This June, the Social Media Conference Suriname 2017 will be held in the Banquet Hall of Torarica Hotel & Casino. This one day event will feature over 20 speakers that will focus on the importance of Social Media for organizations, individuals and society in general. The International Keynote speakers (from Amsterdam, Miami and Curacao) will be talking about the latest trends on Social Media ranging from Tourism and the service sector to consumer based products, both on corporate and small-medium enterprise level. Local speakers will include self made Social Media and Content Marketing specialists, Bloggers, Mobile developers and enthousiasts, Social Media influencers and Media personalities.

The first question that usually gets asked (and I asked myself before committing to this event) is ‘Why?’. Why do we need an event about Social Media marketing, with Social Media at its core? Below you will find 7 good reasons why we need to have the Social Media Conference Suriname 2017, based on facts, research and (un)popular opinion.

1. Social Media is taking over the media landscape

Remember when a telethon was the way to go when you wanted to collect as much money as possible for a good cause and needed as much publicity as possible? Say hello to crowdfunding. Just two months ago a small group of people raised over 2,5 million US dollars on Crowdfunding site GoFundMe in less than a week time. The group, including Social Media stars Jérôme Jarre, Juanpa Zurita and Casey Neistat, actor Ben Stiller and athlete Colin Kaepaernik, started the ‘Love Army for Somalia’ campaign on Twitter, got Turkish Airlines to charter a cargo plane and by the time most people caught on to what exactly was going on, the campaign had already passed the initial target of 1 million.

Online media, including social media, have started to take over many of the functions that previously where completely owned by television, radio and other traditional media. The interactive nature of social media, in which user generated content can dominate the daily news cycle with limited control of a central authority allows content to go viral in ways never seen before. While Suriname participated in global hypes such as the Harlem Shake, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and Mannequin Challenge, last year’s ‘Knoflooksaus’ debacle brought user generated content to another level, including a storm of memes, videos and even an own song/music video.

Even with a combined media landscape of over 40 television stations, radio stations and newspapers, Suriname had never seen a medium with a reach of over 100.000 viewers and listeners before Social Media came along.

2. Social Media in Suriname is finally starting to diversify

In Suriname, the most focus still goes out to Facebook in comparison to other Social Media platforms. Understandable, as there are 300.000 Facebook accounts (including fake and duplicated accounts) registered compared to 250.000 register internet users. According to AdWeek, Suriname ranks 3rd in use of Facebook reactions worldwide in the first year of the Facebook functionality’s existence. With 10 brands over 75.000 likes on their company pages and many personal brands with a following over 20.000 followers, Facebook has cemented its number 1 position in the Surinamese Social Media landscape.

However, part of the engagement on Social Media in Suriname has shifted away from Facebook. Especially users under the age of 25 are groups that dominate Instagram, the second biggest Social Media network in Suriname with over 100.000 registered accounts. LinkedIn in Suriname has also come on strong with over 55.000 registered accounts.

While these three networks are the ones that have provided clear country statistics, other Social Media platforms have been on the rise as well. Snapchat is more personal and reaching an even younger audience than Instagram and still is viewed as the cool and hip channel among teenagers and those young-at-heart. On YouTube we recently witnessed the second Surinamese YouTuber reach 10.000 subscribers. With their roll out of WhatsApp Status, the discussion about Whatsapp as a Social Media channel has become a legit one, as you could state that according to popular definition, the Facebook Inc. influence to make Whatsapp even more content driven has officially made it part of the Social Media landscape.

Whatsapp marketing, even before the new status roll out, was already considered as a part of Social Media marketing for many different companies. With the rise of Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and Linkedin in Suriname, being a one trick pony (Facebook only based marketing) all of a sudden might just not be enough.

3. Advertising and branding budgets are slowly shifting

Online Advertising in Suriname has long been advertising heaven. In some cases, it still is. There are many succes stories for quality page likes for $0.01 per like and engagement, referral traffic and even online conversions for less than $1. But, Surinamese companies are catching up quick. If you don’t have many friends on Facebook, your feed might quickly become a commercial feed with both retargeting ads from international websites and sponsored content of local companies. With Facebook pushing the Instagram Advertising platform, companies often advertise on Instagram without even having an Instagram account.

