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Is blogging still relevant in the social media age?

By Asian Correspondent Tue, Feb 14, 2012 12:34PM UTC View Comments

I STARTED blogging at a time when the concept of self-publishing was only starting to gain ground among netizens. It was during the early days of Blogger, and I would use the platform as a place to write my thoughts — which is perhaps the main purpose of blogs back then. Blogs were online journals,...

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Return to blogging & World Bloggers and Social Media Summit preview

By Andrew Spooner Fri, Feb 10, 2012 2:21PM UTC View Comments

Over the next few weeks I will be making a return to blogging – this time with moderated comments “on”. After having spent the last 10weeks in Thailand investigating a number of storylines I have a few new blog posts ready to go and a number of interesting interviews with key figures, including several of...

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The Blog Tree: The best blogs of the last two years

By Design Taxi Thu, Sep 22, 2011 8:16AM UTC View Comments

Eloqua partnered creative agency JESS3 to create an infographic that recognizes some of the best blogs launched within the last two years. The Blog Tree: New Growth lists blogs from journalists to start-ups and established companies, and color codes them according to their rank. More at TAXI Daily News...

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Philippines: Bloggers mourn AJ Matela, 1982-2011

By Tonyo Cruz Fri, Sep 09, 2011 12:18PM UTC View Comments

Many bloggers in the Philippines are in a state of shock and mourning over the passing last night of Ariel James “AJ” Matela, who blogged under the blog name “Bakla Ako, May Reklamo?”. AJ was 28, and would have turned 29 on September 10. Days before he passed away, AJ was fighting hard against “mycobacterium avium...

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‘Social media scandal’ rocks Malaysia tourism ministry

By Tonyo Cruz Fri, Jun 17, 2011 9:14PM UTC View Comments

Kuala Lumpur – As we gathered for the World Bloggers and Social Media Summit at the Putra World Trade Center, two big news items have rocked Malaysia’s cyberspace and the country’s government. First was the reported hacking of a number of Malaysian government websites. But that’s really nothing new as many government websites across the...

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