Apple opens Spanish language App Store feed on Twitter

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Apple on Thursday launched a Spanish-language Twitter account for the App Store, looking to market iOS apps to a broader demographic.




So far only two posts have been made through the account, the first being a short animated greeting GIF. The second, a flag montage, suggests that the account is targeting countries around the globe.

Apple's Twitter presence has traditionally skewed towards English, owing partly to the United States being its home country and biggest market. That language also automatically covers Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the U.K., plus some regions where English is a common second language.

The App Store is available in dozens of countries around the world however, making it important to extend marketing to non-English speakers, particularly if the company is going to continue growing iOS device sales.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    You'd think they'd've done Chinese next, but maybe the Chinese middle class really is as small as they say…

    Then again, maybe Twitter's character limit doesn't lend itself well to logographic languages,
  • Reply 2 of 5
    patsupatsu Posts: 430member
    You'd think they'd've done Chinese next, but maybe the Chinese middle class really is as small as they say…

    Then again, maybe Twitter's character limit doesn't lend itself well to logographic languages,

    What ? Chinese use Weibo, wechat, etc. my friend.


  • Reply 3 of 5
    crowleycrowley Posts: 10,453member
    You'd think they'd've done Chinese next, but maybe the Chinese middle class really is as small as they say…

    Then again, maybe Twitter's character limit doesn't lend itself well to logographic languages,
    Twitter is banned in China.  Tim Cook already joined Weibo.  I don't know if Apple have a corporate account, but seems likely.
    fastasleep
  • Reply 4 of 5
    Latin America = the New China
    (growth target market)
  • Reply 5 of 5
    Here comes the abuse....
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