While Social Media advertising is growing and budgets are slowly being shifted from other marketing channels toward online advertising, many companies don’t have a clear objective for their advertisements aside from focusing on reach and overal engagement. With the growth of advertisers on Social Media and the constant development of new advertising products/improvements on existing ad forms, companies need to figure out how they can differentiate their advertisements from others.

4. Most organizations still struggle incorporating Social Media

With the rise of the new media, traditional (media/marketing) companies are having a rough decade. Television, newspapers, magazines and billboards are losing the Attention War to the mobile phone, which as Gary Vaynerchuk explains, has become the first screen.

On one side, some have managed to get the competitive edge by seeing and maximizing its potential and its strengths. From movies and artists to global brands and small towns. On the other side, a huge majority of Marketing departments are still struggling to explain Social Media’s ROI to the Executives who still believe in marketing methods that often have never provided any form of advanced metrics and consumer insights.

Finding the right balance between Social Media marketing and the use of traditional marketing channels that still work becomes essential. Depending on your product/service, your company DNA, your target audience, your location and even (local/international) laws, you might find that the balance should be more on one side than the other. But in a market where a relatively large portion of organizations still puts newspaper ads on Facebook and Instagram, Social Media integration still has a long way to go.

5. The battle between consumption and production

When I studied Leisure Studies in 2004 the shift towards digitalized consumption of time as a trend had just begon. Social gathering was starting to see a decline and even when people got together, interaction had changed. The amount of spare time spend to visit family saw a decrease and time spend in front of a television became more important than ever. Time spend behind a PC was considered one of the top trends.

Just over 10 years later, the mobile phone has become the most used device in most societies and has taken over a big part of our social life. Many thought leaders, from Prince Ea to Steven Bartlett have also stated the dangers of too much Social Media consumption. Simon Sinek even lists technology as one of the main reasons why the millennial generation goes through major struggles in life.

This however is exactly the reason why we should embrace the opportunity of creation. With the world more consuming then ever, we need more creators, storytellers, artists and creatives. While not widely excepted (I sometimes still jokingly mention that Economics, Law and Medicine are considered as the only respected studies in Suriname), the new field of study, new jobs and opportunities are increasingly becoming more popular among youngsters that see the possibilities while browsing on the internet.

There is a call out for content creators. And all you need is your phone, an internet connection and a good idea. The worst thing about Social Media is that everyone with an Internet connection can create. The best thing about Social Media is that everyone (including yourself) with an Internet connection can create.

6. Finding the role of Social Media as part of ICT

The ICT sector is booming. At least, it is receiving recognition as one of the building stones for the future of our society. In Suriname, ICT has gotten the recognition for its potential as a major sector behind a big push of the ICT Association Suriname. With a growing amount of ICT related events, including held in Suriname, the long term focus of ICT has been around capacity building for all parts of the sector, but the short term focus tends to shift towards hardware, software, big data, system engineering and the internet of things.

While ICT events in Suriname provide opportunities to create instead of only consuming, the communication part of ICT mostly leans towards the technical side rather than the communication skills. On the marketing and communications side of the story, Social Media is also on the outside looking in. For many organizations, the Social Media budget often is just a fraction of the media budget, if there actually is a Social Media budget at all.

Social Media still needs to find its place in the ICT sector in Suriname. The technical side (development) is becoming more integrated with the growth of mobile app development and Social Media apps. But the days that Social Media is being run by the IT department are not that far behind us.

7. Finding opportunities

All conferences worldwide bring an extra element to an event, which is less common during a training session or meeting, networking. In particular, networking with a room full of people who are as passionate about the subject as you are. For Social Media even more so. That’s why Social Media Marketing World is considered as one of the best international conferences of its kind. With Networking, Discovery and Fun as its main ingredients, the conference provides the perfect way to participate in a comfortable way, while still getting the last info and know-how for your Social Media marketing.

With the Social Media Conference Suriname 2017, the aim is to go a similar route, not only providing attendees with the right info on the first six topics mentioned above, but also creating an event were creators, social media professionals and students can connect, to better develop the Social Media landscape of Suriname together.

Tan bun,
Jean-luc

Jean-luc van Charante MSc. MA. is an entrepreneur, Rotarian and Suriname Ambassador. With INEFFABLE NV he helps companies to communicate in a relatable way through Social Media and Online marketing, by bridging new media and existing marketing/corporate strategies. As lecturer at FHR School of Business and through his brand @JeanlucSR he motivates and stimulated young professionals to develop themselves in the fields of entrepreneurship, leadership and marketing.

