Jul 29, 2008
Government incentives in Japan and Korea boost mobile TV penetration, but also distort the market, according an article in the latest issue of The Asia Media Journal. Japan: Regulation decreeing that broadcasts to mobile must be the same as those on TV, a measure that helped keep rival services from telcos at bay, was just
Jul 27, 2008
Interesting posting by Joi Ito about why companies need a local partner in Japan. His examples: eBay went it alone and had to leave and now don’t exist in Japan having lost net auctions to Yahoo Japan and Rakuten. Friendster and now Facebook who have launched “localized versions” are not getting traction. Mixi, the Orkut
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
