Increasing Usage of Social Networking Sites in Brazil: Facebook vs Orkut
Facebook finally overtook Google’s social networking service, Orkut, in Brazil (article here). In 2011, Facebook added nearly 24 million new users to reach 36 million monthly uniques, while Orkut grew from 33 million to 34 million. Although Orkut has not seen any drop-off in users, given the wide discrepancy of the two companies’ user growth [...]
Jobs in Brazil: The State of the Brazilian Labor Market
State of the Brazilian Labor Market As the world looks to emerging markets to find new growth opportunities, Brazil has shone forth as a rising star. Brazil’s GDP stood at approximately $2.1 trillion in 2010. The agriculture, industry, and services sectors contributed 6 percent, 28 percent, and 66 percent of Brazil’s GDP, respectively.[1] From 1996 [...]