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This article was originally published on LinkedIn. Text and images have been updated where needed.

In February 2014, local newspaper De Ware Tijd approached me to write a piece about Carnival in Suriname. In that article, two questions remained central to the discussion:

1. Why is Suriname, a country with strong Caribbean influences, not a Carnival country and why is this event only celebrated in small portions?

2. In which way can we use a similar concept als Guyana’s MASH and how can we celebrate it in our own Surinamese way?

If I wanted to provide a quick answer to the aforementioned question, I would say that 1. Suriname just doesn’t have a traditional Carnival culture and 2. There is already an event in Suriname that could be developed into Suriname’s alternative to Carnival. However, to get a better view of why I feel this way, I’ll provide you with a more elaborate answer:

Carnival and the Surinamese identity

Surinamese love Carnival. Countless Surinamese have been watching Carnival in Rio on TV for the past decades and organized trips by Surinamese to enjoy Carnival in the Caribbean have continuously been growing.

While a certain interest is present, there is a fundamental difference between the Surinamese as visitors of an international Carnival festival and actually developing Carnival in Suriname, which all starts with identity. Carnival, traditionally, is a Catholic event, usually celebrated before Ash Wednesday. In Suriname, the Catholic religion is the third biggest religion with about 25% of the population, whereas countries like Brazil, Trinidad and even the Netherlands still have a predominantly Catholic population. In Aruba and Curacao for instance, the Catholics account for as much as 80% of the population. The two biggest groups in Suriname, the Hindu and Protestants, traditionally don’t celebrate Carnival. Of course, in modern society, the celebration of Carnival is no longer directly linked to religion, but it does show that society’s demand for a Surinamese Carnival celebration in February is not that big. Even if we were to decide to organize a national event, the question would arise whether we should celebrate it the Brazilian, the Caribbean or the Dutch way, as Suriname is part of the Caribbean Community, located in South America, bordering Europe and still holds strong cultural ties with the Netherlands.

As a result of Suriname’s multicultural society, the view on and interest in organizing a national Carnival event remains fragmented, leading to different stakeholders organizing Carnival with a different approach for the past decades. A clear collective vision for Surinamese Carnival has largely been absent as there was no collective demand for one. Carnival offers a fun opportunity for children to dress up, but without the religious connotation, how does in differ from ‘Sinterklaas’ (Children’s Day) or Halloween? Due to the lack of a clear collective vision an international Carnival event in Suriname does not seem like a realistic goal.

Carnival in Suriname, but different

If we were to accept the fact that Suriname’s diversity makes it difficult to celebrate Carnival the traditional way, the second question seems legit: Is there a Surinamese alternative to Carnival? In Saint Martin, Carnaval has been celebrated in April for commercial reasons. Could Suriname benefit from a similar construction?

Due to my connection with Surifesta, the most logical step was to see if our Owru Yari celebrations could fit the description. The last week of December, the streets of Paramaribo are just as crowded as Carnival festivities abroad and the concept South South West music truck could be expanded to replace the Carnival floats. Owru Yari 2013 actually featured Carnival-like dancers on the second truck and Owru Yari has been compared to Carnival on several occasions. However, the partying is where the similarities between Carnival and Surifesta stop. With Surifesta we celebrate Owru Yari, the end of the year, with Kawina music and Pagara’s, which is significantly different from a Carnival Parade. Also, the inner city of Paramaribo has become so crowded, debates have started whether the music truck should even be allowed in some parts of the city on December 31st.

Avondvierdaagse (AVD), The Surinamese Alternative To Carnival

There is however, another event, which does not have to be seen as the Surinamese version of Carnival, but could definitely be a great alternative the Carnival celebrations in Suriname. The ‘Avondvierdaagse’ (AVD) is an event, which in many ways can be compared to Carnival, as it is known on the Caribbean Islands. A cultural show with a yearly theme, which allows different groups to show their creativity. Like Carnival, participating groups sometimes start preparations far in advance of the AVD and finishing the AVD gives a certain pride.

