Posts Categorized: Web


China internet law legalizes censorship

China’s New Internet Law Legalizes Deletion of “Illegal” Content, Bad News for Sina Weibo

China’s tightened internet controls were passed into law earlier today. As well as requiring broad...

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  • December 28, 2012
  • at 7:38 pm
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Sina Weibo mobile strategy

Sina CEO Battle Cry: Time to Restructure, Focus on Weibo, Go “Mobile First”

The major Chinese web portal Sina (NASDAQ:SINA), maker of the hugely popular Sina Weibo, is keen to ...

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  • December 28, 2012
  • at 2:50 pm
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Jack Ma - Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group

Alibaba Rumored to be Gearing Up IPO in Mid-2013

China’s e-commerce behemoth, Alibaba Group, is playing its cards close to its chest in terms o...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 9:37 pm
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Indonesian Government Steps Up E-Tender Efforts

Detik reports today that the Indonesian Government’s Goods and Services Procurement Agency (LKPP) ...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 7:20 pm
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PropertyGuru: The Hottest Property Site in Singapore

PropertyGuru is no stranger to Singaporeans looking to buy or sell properties. The leading online pr...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 12:45 pm
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Telkom’s e-Hotel Service Puts Bandung Hotels in the Cloud

Indonesia’s Telkom Business Service Division (DBS) plans to implement its e-Hotel back-end service...

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  • December 26, 2012
  • at 7:00 pm
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KakaoTalk Introduces Telkomsel Carrier Billing and Christmas Items

Korean-made chat app KakaoTalk is keeping quite busy this Christmas holiday, introducing two new fea...

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  • December 25, 2012
  • at 10:00 am
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E-Commerce in Vietnam: Goodbye Barriers [Part 2]

Last week, I thrashed Vietnam’s e-commerce market and outlined the many barriers it faces. But...

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  • December 24, 2012
  • at 4:30 pm
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China real name internet law

China Approves Law Requiring Real Name Web Access

As was suspected might happen earlier this week, authorities in China have approved a law requiring ...

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  • December 28, 2012
  • at 4:37 pm
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The Rise and Fall of China’s First Hit Social Game (The One Zynga Ripped Off as FarmVille)

Remember FarmVille, the social game that put Zynga on the map? That was pretty much ripped off from ...

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  • December 28, 2012
  • at 1:33 pm
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One Chinese Daily Deals Site Finds Unobtainium, Holy Grail, and Profitability

China’s daily deals market is about as crowded as a Beijing bus in a rainy rush hour, and so a lot...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 7:39 pm
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Indonesian App BimaTri Helps You Manage Mobile Data Usage

Earlier this month, Indonesian operator Three launched a free application called BimaTri which can b...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 3:00 pm
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Motorola Shop4Apps China shut

Motorola Tops a Nightmare Year with Closure of its Chinese App Store [UPDATED]

It’s been a nightmare year for phone-maker Motorola (NASDAQ:GOOG), particularly in China. And now ...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 11:45 am
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Kreavi Appeals to Noble Hearts this Holiday Season With Charity Project

While the holiday season has arrived for many of us, one Indonesian startup decided to tap into the ...

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  • December 26, 2012
  • at 12:00 pm
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UC Web CEO Says ‘IPOs Are Like Marriage, Best Not To Marry Too Early’

UC Web is one of the few Chinese companies that has seemed immune to the “brand China” e...

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  • December 25, 2012
  • at 5:00 am
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10 Insane Cases of Censorship on Sina Weibo in 2012

It has been a doubleplusgood year for Sina Weibo in terms of doubling its registered user count to 4...

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  • December 24, 2012
  • at 3:20 pm
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