{"id":1586,"date":"2010-10-08T02:33:18","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T02:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2014-07-24T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T14:48:19","slug":"reading-comprehension-social-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/reading-comprehension-social-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension: Social Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese?s=orkut&amp;x=13&amp;y=13\">Social networks<\/a> are huge in Brazil, and the country has become one of the fastest growing markets for some of the world&#8217;s most popular social websites. Today we&#8217;re going to learn a bit more about trends in social networks in Brazil with two short pieces from the Brazilian news.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Facebook cresce mais de 400% em um ano no Brasil<\/span>, iG Tecnologia<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt: <em>&#8220;Segundo dados da comScore, o Facebook cresceu 479% entre agosto de 2009 e 2010. Atualmente, essa rede recebe cerca de nove milh\u00f5es de usu\u00e1rios por m\u00eas.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tecnologia.ig.com.br\/noticia\/2010\/10\/07\/facebook+cresce+mais+de+400+em+um+ano+no+brasil+9612831.html\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Audi\u00eancia do Orkut ainda \u00e9 o triplo da do Facebook no pa\u00eds, diz estudo<\/span>, IDG Now<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt: <em>&#8220;De acordo com a pesquisa, a rede do Google teve, em agosto, 29,4 milh\u00f5es de visitantes \u00fanicos (internautas acima de 15 anos), contra cerca de 9 milh\u00f5es de seu principal &#8220;concorrente&#8221;, que ainda est\u00e1 em 3\u00ba lugar, atr\u00e1s do Windows Live Profile (12,5 milh\u00f5es).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/idgnow.uol.com.br\/internet\/2010\/10\/07\/audiencia-do-orkut-ainda-e-o-triplo-da-do-facebook-no-pais-diz-estudo\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What does the study say about Facebook and Orkut use in Brazil?<\/p>\n<p>2. Out of total time spent on the Internet, what percentage of time do Brazilians spend on social networks?<\/p>\n<p>3. How many Orkut users are there in Brazil?<\/p>\n<p>4. What percentage of Brazilian internet users accessed Twitter in August 2010?<\/p>\n<p><em>Answers after the jump.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Even though Facebook use has increased by nearly 500% this year, Orkut is still the most used social network in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>2. 20%<\/p>\n<p>3. About 29,400,000<\/p>\n<p>4. 23%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"325\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2010\/10\/social-networks.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Social networks are huge in Brazil, and the country has become one of the fastest growing markets for some of the world&#8217;s most popular social websites. Today we&#8217;re going to learn a bit more about trends in social networks in Brazil with two short pieces from the Brazilian news. 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