Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met Monday with Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow. Russia is something of a “test case” for Zuckerberg and Facebook: a country that is commercially significant but nonetheless tightly regulates — and censors — its media. With more Internet users than Germany, Russia is the largest Web market in Europe. Its Internet users are especially keen on buying virtual goods, such as weapons or “special powers” for online games. This makes Russia a sort of Petri dish for how to earn money other than through advertising.
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Zuckerberg Tests Russian Waters
Posted by: David Vranicar October 2, 2012 08:56 AMFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met Monday with Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow. Russia is something of a “test case” for Zuckerberg and Facebook: a country that is commercially significant but nonetheless tightly regulates — and censors — its media. With more Internet users than Germany, Russia is the largest Web market in Europe. Its Internet users are especially keen on buying virtual goods, such as weapons or “special powers” for online games. This makes Russia a sort of Petri dish for how to earn money other than through advertising.