Social Web Giants have Problems in Developing Countries

Services like YouTube and Facebook are distracted by their primary markets. They don’t have the time, the resources, the know-how or the local context needed to figure out what works in a country like Uganda. This creates new opportunities for local entrepreneurs with bright ideas. People who can appreciate local circumstances and innovate the business models that make the difference.

via Ben White, ICT 4 Entrepreneurship

After the controversial article in the NYT ('In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit') there has been a heated discussion on the future of the advertising-based business model for the social web in developing countries. New business models and approaches are desperately needed and I'm sure we'll see them coming from these countries.