Of course, there are also several differences. De Avondvierdaagse is traditionally meant as an event focused on health and if you consider the amount of partying that takes place during Carnival celebrations worldwide, Surifesta would seems like a better fit. However, the Parade itself, which is highlighted by several hot spots, does give a certain appeal which is comparable to Carnival. Another difference is of course that the Avondvierdaagse takes place in April, when the Carnival season internationally has been long gone. Compared to Suriname, Guyana has the advantage with Mash being in February and aside from Valentine’s Day (commercially already one of the most succesful dates in our Country) there is no real reason to push for a big festival in February without sufficient support of the local community. However, if Saint Martin can move its Carnival to April for commercial reasons, why can’t we?

Tan bun,
Jean-luc

Jean-luc van Charante MSc. MA. is an entrepreneur, Rotarian and Suriname Ambassador. With INEFFABLE NV he helps companies to communicate in a relatable way through Social Media and Online marketing, by bridging new media and existing marketing/corporate strategies. As lecturer at FHR School of Business and through his brand @JeanlucSR he motivates and stimulated young professionals to develop themselves in the fields of entrepreneurship, leadership and marketing.

Avondvierdaagse (AVD): An Alternative To Carnival in Suriname was originally published in jeanlucsr on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

1. Connecting worldwide with a similar interest

In 2017, the world of Social Media networks has completely exploded. So how do you find a network that fits your needs? In first instance, ApuraNetworks is a platform created mainly for the Surinamese population, the Surinamese diaspora and anyone who has a particular interest in Suriname. Unlike Facebook (mostly a collection of friends and family… and ads), Twitter (interest based), LinkedIn (professional, no joking and personal stuff allowed), ApuraNetworks provides a network for everyone who wants to discus Suriname and related events in a formal and informal matter, without the noise and chatter of unrelated subjects.

So, first off, that is great news for anyone that has Suriname close to their heart and wants to be involved in the Surinamese community. But, why would that also appeal to those who have no or little connection with or interest in Suriname? The following points might be of interest to both groups;

2. No sponsored stories, no newsfeed filters

Are you getting tired of sponsored stories, sponsored tweets and the corporate world overtaking your newsfeed? Then get started with ApuraNetworks today! The advantage of a smaller network (any network with less than 1 million users) is that there is no need to endlessly filter your newsfeed based on things you liked or clicked on. You know longer get ads in your feed because you visited a website once or because an organization views you as a ideal prospect. You get to see every post and not only post types that you interacted with in the past 28 days. Just raw and uncut, but clean and unfiltered as well.

3. Vote 4 Crowdfunding (#Vote4CF)

What makes ApuraNetworks different from other Social platforms? It is also has a Crowdfunding platform.

As the video explains, anyone with an idea can create a crowdfunding campaign. To make sure that your idea has enough backing from the crowd, your project goes through a voting stage first. Enough votes means you get to start your own crowdfunding campaign.

Of a growing crowd of 5000+ members (a growth of more than 100% over the past year), over 1300 members have already donated since ApuraNetworks officially launched its crowdfunding platform just over two years ago. This has led to a total funding of over 60.000 Euros spread over 19 projects, showing that crowdfunding for a smaller market (in this case Suriname, population: 500.000) does work.

The combination of voting and crowdfunding is not the only unique part of the Apura experience. ApuraNetworks also offers pages for Non-Profits for continuous crowdfunding and company pages which allow company to donate for different projects while making themselves visible at the same time.

4. Social Gamification

Yes. It is real. There is a hidden feature within ApuraNetworks. Every Apura member can get badges as a reward for using the platform in an interactive way. There are six badges to be unlocked and believe it or not, as of March 2017, no Apura member has succeeded to unlock them all.

Badges can be unlocked by inviting others to join the network, connecting with other members, supporting a project through a donation, reaching a goal with your crowdfunding project and by writing and reacting to blogs. No, not all badges are easy, but it still makes it a fun way to be able to contribute to the community. And, if you are a real competitor, you can still try to beat out ApuraNetworks CEO Miguel Rodrigues and myself to become the first ever person to unlock all six badges.

5. Help Suriname become part of the bigger picture

The original concept of ApuraNetworks was developed around the same time Mark Zuckerberg started comparing pictures of college students online. The similarities don’t stop there. Both Apura and Facebook launched their own version of crowdfunding on their platform in 2015. Both also try to make global citizens aware that the internet gives them an opportunity to look outside the borders of their own country for opportunities and solutions. The approach of course, does differ, as ApuraNetworks has the Surinamese community, worldwide around 1 million in total, as starting point.

