Japan’s three largest home-grown social networks – GREE, mixi and DeNA’s Mobage-town – in September 2010 each had between 21 million and 23 million users, and all three have strong mobile offerings, as reported by eMarketer. GREE and Mobage-town have rapidly increased user numbers and engagement by offering hundreds of free and paid social games, [...] Read →
Ofcom, the British communications regulator, has released their annual Children’s Media Literacy Audit, which provides an overview of media literacy among children and young people and their parents and carers. The March 2010 report found that a quarter of U.K. children aged 8-12 who use the internet at home say they have a profile on Facebook, Bebo or [...] Read →