one world, different networks

The Who's Who of Social Networks Around the Globe Compiler from Wired.com
The French newspaper Le Monde has posted an interesting look at social network usage around the world. As you can see from the graphic above (click the image above for a larger version) MySpace dominates the U.S. and Australia, while Facebook holds the lead in Great Britain and Canada. And contrary to what you might think, Google's Orkut isn't as also-ran as some like to paint it — the site is popular in both Brazil and India.
Also worth noting is that, while interest in sites like LiveJournal and Friendster have waned in the U.S., both have found strong followings overseas — Russia and South Asia respectively.
French users remain obsessed with Skyblog, a social network and blogging platform that has long dominated the online space in France.
Via Neatorama, image from Le Monde

the famous waiter

the famous waiter by comment dit-on

Chuck (an American econ prof blogging from Uruguay whom we do not know) recently blogged about a wacky waiter at a restaurant in Colonia:

... [we] enjoyed lunch at a small restaurant called the Viejo Barrio with a charismatic waiter who wore 6 different wacky hats during our meal

This is the waiter in question. (Our two-hour dinner there in February included several hat changes, as well.)

do you bebo?

If you believe the pundits, MySpace is soooo over. Bebo's the new MySpace. It was the top search term in Google during 2006. Which means that Google will buy it. Or that Rupert Murdoch will.

See my profile.
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