The Apura Story however, as explained by the video above, does also look at the broader picture focusing on making the world a better place, not just for Surinamese people, but society as a whole.

The above 5 reasons helped me decide to join the ApuraBandwagon and join forces to help develop a platform and online community that not only help society grow, but I can also call my own. If this inspired you to do the same, feel free to contact me and/or register on Apura.org to get started.

Tan bun,
Jean-luc van Charante

5 Reasons why you should join ApuraNetworks on Apura.org was originally published in jeanlucsr on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Dear mister president,

Welcome to this introduction video about Suriname

The greenest country in the world
No really, It’s great

We were the original owners of New York
But we love you so much, we asked the Dutch and British
to switch our New York with your New York in 1674,
really, it’s true
If it wasn’t for us, you wouldn’t have Las Vegas or Los Angeles or even Disney world, but we love America, we do.

America loves us too, they love us
The American Embassy is the biggest building in Suriname
The biggest, it’s true
Chinese Embassy, smaller, Dutch Embassy, much smaller,
British Embassy, doesn’t even exist, they’re fake

This is Dino Bouterse, our president’s son
He hates terrorists, no really, he does
He loves America, He loves America so much,
he promised to live there for the next 12 years.

This is the Corantine
The river divides Suriname with Guyana
Guyanese are like Mexicans, they take our jobs
So we created a river to keep them out, its huge
And we made them pay for the ferry to cross it.
Nobody is better than letting others pay than Suriname,
Nobody

This is Coronie, it is our favorite district,
it has coconuts, Lots of coconuts,
you can grab them all, nobody cares, it’s fantastic
They even have a tiny square, Really easy to fill, it’s great

People tell us, very important people,
we make the best drugs in the world, the best
It’s so good, the international police keeps stealing it from us, its true
We have so much, we don’t even know who it belongs to.

This is Canada. They take all our money now.
Our lotto, our gold, they take everything. They do.
We are helping Canada to become great again
But we really want to make America great again

So we totally understand that is America first
But can we just say, Suriname second?

We can make the Dutch pay.

Thanks for watching and lot of hugs

We got the best hugs in Suriname
They’re called brasas, they’re great

*** Editor’s Note: ***
This is a Surinamese response to ‘America First, The Netherlands Second’ video by Zondag met Lubach. It is meant as satire and does not reflect personal views/opinion of the author. We wanted to make a video, but unfortunately, this script was leaked and shared on Facebook. Therefore, the author decided to release the leaked script. Other (edited) versions of this script are not approved, endorsed or linked to the original version of the script and its author.

AMERICA FIRST, SURINAME SECOND (SCRIPT) was originally published in jeanlucsr on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

So what does the Surinamese population do online? And how important is the role of Social Media in Suriname? This article gives a short impression of the current state of Social Media in Suriname as of February 2017.

Most visited websites based on browser data

For the past years, Alexa has listed Youtube as the number 1 visited website in Suriname, with Facebook as a close number 2. Recently however, Facebook has started to slip slightly in the rankings, just staying within the top 10 (Traffic numbers are based on traffic from November 2016, December 2016 and January 2017). A reasonable explanation for this drop is the fact that Alexa mainly registers browser traffic and doesn’t accurately measure traffic within mobile app (such as the Facebook App). This also has consequences for traffic registration of websites which have a lot of in-app traffic.

Within the 200 most visited websites in Suriname based on browser traffic, there are more than 25 Surinamese websites listed, falling in one of the following categories:

1. News websites — Starnieuws.com, DWTOnline.com, Srnieuws.com, Gfcnieuws.org, Dbsuriname.com, Apintie.sr, Familienieuws.com, Srherald.com, Unitednews.sr, Waterkant.net, Dagbladdewest.com, Arkinoh.com, Ohmsuriname.com
2. Professional services — Pashaglobal.com, Dsbbank.sr, Republiconlinebanking.com, Cbvs.sr, Hakrinbank.sr, Telesur.sr, Assuria.sr
3. Informational and government websites — Gov.sr, Edu.sr, Politie.sr, Suriname.nu

Disclaimer: I’ve removed the position of the website within the top 200 on purpose, to avoid conclusions drown based on the statistics provided by Alexa. First of, Alexa.com ranks websites based on browser traffic over a period of 3 months. Secondly, as mentioned before, in-app traffic is not included (e.g. if you read an article on UNITEDNEWS.SR, within the Facebook app, it is considered in-app traffic. If you are reading this article within the Facebook app, it is considered in-app traffic). The ranking would therefore not be definite and incomplete.

