Time for U.S. to stop saying ICANN

This week marks the first time Barack Obama stood in front of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his inaugural address before an international band of government bigwigs, the U.S. president championed a "new era of engagement" and global cooperation based on mutual interests and respect.

"The United States stands ready to begin a new chapter of..... Read more »

Tags: ICANN, Barack Obama, U.S. Government, Internet, accountability, China, U.N., U.S., Web, America

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When governments don't look back, in anger history returns

I had hosted a roundtable dialog in April 2001 that included Neil Montefiore, then-CEO of MobileOne (M1). In the midst of the discussion, Neil's phone buzzed and he immediately picked it up to check the text message that had just come in.

He then spent the next few minutes punching in his reply, while the other executives at the roundtable..... Read more »

Tags: 3G, Auction, Spectrum, financial crisis, Government, analyst, finance, India, financial, Singapore

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When was the last time you wrote a letter?

Growing up, I used to relish every visit to the stationery shop.

I'd spend hours browsing through row after row of colored pens, pencils, erasers, sharpeners and writing pads. I collected the prettiest scented letter writing pads, and would make my dad promise to buy letter pads from countries he traveled to for work.

I would then painstakingly choose the..... Read more »

Tags: Letter, Hallmark Cards Inc., Internet e-mail, MSN Hotmail, Internet, Australia, phone, CEO, mobile, Facebook

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Don't let profit-making weaken e-waste efforts

I was at a local IT retail store last weekend, looking to buy a set of new ink cartridges for a multifunction printer (MFP) at home. The printer was given free with a purchase I made about two to three years ago, during a promotion at a mall.

It's a pretty old printer by today's standards so I was quite..... Read more »

Tags: reusing, green strategy, carbon footprint, product design, printer brand, e-waste, printer, ink cartridge, green IT, recycling

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Eileen Yu

Eileen Yu began covering the IT industry when Asynchronous Transfer Mode was still hip and e-commerce was the new buzzword. These days, she gets stirred up over issues concerning Internet regulation, intellectual property rights and software patents, online privacy and data protection. Eileen is senior editor at ZDNet Asia, where she oversees the business tech news site.