Comments on: Techie in Vietnam: Facebook Alternatives in Vietnam http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/ Vietnamese American Online Magazine: Culture, Tech & Current Affairs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Goodbye Lisp4? | Hello Saigon! http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-16061 Goodbye Lisp4? | Hello Saigon! Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:24:40 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-16061 [...] Maybe I should sign up with http://zing.vn.  Check out Facebook alternatives. [...] [...] Maybe I should sign up with http://zing.vn.  Check out Facebook alternatives. [...]

]]> By: Mapa mundial das redes sociais 3 – Agência Digital - Espiral Interativa | Pensamos a comunicação da sua empresa na Web | 11 3641-3146 http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-14703 Mapa mundial das redes sociais 3 – Agência Digital - Espiral Interativa | Pensamos a comunicação da sua empresa na Web | 11 3641-3146 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:14:13 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-14703 [...] não é a única. Existem várias outras: como, por exemplos: a Henantrua.vn, TamTay.vn, CyVee.com (veja mais detalhes) [...] [...] não é a única. Existem várias outras: como, por exemplos: a Henantrua.vn, TamTay.vn, CyVee.com (veja mais detalhes) [...]

]]> By: US Vietnamese Social Networks Roundup | Vietnam Talking Points http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-281 US Vietnamese Social Networks Roundup | Vietnam Talking Points Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:33:09 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-281 [...] my last article, I wrote about social networks in Vietnam, and Zing.vn came out as the top contentor.  Since then, a few people have asked me about social [...] [...] my last article, I wrote about social networks in Vietnam, and Zing.vn came out as the top contentor.  Since then, a few people have asked me about social [...]

]]> By: Landon http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Landon Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:22:24 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-266 I don't really know how to tell traffic, but their Alexa seems good compared to other Twitter sites in VN. Usage of Twitter in VN is still low, but I think SMS (Mimo has free inbound SMS updates) for Mimo is potentially a game changer.<br><br>What's pretty interesting about them is they seem to have gotten some celebrities to start using the service, and that was a huge driver for Twitter in terms of getting mass acceptance. I don't really know how to tell traffic, but their Alexa seems good compared to other Twitter sites in VN. Usage of Twitter in VN is still low, but I think SMS (Mimo has free inbound SMS updates) for Mimo is potentially a game changer.

What's pretty interesting about them is they seem to have gotten some celebrities to start using the service, and that was a huge driver for Twitter in terms of getting mass acceptance.

]]> By: jhbao http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-260 jhbao Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:18:46 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-260 Great find Landon. It looks like a well done Twitter clone. How do you think it compares, in terms of usage, to Twitter in Vietnam? Great find Landon. It looks like a well done Twitter clone. How do you think it compares, in terms of usage, to Twitter in Vietnam?

]]> By: Landon http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Landon Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:16:45 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-259 Look out for <a href="http://www.mimo.vn" rel="nofollow">www.mimo.vn</a>. It's a Twitter-like site, but it supports SMS updates with all the major carriers, lets you sync with Facebook and Twitter, and already has a ton of apps so users can use it without going to the website. I think they could do some big things if they can promote it well. Look out for http://www.mimo.vn. It's a Twitter-like site, but it supports SMS updates with all the major carriers, lets you sync with Facebook and Twitter, and already has a ton of apps so users can use it without going to the website. I think they could do some big things if they can promote it well.

]]> By: David Regenold http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-569 David Regenold Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:39:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-569 Yes, dear (the first Vietnamese phrase I was ever taught). Yes, dear (the first Vietnamese phrase I was ever taught).

]]> By: Brian Luong http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Brian Luong Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:09:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-568 HAHAHAH ^^ David, can you attest to that? HAHAHAH ^^ David, can you attest to that?

]]> By: Neil Nguyen Huu http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Neil Nguyen Huu Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:04:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-567 Brian, it's what all grown men have to go through :D Brian, it's what all grown men have to go through :D

]]> By: Brian Luong http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Brian Luong Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-566 Haha... Yukiko trained you well my friend. :P Haha… Yukiko trained you well my friend. :P

]]> By: Neil Nguyen Huu http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Neil Nguyen Huu Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:52:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-565 Haha. I think, the Hanoi dialect is the recognized standard form. So, you should listen to your wife... or actually, you should just listen to your wife anyways. Haha. I think, the Hanoi dialect is the recognized standard form. So, you should listen to your wife… or actually, you should just listen to your wife anyways.

]]> By: Brian Luong http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Brian Luong Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:49:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-564 hahah way to offer David a new addiction... Yikes! hahah way to offer David a new addiction… Yikes!

]]> By: David Regenold http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-563 David Regenold Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:48:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-563 Good idea. I know the schools around here (Phoenix) recommend Spanish soaps (the daytime shows) to the kids in the Spanish classes as a means to pick up "the street language."One interesting thing I have to deal with is that my wife speaks with the northern Vietnamese dialect whereas the teacher in the class I'm taking speaks with a southern dialect. So the teacher will say one thing and my wife will say "that's not right, you should say it like this", etc. Good idea. I know the schools around here (Phoenix) recommend Spanish soaps (the daytime shows) to the kids in the Spanish classes as a means to pick up "the street language."One interesting thing I have to deal with is that my wife speaks with the northern Vietnamese dialect whereas the teacher in the class I'm taking speaks with a southern dialect. So the teacher will say one thing and my wife will say "that's not right, you should say it like this", etc.

]]> By: Neil Nguyen Huu http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Neil Nguyen Huu Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:41:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-562 I picked up lots of Japanese just by sitting down and study the books for hours. So far, I've studied about 100-120 hours of Japanese, and I'm on an intermediate level where I can understand about 50% of the dramas I watch. Maybe you should pick up some Vietnamese dramas with subtitle and train your ears from there. I picked up lots of Japanese just by sitting down and study the books for hours. So far, I've studied about 100-120 hours of Japanese, and I'm on an intermediate level where I can understand about 50% of the dramas I watch. Maybe you should pick up some Vietnamese dramas with subtitle and train your ears from there.

]]> By: David Regenold http://talk.onevietnam.org/techie-in-vietnam-facebook-alternatives-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-561 David Regenold Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:36:00 +0000 http://talk.onevietnam.org/?p=1803#comment-561 That was my thought exactly. Immersion is the only way. Am I improving? Well, I'm finding I can follow conversations better . . . as long as the topics stick to something simple like what color the children's bicycles are :o) . . . but if I try to speak any Vietnamese to my son's two best friends (who are both fluent) they just laugh at me. But, I'm from the south . . . I'm used to that. That was my thought exactly. Immersion is the only way. Am I improving? Well, I'm finding I can follow conversations better . . . as long as the topics stick to something simple like what color the children's bicycles are :o ) . . . but if I try to speak any Vietnamese to my son's two best friends (who are both fluent) they just laugh at me. But, I'm from the south . . . I'm used to that.

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