Assessing the Potential of Societal Verification by Means of New Media

摘要: The explosive growth of online social networking sites has been one the dominant stories Internet era. Since their introduction in 1997, are now common, with global leader Facebook boasting more than 1 billion users. And field is not restricted to tech-savvy citizens U.S. and Europe. Chines media giant Renren reported 178 million total users its filing for an initial public offering, 58 logging on monthly. Russia's Odnoklassniki boasts that 40 million, including almost 14% population post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. while closed societies such as North Korea block access Internet, have proven popular enough regime hosts several internal intranet.