Facebook and Cambodian

Facebook is becoming one of the Cambodian youth mainstream, and it has become a part of their life. The number of Cambodians sign up for Facebook account is significantly increasing. Main telecoms in Cambodia created  Facebook pages to communicate with theirs young generation subscribers. Those telecoms are Cellcard, Hello, Smart, Beeline, Metfone, Mfone. Cellcard, Hello, and Smart are very active with theirs fans on Facebook. Before young subscribers spends most of their time on talking via phone. But now Facebook has reshaped the a new for them in term of communication. Data usage is critically increasing. The reason they like Facebook is because they can express more themselves, and they can get more interaction from many friends. There are many more information about Facebook and Cambodian to update. Stay tune!

By: Pisith Phal

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