As Social Media gains more significance and leverage among the SEO community, it is crucial to keep a finger to the pulse of the giants of online socializing. Facebook just took its international game up a couple of notches with some help from a Russian Investor Group, DST, with a $200 million stake in the social network. This new international move brings Facebook’s value up to an estimated $10 billion.

 

The social network’s global growth has been very rapid, especially in difficult economic times. Facebook has more than 200 million registered users, of which 70% are outside the U.S. In the past, overseas audiences have been a tough sell for advertisers, which is what spawned the business move by Facebook to grow with DST, who has several revenue models working efficiently in several international social networks to date.