Comments on: Hey Amigo, Facebook in Spanish http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:23:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Acute accent http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-49069 Acute accent Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:27:14 +0000 http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-49069 The problem with Facebook in Spanish so far is that advertisers can't use Spanish characters and punctuation, which limits a lot the use of the platform. The good news is that it can't only improve! The problem with Facebook in Spanish so far is that advertisers can’t use Spanish characters and punctuation, which limits a lot the use of the platform. The good news is that it can’t only improve!

]]> By: Tomas http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41518 Tomas Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:40:19 +0000 http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41518 Facebook took a long time to launch its first new language. The first step to making the site a truly global player. In the meantime, a few social networks have been working hard to get the attention of those users and communities, specially in the Latin American arena. An example of it its Sonico.com (http://www.sonico.com), who un under than 6 months has managed to register over 7 million hispanic members and gaining an average of 100k new registrations daily to become the biggest and fastest Spanish social network. So, will Facebook be able to secure the Hispanic market, or will the local player have too big a stronghold? This has already happened in a few other markets (ie Brazil, South Korea). Is simply translating a site enough to compete in a market like the Latin American one? The Myspace experience so far shows you need more than that (for example, all applications must be translated, or new ones creates just for Spanish). And this is what paves the way for the local players' success, as in the case of Sonico Facebook took a long time to launch its first new language. The first step to making the site a truly global player. In the meantime, a few social networks have been working hard to get the attention of those users and communities, specially in the Latin American arena.
An example of it its Sonico.com (http://www.sonico.com), who un under than 6 months has managed to register over 7 million hispanic members and gaining an average of 100k new registrations daily to become the biggest and fastest Spanish social network.

So, will Facebook be able to secure the Hispanic market, or will the local player have too big a stronghold? This has already happened in a few other markets (ie Brazil, South Korea).

Is simply translating a site enough to compete in a market like the Latin American one? The Myspace experience so far shows you need more than that (for example, all applications must be translated, or new ones creates just for Spanish). And this is what paves the way for the local players’ success, as in the case of Sonico

]]> By: FaceReviews: Facebook News and Facebook Applications http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41222 FaceReviews: Facebook News and Facebook Applications Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:06:08 +0000 http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41222 [...] wrote an article earlier today about the facebook site being translated into spanish, french and german. I speculated that having the facebook applications translated would be the next step. I have just [...] […] wrote an article earlier today about the facebook site being translated into spanish, french and german. I speculated that having the facebook applications translated would be the next step. I have just […]

]]> By: Brian Breslin http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41149 Brian Breslin Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:54:35 +0000 http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41149 Rodney where did you find this option? Rodney where did you find this option?

]]> By: Cesar http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41143 Cesar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:22:14 +0000 http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41143 It was time to do so, the Hispanic market is very important for social networks. http://facebooknoticias.blogspot.com ;) It was time to do so, the Hispanic market is very important for social networks.
http://facebooknoticias.blogspot.com ;)

]]> By: Rodney Rumford http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41115 Rodney Rumford Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:59:11 +0000 http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41115 Corrected. Thanks Matt. Corrected. Thanks Matt.

]]> By: Matt Thalman http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41114 Matt Thalman Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:55:17 +0000 http://facereviews.com/2008/02/07/hey-amigo-facebook-in-spanish/#comment-41114 That would be German, not Dutch. That would be German, not Dutch.

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