Asia's search hits record high in September
Search queries in region clocks 38.6 billion last month, compared to 33 billion last year, with Google leading way as preferred search site, study shows.
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S'pore offers certification for social marketing
Singapore company provides training and certification course designed to teach companies how to use social media sites as marketing platforms.
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Chinese domain names coming soon to S'pore
Registration for .sg domain names based on Chinese characters to be accepted from Nov. 23, according to Singapore's national registrar.
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Green Dam enforcement watered down
China's Web filtering efforts face more hurdles as school administrations and Internet cafes are without, or have uninstalled content sifting software.
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Malaysian govt defends action in Web censorship
Ministry says MCMC has been "transparent, fair and balanced" and condemns allegations multimedia commission acted like Nazi police "Gestapo".
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China Web clampdown ahead of anniversary
Reports suggest the Chinese government has been taking more steps to censor the Internet in the run-up to celebrations of 60 years of the republic.
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US government finally lets ICANN go
update In surprising move, U.S. government says it is ready to relinquish power of organization that oversees global Web traffic to "Internet users everywhere".
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Singapore firm offers street-level maps, too
Local mapping startup Gothere.sg, provides street-level images covering 70 percent of country; intends to integrate these with Google's Street View service.
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M'sia probe over Web content raises global ire
International media watchdogs and human rights groups call for Malaysian government to stop "harassment" of local political news site, Malaysiakini.
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Filipinos turn to Web for typhoon help
Philippine online community rides on blogs and social networking sites in bid to galvanize relief efforts and assistance for victims of Typhoon Kestana.
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Baidu CEO touts growth of China's search engine
Robin Li tells Stanford students to embrace tough decisions when running a startup, in discussion that centered on entrepreneurship in the tough Chinese market.
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Filipino court unlikely to recognize Facebook libel
Lawsuit involving damaging status updates made on social networking site won't go far in court because Philippines has no Internet libel law, says lawyer.
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Digital marketing should target 'Millennials'
Compared to other age groups, 18 to 25 year-olds are found to be heavier users of digital communications; marketers should prioritize the "millennial" segment, recent survey says.
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Web censorship muddle can hurt Malaysia
Confusion over government's plans to implement Web filtering system will affect foreign investment and confidence in Malaysia's policies, say industry players.
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M'sia govt cancels Net censorship plan
update Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak denies previously-confirmed plans to censor Internet content, says country will rely on "existing laws".
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M'sia to censor Internet content
Malaysia reportedly has plans to filter pornographic Web sites from being viewed in the country, but denies it will police blogs and other sites.
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Net community mourns former Philippine leader
Filipinos turn to social networks and blogs, including Facebook "virtual wake", to pay last respects to former president Corazon Aquino who died Aug. 1.
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Microsoft-Yahoo deal 'best shot' at success
Microsoft and Yahoo's pact may be their "best shot" at succeeding in search market, but they should also look to Asia for growth, say analysts.
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Forrester: 2.2B people online globally by 2013
In four years' time, 43 percent of Internet population will reside in Asia, according to new projections from the research group.
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Salesforce touts Asia's cloud computing era
Hosted CRM provider opens data center in Singapore, its first outside United States; says businesses of all sizes can reap benefits of cloud model.
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