Odnoklassniki social network’s English-language site launchedJune 18, 2012 - 21:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Odnoklassniki, Russia’s second largest social network, has launched an English-language version of its web site, the company’s spokesman said on Monday, June 18, according to RIA Novosti. Odnoklassniki, which means “Classmates” in Russian, was launched in 2006 to reunite former classmates. Today the social network, which is owned by Mail.Ru Group, has some 90 million activated accounts and 29 million daily unique visitors, according to LiveInternet statistics. Russia's largest home-grown social network, Vkontakte (Vk.com), which already has an English version, boasts 33 million daily unique visitors. “People in 229 countries use the Odnoklassniki social network. Pitcairn Islands [in the Pacific] is the only territory we have not registered a single visit from. Therefore, we decided to translate Odnoklassniki into English,” Alexander Izyadnov, the project’s marketing and strategic communications director, told RIA Novosti. According to Odnoklassniki statistics, the social network has 61 users from North Korea, 12 from the Cook Islands in South Pacific and one from Vatican City. The network intends to open branches in former Soviet republics, including Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia and Moldova. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |