May 15, 2011
Do you live in Hong Kong? Consider volunteering some time at the Po Leung Kuk orphanage. Having been involved in helping the children of the Po Leung Kuk orphanage for nearly 11 years now, I can assure you that the rewards are huge. They may be Hong Kong’s neediest children, but they are also some
Mar 24, 2010
Tonight we will host the third Shanghai Tweet up. Twitter is banned in China, but within the last 15 hours more than 20 people have said they will attend. (I contacted former attendees by email and others via Twitter. I will poll tonight to see how many pure Twitter attendees turn up.) As with the
Mar 20, 2010
With a heavy sense of inherent irony indeed, here’s my summary and snips from a fascinating article by Michiko Kakatuni in The New York Times criticizing the copy/snip culture created by blogs and the Internet. Her’s is not a simplistic ant-Internet screed, but a reflection about the deeper meaning of important trends. I don’t agree
Jan 17, 2010
Below assessment of Google vs China confrontation as seen from Washington is from a report by Chris Nelson prepared for clients of Samuels International Associates, a trade and political consultancy. Chris usually has a pretty good sense of what is being spoken about in DC officialdom with relation to Asia. The emphasis below is mine
Dec 31, 2009
UPDATE: Google has changed their mind at some point, I now – April 27, 2010 – have a Pagrank of 6 again. In checking the PageRank of my blog in the last hours of the last day of the year, I discovered that Google recently downgraded my blog from a PageRank of 6 to a
Nov 28, 2009
John Yunker of Bytelevel Research recently posted some great visualizations showing the popularity of domain names across the Internet. You can buy them as posters.
Oct 5, 2009
Chris Reitermann, President of OgilvyOne in China – Ogilvy’s direct response and digital advertising agency, discusses China’s online adspend and what media companies can do to grab a slice of the action. Although Chris – disclosure alert – is a colleague at Ogilvy, this is entirely independent of Ogilvy. Interview by Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei
Oct 3, 2009
Can experienced journalists go solo and use blogging and new media platforms instead of working with a traditional publisher? If so, what are the topics which will work? One answer that seems to work comes from a former NY Times colleague Sharon Waxman speaks about her transition from LA correspondent to new media entrepreneur with
Sep 27, 2009
The Economist just released this riff on the “Did you know” video, focusing on Social Media. In some ways the graphics are more grabbing than the facts. Asia and Europe are remarkably absent!
Sep 23, 2009
Seems like such an obvious way to reduce waste. Instead of that stack of paper printed on one side that sits next to your printer, why not print on both sides? Rich Brubaker of Cleaner Green China has started a campaign to encourage double-sided printing. Here’s his plan and how you can help:A couple months
May 27, 2009
We just did a bit of light-hearted research on Twitter in Asia which shows Hong Kong rules on Twitter. Singapore is vying for second, followed at a distance by Malaysia and then China. Now for the Caveats: The measurement is how many people follow the top 3 most followed Twitterers in each market – as
May 18, 2009
I want to say a big THANK YOU to the New York Times and then take my former employer to task for what may be a failure to understand the Internet. (Or just an editing oversight) The Thank You:First the thank you: You paid attention to a short post on my simple WordPress blog about
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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...
