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Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#41

Post by acangiano »

jeb wrote: post #40
acangiano wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's small consolation to him; his brother, former president of Nigeria, died last year leaving several million dollars behind. They are currently trying to recover them through the aid of western citizens.

See here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1525639

Note that the two statements are quite different. The guy you replied to was implying that all Nigerians are scammers. I, on the other hand, implied no such a thing and simply made a joke about a type of fraud commonly originating from Nigeria.

Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#42

Post by detst »

olalonde wrote: post #24
natch wrote: post #10

Is it really fair to say that people in China have access to the Internet? Maybe it's better to say that they have access to some AOL-ized version of the Internet, not the actual Internet itself. The difference between an open Internet and a closed one is not just a small difference of degree; they are entirely different things.

I currently live in China and the firewall isn't as bad as it looks . I used to believe it was meant to censor information but I increasingly believe that it is meant to encourage the digital economy in China. The Chinese alternatives (Baidu, TaoBao, RenRen, etc.) would probably have a much harder time without the firewall. That being said, as a free market enthusiast, I disagree with this kind of politics.

> I currently live in China and the firewall isn't as bad as it looks.

But isn't that because it's ultimately a losing battle? Can't that still be what it was meant for? Promoting Chinese alternatives just seems like a nice benefit in keeping it around.

Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#43

Post by watmough »

olalonde wrote: post #24
natch wrote: post #10

Is it really fair to say that people in China have access to the Internet? Maybe it's better to say that they have access to some AOL-ized version of the Internet, not the actual Internet itself. The difference between an open Internet and a closed one is not just a small difference of degree; they are entirely different things.

I currently live in China and the firewall isn't as bad as it looks . I used to believe it was meant to censor information but I increasingly believe that it is meant to encourage the digital economy in China. The Chinese alternatives (Baidu, TaoBao, RenRen, etc.) would probably have a much harder time without the firewall. That being said, as a free market enthusiast, I disagree with this kind of politics.

It's surely also designed to eliminate news of unrest, such as the famous protests, political and economic dissent, and allow prompt and easy arrest of citizens saying the 'wrong thing' on-line, or expressing opinions that might damage the party's hold on power.

Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#44

Post by tibbon »

hoop wrote: post #38
adityakothadiya wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow! China is a huge market. I know it was very big, but didn't know it's this huge. I wonder if China has equally good Startup ecosystem like USA which promotes innovation and entrepreneurship. Also, another question is - do US startups even have a strategy to focus equally on Chinese market like US market? If yes, how do they go about doing that?

I think it's important to consider population, so maybe measure Internet penetration as a percentage of the population. For example: Internet Users in US: 230,630,000 Population of US: 307,006,550 people That's roughly 75% of the US population. Internet Users in China: 298,000,000 people Population of China: 1,324,655,000 That's roughly 22.5% of the Chinese population. However, by looking at the graph, we can also se…

Bingo. Isn't the magic number for hitting near 100% penetration of a household technology around 30%? Once you hit that point, then it will go to nearly 100% within a few years because things just snowball and it is no longer a fringe/geek thing, but something that is common and expected.

I think we all remember when the US had far below 22.5%

Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#45

Post by jeb »

acangiano wrote: post #41
jeb wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

See here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1525639

Note that the two statements are quite different. The guy you replied to was implying that all Nigerians are scammers. I, on the other hand, implied no such a thing and simply made a joke about a type of fraud commonly originating from Nigeria.

It's about as funny as a joke about how Americans will invade your country, or italians will murder your cousin.

Pointless jokes about silly stereotypes do not belong on forums where people try to discuss reasonably about things.

Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#48

Post by nsfmc »

jeb wrote: post #45
acangiano wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that the two statements are quite different. The guy you replied to was implying that all Nigerians are scammers. I, on the other hand, implied no such a thing and simply made a joke about a type of fraud commonly originating from Nigeria.

It's about as funny as a joke about how Americans will invade your country, or italians will murder your cousin. Pointless jokes about silly stereotypes do not belong on forums where people try to discuss reasonably about things.

whoosh!

Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#49

Post by jeb »

nsfmc wrote: post #48
jeb wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's about as funny as a joke about how Americans will invade your country, or italians will murder your cousin. Pointless jokes about silly stereotypes do not belong on forums where people try to discuss reasonably about things.

whoosh!

I get the joke. But it's not funny. I've read the same joke about 1000 times on various forums. It's just a somewhat mean statement with no humour at all.

Re: Nigerian Internet use increasing

#50

Post by jacobolus »

jeb wrote: post #45
acangiano wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that the two statements are quite different. The guy you replied to was implying that all Nigerians are scammers. I, on the other hand, implied no such a thing and simply made a joke about a type of fraud commonly originating from Nigeria.

It's about as funny as a joke about how Americans will invade your country, or italians will murder your cousin. Pointless jokes about silly stereotypes do not belong on forums where people try to discuss reasonably about things.

> about as funny as a joke about [..] Americans [..] or italians

Delivered properly, these can be hilarious.

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