Description
In this episode of Media Nouveau, we discuss a Chinese social network, Renren, the so-called “Facebook of China”. By introducing Renren’s original orientation and strategies and comparing them with its later transformation, we delve into the reasons why Renren became famous in the beginning but quickly declined within a few years though it took a similar path with Facebook. What did Renren do wrong? Let’s find the answers in this podcast!
Sources
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“What is the limit of friend requests you can have? | Facebook Help Community.” Facebook. Accessed November 05, 2017.
Photo Credit:
Renren by Luisa Beltran on pehub.com
Rise and fall image via Shutterstock
Music Credit:
Inner Warmth from www.moyimusic.com
君をのせて by 宫崎骏 from The collection of Miyazaki Hayao
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