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India Web Joins OpenWeb.Asia Workgroup

[Translate] We are very happy to announce that 3 excellent tech blogs focusing on India web are now members of OpenWeb.Asia Workgroup: Pluggd.in is edited by Ashish Sinha who is a product manager for Yahoo India and also involved with several startup focused events in India. Startup Dunia, edited by Pranav Dharma is covering Indian...

It Is More About Clones, Facebooks Made In China

[Translate] [Gang Lu: You can also find a revised version of this post on ReadWriteWeb. ] Facebook has officially launched its Japanese version, and its Chinese version was also released last week. However, the fact is that many Facebooks have been made in China and in operation for a long while, which probably means whether...

Webpal Networks Brings Digital Marketing To Vietnam

[Translate] Webpal Networks, founded by Jason Vu, an investor and entrepreneur based in Vietnam, is officially in operation this week. Webpal Networks is probably the first international digital marketing firm in Vietnam provides digital marketing services including SEO, SEM, Social Media Optimization, Online Reputation Management that help clients monitor and manage online brand identity. According...

Geek Goddess Show, Video Podcasting The Asia Web From Singapore

[Translate] If you are in Europe, you may hear of Intruders TV which a global network of video blogs covering the web 2.0 and technology ecosystem. We used to talk to Vincent Camara, co-founder of Intruders TV about the possibility to expand this WebTV network into Asia, and I thought it was not easy. There...

ChinaCache Suggests Content Delivery Network Is A Must in Chinese Internet Industry

[Translate] We have profiled many China-based companies, reported interesting news from China web in this blog in order to help readers understand local Internet culture, but there is one very fundamental and also key factor missed: the Internet Connection in China. Internet connection probably is not a big deal in most Internet markets, but in...

Event: International Summit on Chinese Shareware 2008

[Translate] I am not really familiar with the shareware/freeware market in China, although we have discovered some good ones such as Orbit Downloader, SpeedyiTunes etc. Obviously, the market potentially is massive. I used to visit a Chengdu-based company which owns a very popular software called Wopti Utilities, its CEO said that there were over 60...

Nico Nico Douga, More Popular Than YouTube in Japan

[Translate] Nico Nico Douga (NicoDou), boasting its more than 6 million members and 170,000 premium users, is a phenomenal video-sharing site in Japan. Since its launch at the beginning of 2007, it’s been growing at an amazing speed, culturally influencing the Japanese society, and is now much more popular than YouTube (NicoDou takes 1/12 of...

Sense Networks Indexes The Real World Using Mobile Location Data

[Translate] With the emergence of new generation of mobile wireless networks, such as 3G, WiMax etc,  the wired and wireless networks are expected to be seamlessly connected. The era of mobile digital life has not really come yet in the global market, although we have seen many web service and applications have gone mobile by...

How to Enjoy Mixi, The Biggest SNS in Japan

[Translate] Mixi, with more than 14 million registered members (as of March, 2008), is the biggest and dominant SNS in Japan. Despite the recent launch of Japanese-translated Facebook, Mixi will surely keep its dominant position for a while. Mixi and Facebook have a lot of similar functions as an SNS, however, Mixi has grown more...

Announcing OpenWeb.Asia Workgroup

[Translate] We are very excited to announce the OpenWeb.Asia Workgroup (http://www.openweb.asia), the first workgroup in Asian Internet industry. OpenWeb.Asia Workgroup is a network of premium blogs focus on Asian Web industry. These sites build efficient channels between Asia web and global industry, and also enhance the inter-communication of local Internet markets. The web industry is...