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SearchMobile internet usage in rural India to rise by 30% this year03:00 PM, Sep 09, 2010anchising mass market citizens in Asia with the internet. We're not just talking social gaming and Facebook but information which can make a difference to lives and, potentially, help countries develop skills and understanding. Low-cost 3G devices and budget smartphone initiatives are key as the phone is critical to the user experience and thus the value the internet can give.... Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops04:22 PM, Sep 07, 2010ion's website estimates it has about 50 members, but the church has leveraged the Internet with a Facebook page and blog devoted to its Quran-burning plans. A surge in troop deployments has brought the number of U.S. forces battling the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan to about 100,000 and Petraeus is asking for 2,000 more soldiers to join the 140,000-strong international force here, NATO officials said Monday. It was unclear how many wou... Analysis: Thailand passes 5 million Facebook users11:30 AM, Sep 07, 2010Thailand recently passed the landmark of five million Facebook members registered in the country - hitting 5,337,920 - which, given Facebook's recent announcement of 500 million members, means the country now accounts for more than 1 percent of the total Facebook population worldwide. The passing of five million is more than just hitting a rounded number/landmark, it reflects strong growth which has more than doubled the number of... Thai government taps Facebook for country rebrand campaign12:00 PM, Sep 05, 2010The growth of Facebook in Thailand has been meteoric this year, with the estimated 2 million in January 2010 more than doubling to date. The social network service has become such a major channel for communicating that the government has turned to it to engage with Thai citizens to decided the strategy to rebuild Thailand's shattered image internationally. Traditionally Thailand's government treats the internet with a large amount of distrust an... Philippines' #sentisabado craze hits Twitter06:15 AM, Sep 05, 2010eld August 28. Links to #sentisabado blog posts and writeups are featured on the #sentisabado Facebook Page [Follow me on Twitter: @tonyocruz]... Burger King to stop buying oil Indonesian company03:53 PM, Sep 04, 2010are inconsistent with our corporate responsibility commitments," Burger King said in a statement on Facebook as it joined a growing list of multinationals that have broken ties with Sinar Mas. Burger King did not say what its alternate source of palm oil — used for frying — would be. The environmental group Greenpeace, which has accused Sinar Mas companies of tearing down forests that are home to orangutans and other endangered spec... China introduces ID check for mobile phone owners12:00 PM, Sep 03, 2010s accounts of anti-government movements the cause for concern is a very valid one. With Twitter and Facebook amongst the many sites banned in the country, mobile users (12 percent of whom are reported to access the web via their handset) face the potential of further clamp downs and a significant loss in privacy. Only time will tell how the move affects the country beyond the initial promise of reduced fraud.... China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers08:56 AM, Sep 02, 2010nsors Internet content it deems politically sensitive and blocks many websites, including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Following ethnic riots in far western China's Xinjiang region, international phone service and the Internet in the region were suspended for months. The new regulation probably won't impact Chinese dissidents, many of whom already have their phones closely monitored, but it could help police track down ordinary people wh... A lust for wandering and creating goes a long way10:33 PM, Sep 01, 2010but Loh has not actively engaged with the channel. “Virtually nobody books the hotels through Facebook but we do get people who book our restaurants through Facebook.”Web bookings account for 30% of his hotels’ business. Hotel 1929 gets the higher share of direct web bookings. “The Internet is all about price and Hotel 1929 does well on it, but not so much our higher-priced hotels. It’s hard to sell character and con... Job opening: Social media manager at Syndacast, Bangkok12:12 PM, Aug 31, 2010naging the full array of Social media channels. Responsibilities: • Plan and excute Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare campaigns and channels for client marketing campaigns, including page concept and function and content • Maintain up to date knowledge resources on all new and developing Social media channels and trends • Lead the team to spark excitement and conversation with consumers surrounding our client’s ... Youth's Role in the Filipino Music Scene06:31 AM, Aug 31, 2010By Fylgia Lynne Bantilan More than two weeks ago, the President issued a directive ordering radio stations to play more OPM songs. On August 13, Pres. Noynoy Aquino instructed the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to remind radio stations of Executive Order No. 255. Originally implemented during his mother, former Pres. Cory Aquino’s ter... Youth's Role in the OPM Scene06:02 AM, Aug 31, 2010By Fylgia Lynne Bantilan More than two weeks ago, the President issued a directive ordering radio stations to play more OPM songs. On August 13, Pres. Noynoy Aquino instructed the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to remind radio stations of Executive Order No. 255. Originally implemented during his mother, former Pres. Cory Aquino’s term, thi... The Grief We Despise02:57 AM, Aug 31, 2010st their skills." Elsewhere on the cyberspace, hatred against the Philippines amass. Hate pages in Facebook were set up, messages of hate and disappointed flooded President Benigno S. Aquino III's social media pages like Multiply and Facebook. One student even received an SMS on his mobile phone that said, "the way the policeman So Call did to save the HK hostages were naive and unprofessional". The random message came from a number that s... Kudos to the New York Times and Sabrina Tavernise01:21 AM, Aug 31, 2010ign correspondents got on this binge on showing the "soft side" of Pakistan. We had articles on how Facebook was going to defeat the Taliban, how there exist homosexuals in Pakistan, how parties and raves exist in Pakistan, and so on. One such piece was written by the aforementioned Tavernise, on the lessons of elite teenagers picking up trash in their neighborhoods. In and of itself, the piece was mostly harmless, but as part of a collective ent... Forum assesses role of media in hostage crisis08:14 PM, Aug 30, 2010By Maria Fatima Reyes, Members of various Philippines media organizations called on the media community to evaluate their coverage of the Aug. 23 hostage crisis and to come up with a set of guidelines to be used during crisis situations. At a forum titled "Unbound Hostages: Addressing Media Crisis Coverage" held Friday at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) Auditorium, journalists, media practitioners, profe... |
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