTRkb0 – 1 hour agoFollow @jimdoughertyJim Dougherty+Jim DoughertyLatest posts by Jim Dougherty (see all)Infographic: How to optimize photos for Facebook’s News Feed – May 19, 2013Report: Twitter is big in Japan (Facebook big) – May 19, 2013Infographic: Is the value of Foursquare overstated? – May 18, 2013Infographic: Size isn’t everything when it comes to social platforms – May 18, 2013Infographic: Keyboard shortcuts for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and G+ – May 17, 2013
I aspire to give people something to think about rather than tell them what to do. My favorite Google Alert is “social media research,” I am increasingly compelled by Gen Z, and I appreciate good writers agnostic of where they write. At one time I was Kred’s 12th most influential social media blogger and Klout’s most influential person on the topic of David Hasselhoff. Transplant from Seattle living in Cincinnati. Haven’t entirely adopted the local sports teams yet.
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