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South Africa: MXit vs Facebook

Sunday, June 15th, 2008 @ 16:39 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: South Africa
Topics:: Internet & Telecoms, Technology
Languages:: English

Comparing MXit and Facebook in South Africa: “BMI-TechKnowledge Group have released a Digital Lifestyles Predictions report with some really interesting info re: MXit and Facebook use within the major cities of South Africa with this pretty graph to go with it.”

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