Social Networking Websites Target NZ Teens in Turf Battle
Tuesday, 6. June 2006 - 12:52 pm
STUFF — June 4 — Bebo.com is beating MySpace hands-down in New Zealand and giving it a run for its money in Britain. Other popular teen sites include WeeWorld.com, Friendster.com, Tagged.com, Xanga.com and Orkut.com. Oldfriends.co.nz ranked at 8th position. Benchmark Capital just put $US15 million ($NZ24 million) into Bebo. Product placements on social networking sites which was too brash or uncool could risk destroying a community. The problem of getting younger teenagers to pay for online content – where they did not have access to parents' credit cards – can be solved by rolling out pre-paid credit cards. FULL ARTICLE @ STUFF