It might sound simple, but an important factor to measure the maturity of social media in one country is the size of its largest Facebook fan pages. I was trying to find a list, but after almost an hour googling and scanning through all Facebook insight websites, the best I could find was the list [...]

It seems like things have slowed down for tech start-ups in Vietnam. There is no regular gathering, few jaw-dropping projects. Tech bloggers are retired and almost all big headlines are considered braggy. Some entrepreneurial gurus have made a point that Vietnam, start-ups wise, won’t speed up again for 2 years. There are many reasons for [...]

This is my guest post for Vietnam Talking Point (VTP) – a news and editorial journal designed to shed a fresh perspective on Vietnam and Vietnamese issues. It is part of a larger effort called OneVietnam Network. OneVietnam Network is building the first online network for the Vietnamese community and it will be launched in [...]

As 2010 approached, people started to make predictions about Internet trends in Vietnam this year. One of the most discussed topic is probably the future of blogging. Will the death of Yahoo! 360 foreshadow the end of blogs or will it open the door to more professional blogging? As a full-time slacker who is especially [...]

I used to think that people in Southeast Asia are somewhat similar due to common characteristics in geology, ethnic background and economy. But I was totally wrong. Working and a little traveling have given me a chance to take a closer look into what SEA people are doing online which reveal a lot of differences.
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