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Infographic: China’s microblogging giants sized up

By Jon Russell Mon, Aug 08, 2011 1:00PM UTC View Comments

Chinese microblogging is a topic rarely off the radar in Asia, and recently its role in overcoming censorship and information bureaus in reporting the Wenzhoubar train crash garnered considerable interest. With that in mind, the infographic below (via TechCrunch), from competitive intelligence agency Digimind, comparing the country’s leading Weibo (microblogging) providers Sina and Tecent will be...

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The potential of social media for schools & universities in Asia

By Jon Russell Wed, Aug 03, 2011 12:35PM UTC View Comments

The SMU's digital media Asia wiki is an excellent example of how educational organisations can make use of the internet and social media to encourage learning and development

I have a post looking at the potential of social media for educational organisations in Asia on the Hong Kong Polytechnic University blog at Asian Correspondent. Social media in Asia watchers may be interested to read about the example of Professor Michael Netzley at the Singapore Management University who makes excellent use of digital media...

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Social media & digital in Asia infographic

By Jon Russell Tue, May 17, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

Edelman has published the below graphic summarising Asia’s key digital and social media markets, three of which were recently found to be amongst the world’s top 20 social media markets. While it neatly summarises a number of pertinent and key statistics from key markets, there a couple of points to be considered when interpreting the...

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Facebook targeting local content, greater access in India

By Jon Russell Mon, May 16, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

The last eighteen months or so have witnessed internet firms taking a closer look at growing their business in developing markets, with Asia in particular a major focus – thanks in small part to the huge potential of both China and India. Facebook is one firm targeting Asia, where it has already seen large growth...

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Introducing the Digital Media Across Asia wiki

By Jon Russell Mon, Mar 28, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

I’m a little late on this but I wanted to dedicate a post to the Singapore Management University (SMU) and the updated version of its excellent Digital Media Across Asia wiki which was published last week. Building on the initial 2007 version (here), the revised wiki is perfectly timed to provide a comprehensive level of...

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