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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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Interview with Willis Wee, co-founder of Asia tech blog Penn Olson

By Jon Russell Mon, May 30, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

I recently wrote about the state of technology blogs in Asia citing Penn Olson, who had recently received VC funding, as an example of the potential that the continent’s tech blogging scene is showing. As follow-up to the post, I’m very grateful that Penn Olson CEO and Co-founder Willis Wee spared some time to answer...

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LintasBerita becomes Lintas.me

By Daily Social Thu, May 26, 2011 4:30AM UTC View Comments

Tweet LintasBerita, the first Indonesian bookmarking social site, changed its name to Lintas.me and announced their new features and looks. This rebranding is a part of LintasBerita reposition. However, when this article was written theLintasBerita’s website is yet to be directed to Lintas.me. Information on the changes were available on LintasBerita’s Twitter account since yesterday. According...

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Asia’s technology blogging scene shows massive potential

By Jon Russell Tue, May 03, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments

Asia is one of the fastest growing and exciting digital markets on the planet right now. The region is fast becoming a key focus for established internet firms – like Facebook, Twitter, Google, FourSquare – who seek to grow their user base amongst Asia’s increasingly tech-savvy audiences. The market itself has ignited with mobile (and smartphone...

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