Social Media Usage in Suriname

As mentioned before, YouTube and Facebook have long been the number 1 and 2 when it comes to Social Media traffic in Suriname. Instagram has seen a rise to third place and LinkedIn is fourth when it comes to traffic. There is a growing interest in blogs, as both Blogspot and Wordpress blogs are gaining more traffic than less popular Social Media channels such as Twitter.

Social Media in Suriname 2017

While Alexa has recorded a traffic drop on Facebook.com in Suriname, the platform still records the highest time spend on the website and is also, by far, the largest Social Media channel in Suriname, with 290.000 registered accounts. Second is Instagram, after more than doubling its total amount of users in Suriname in 2016. LinkedIn is the third Social Media channel which registers over 50.000 Surinamese accounts. While Twitter’s stake in Suriname’s Social Media Land has dropped, interest still remains for those who actually understand the platform. Most interaction does come from Surinamese diaspora consuming news about and staying in touch with their home country.

The case for YouTube is another interesting one. Listed as the top website when it comes to traffic, Surinamese YouTube users tend to consume the platform different than other Social Media, as you don’t have to be logged in to watch videos. Like YouTube, clear country statistics for Suriname are not available for Snapchat and Pinterest. With an internet population not even near half a million, Suriname is not necessarily on top of the list when it comes to collecting and providing data. Last but not least, Suriname’s own crowdfunding/social network ApuraNetworks also doubled its users in 2016, nearing the 5k mark.

Facebook in Suriname 2017

Over the past year, Facebook has continued to grow in amount of Surinamese users. This can also be said about local companies and organizations. Ten Surinamese Facebook pages have passed the 75.000 fans mark and over 20 pages are on pace to do so in 2017. While many public figures have decided to communicate through a Facebook page, Gail Eijk (44.950), Susana Vonsee (42.950), Enver Panka (22.500) and George Cheng (21.000) have all passed the 20k followers mark on their personal Facebook profiles.

Instagram, YouTube and more…

Instagram has rapidly grown to become the second biggest Social Media channel in Suriname. With that growth, many young Surinamese artists and entrepreneurs have used their Instagram account to gain a big following. There are several Surinamese people under the age of 25 with over 45.000 followers on Instagram. These online success stories have however yet to translate to recognition in the mainstream media. The most recognizable Surinamese account with over 30k followers is Âdïka and several local companies, including @shana_su and @jacanaresort have built up a following of over 20.000 on Instagram.

YouTube has also become a platform for Surinamese creators with many online comedians, cinema photographers and artists. In 2016, Nisha Madaran’s TU HI MERA DIL (You are my Heart) became the first Surinamese video clip to pass 2 million views on YouTube, after Suriname’s Kenny B received the honor of having the most watched video on YouTube in the Netherlands in 2015. It is also worth noting that many videos by Dutch artists that have been filmed in Suriname (often by a Surinamese crew) have passed 1 million views on YouTube as well. In 2017, local comedian Huan Grantjie will likely become the second Surinamese YouTuber to cross the 10.000 subscriber threshold.

Suriname has also seen a growth in the use of mobile apps. Aside from news apps, The TBL Cinemas App and the 1660 App are two of the few Surinamese mobile apps that have past the 10.000 downloads mark.

With this article, I hope to have provided some insight into the current state of Social Media in Suriname. Thanks for reading.

Tan bun,
Jean-luc van Charante

Create Your Own Online Platform

Are you living and/or working in Suriname and want to learn more about Social Media and Online Marketing? Join my ‘Create Your Own Online Platform’ Course, starting February 11th, 2017. Register at:
http://www.jeanluc.sr/training/create-online-platform/

Disclaimer: Due to the lack of data, I’m hesitant to list Surinamese accounts on Snapchat and Pinterest with more than 10.000 followers. Many Suriname related Twitter accounts with 10.000 followers are from Surinamese people abroad or of Surinamese descent. As making a distinction is hard (previous experiences have taught me that), I’ve decided to leave that out as well.

Social Media in Suriname 2017 (Updated) was originally published in jeanlucsr on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.