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Facebook vs. Non-Facebook Social Network Gaming Ecosystem and Market Analysis 2013 – 2018

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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Overview:

Social network-based gaming has exploded within the last few years, led by the dramatic rise of Facebook with hundreds of millions of users. Social gaming is increasingly becoming a key focal point within the gaming community due in large part to the higher average revenue per unit through monetization of global social networks, local social networks, mobile social networks, and second screen social gaming.

At present, the fragmented nature of the industry is due largely to a lack of industry recognition that the biggest change driver is user consumption preferences rather than the specific games or platforms. We anticipate that the current trend of bite-size game-play will transform to an ecosystem of hard-core social gamers consisting of free-to-play, "freemium", and pure-paid models. Similarly local contents along with niche market approach will be the key monetization and growth factors.

This research evaluates industry developments in social gaming, company and solution analysis for major players, ecosystem assessment, global vs. regional market strategy evaluation, and market projections. The report provides a comparative analysis between Facebook vs. Non-Facebook social gaming as well as a breakdown of sub-categories including local social networks and mobile social network gaming.

Key Findings:

By 2018, the Facebook gaming market is expected to reach $ 5.6 B USD globally on a 554 M gaming customer base whereas Non-Facebook social networking gaming market is anticipated to represent a global $ 9.6 B USD market based on 692 M gamers The Social casino genre and second-screen gaming on mobile social networks will be key growth driver of the industry APAC will remain the market leader during the period followed by Latin America & Europe

Report Benefits:

Identify which social gaming genres will be most successful at going mainstream Learn why local social networks including mobile platform will be key growth drivers Market sizing for Facebook vs. Non-Facebook over key regions during the period 2013 - 2018 Learn about the market for social network gaming across the regions driven by gamer preferences over genres Learn how traditional video games are going to merge with socially playable features and create market disruption Identify trends in emerging business models in social network gaming and the impacts on mobile gaming development In-depth analysis of Facebook ecosystem, genres, business models, LTV generation, and initiatives for second screen space

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Mxit users might be outnumbered by FB counterparts, but they’re still fiercely loyal

Mxit may not be the mobile social networking powerhouse it once was, but its users are still fiercely loyal. Thats according to analysis of the SA Social Media Landscape 2014 research study, released by World Wide Worx and Fuseware.

When the two companies released the results of their research in September, they showed that Facebook, with 9.4-million active users, had overtaken Mxit to become the countrys most popular social newtwork.

In presenting the results, World Wide Worx and Fuseware said that Mxits 7.4-million active users (84% of whom are from South Africa) was down from the 9.3-million active users it reported in 2012. As we noted at the time however, Mxit had changed the way it reported its figures in the interim.

The two research houses appear to have taken note of this with their final analysis noting that in July 2012, a 30-day active measure gave Mxit 6.2-million subscribers. A year later, in July 2013, the active subscriber base had grown marginally to 6.3-million. In August, this number had grown to 6.5-million.

Indeed the full report describes the decision by newly appointed Mxit CEO Francois Swart to clean up how Mxit reported its numbers as a turning point for the network.

World Wide Worx and Fuseware say the low levels of growth experienced by Mxit, despite a high churn rate among pre-paid cellphone users, which comprise most of Mxits base, the network is winning back enough users and attracting enough new customers every month to make up for that churn.

It also suggests, they add, that a high proportion of those who change their pre-paid phone numbers return to register on Mxit again. None of this, of course, guarantees Mxits survival.

According to World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck, it also provides us with a degree of insight into why outgoing FNB CEO Michael Jordaan was so willing to take on the role of chairman of Mxits board. Rather than coming in to rescue a dwindling brand, he has arrived to build on a relatively solid foundation, Goldstuck says.

It is also however worthwhile remembering that Jordaans role is a non-executive one and that he has close links to financial kingpin Paul Harris, a major Mxit investor.

Mxit is holding its own, but at a time when Facebook has grown by more than half and Twitter has more than doubled, says Mike Wronski, MD of social network analytics company Fuseware. That is enough of a challenge, but then you also have local instant messaging service 2Go overtaking Mxit in active users across Africa, and WhatsApp in turn overtaking everyone, including Facebook.

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Mxit users might be outnumbered by FB counterparts, but they’re still fiercely loyal

Mxit users might be outnumbered by FB counterparts, but are still fiercely loyal

Mxit may not be the mobile social networking powerhouse it once was, but its users are still fiercely loyal. Thats according to analysis of the SA Social Media Landscape 2014 research study, released by World Wide Worx and Fuseware.

When the two companies released the results of their research in September, they showed that Facebook, with 9.4-million active users, had overtaken Mxit to become the countrys most popular social network.

In presenting the results, World Wide Worx and Fuseware said that Mxits 7.4-million active users (84% of whom are from South Africa) was down from the 9.3-million active users it reported in 2012. As we noted at the time however, Mxit had changed the way it reported its figures in the interim.

The two research houses appear to have taken note of this with their final analysis, noting that in July 2012, a 30-day active measure gave Mxit 6.2-million subscribers. A year later, in July 2013, the active subscriber base had grown marginally to 6.3-million. In August, this number had grown to 6.5-million.

Indeed the full report describes the decision by newly appointed Mxit CEO Francois Swart to clean up how Mxit reported its numbers as a turning point for the network.

World Wide Worx and Fuseware say the low levels of growth experienced by Mxit, despite a high churn rate among pre-paid cellphone users which comprise most of Mxits base, the network is winning back enough users and attracting enough new customers every month to make up for that churn.

It also suggests, they add, that a high proportion of those who change their pre-paid phone numbers return to register on Mxit again. None of this, of course, guarantees Mxits survival.

According to World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck, it also provides us with a degree of insight into why outgoing FNB CEO Michael Jordaan was so willing to take on the role of chairman of Mxits board. Rather than coming in to rescue a dwindling brand, he has arrived to build on a relatively solid foundation, Goldstuck says.

It is also however worthwhile remembering that Jordaans role is a non-executive one and that he has close links to financial kingpin Paul Harris, a major Mxit investor.

Mxit is holding its own, but at a time when Facebook has grown by more than half and Twitter has more than doubled, says Mike Wronski, MD of social network analytics company Fuseware. That is enough of a challenge, but then you also have local instant messaging service 2Go overtaking Mxit in active users across Africa, and WhatsApp in turn overtaking everyone, including Facebook.

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New social networking site helps fight neighborhood crime

by Karen Hopkins, 13News Now

WVEC.com

Posted on October 10, 2013 at 1:17 PM

CHESAPEAKE -- A new social networking site is helping to fight crimes in neighborhoods.

Nextdoor.com was created as a private social networking site to connect people who live in the same neighborhood.

A popular feature is the virtual neighborhood watch, which allows families to send crime alert text messages to their neighbors.

Officer Trey Beveridge says he logged on to help prevent more burglaries in Western Branch. He was able to warn families and ask them to report suspicious activity.

To join the site, you must log in with your name and address. You'll need to verify you live in the neighborhood with your credit card, or have the company send you a postcard in the mail that you then verify you have received.

As for security concerns, nothing on nextdoor.com can be indexed through Google. You also have to be part of the neighborhood group to see anything about users. If you don't want others to see your numeric address, you can just write your street name. Additionally, the site has uploaded 50 different sex offender databases - people listed in them won't be able to join.

Chesapeake Police have been using the tool for more than a year. In January 2013, Virginia Beach Police signed up.

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