Saturday, 24 September 2011

A Social Media Melee: Facebook Vs. Google+

Social media plays such a large role in everyday business that it's hard to imagine there are still many small businesses that don’t take advantage of Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. And now, with the advent of Google+, the fight for social media dominance is practically an all-out war for the two behemoths: Facebook and Google.

The impact of these two companies colliding will be felt throughout the business world, and small business owners should take heed. Mike Elgan over at Datamation, takes a closer look at what's to come.

Facebook and Google+ are now churning out updates, improvements and features at a breathless clip. It’s an all-out, gloves-off scramble to claim the biggest prize of all: the future of the social Internet.

When Facebook and Google+ to war, who wins and who loses? The answer is that users win and Twitter loses.

Read the complete article: When Facebook and Google+ Go to WarA Social Media Melee: Facebook Vs. Google+

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Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Google's Android: The Next Biggest Player in Mobile Apps?

If the rate of app submission today is going to be the trend in the near future, Google's Android market will become the biggest mobile content platform by the end of 2011 according to mobile research specialist, research2guidance.

In the month of April, 28,000 new apps were submitted to the Android market as opposed to the 11,000 new apps submitted to Apple's App Store. This brought the Android app count to 295,000 where sixty-eight percent are free. iOs is still ahead though at 381,000 but at the current growth rate, expect the tide to turn come August when Android is predicted to overtake Apple at 425,000.

It's still a prediction however. Considering that Google has a fragmented platform with phones and tablets in different shapes, flavors and sizes, it will be a challenge for developers to create a complex app that would work in all Android devices. The various screen resolution is affecting the way an Android app behaves and it's hard for developers to look for a compromise to that so their app will be effective in whatever resolution an Android phone has. Compare that to iOS developers only having to deal with Apple's iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad lineup and you'll find it hard to believe that this trend will continue.

Still, being fragmented is not that bad as it allowed Android to gain a huge chunk of the smartphone market surpassing Apple. And with that, it doesn't matter if it's the best platform out there but it's now a question of which platform everyone else uses and that's where developers would eventually flock.

Monday, 19 September 2011

Google Wallet, Confirmed

M.G. Siegler reports that Google might be launching its somewhat delayed Google Wallet service sometime today. From the looks of it, it might actually be out in the wild. Our own Ian Kennedy snapped this photo at a Peet’s Coffee shop near our offices in downtown San Francisco. Google has updated the Google Wallet website as well. More details to follow.

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Internet Issues

As the Internet grows, the issues which challenge its stability and beneficial evolution become both more numerous and more complex. Here are the main Internet issues the Internet Society focuses on:

Access

Access to the Internet is a fundamental public policy issue with several facets. In a physical sense, access to infrastructure and equipment depends on the availability of computers, modems, telephone lines and network hardware. Read more...

DNSSEC

The Domain Name System (DNS) enables networks on the Internet to use globally unique names. This creates a "human" environment, where people can use easy-to-remember names for things like web pages and mailboxes, rather than long numbers or codes. Devices on the Internet use the DNS to look up Internet names and "resolve" them into Internet address numbers, allowing communication across the Internet. Read more....

The Domain Name System

Innovation

The Internet has spurred innovation in an unprecedented way. Whether it is in the areas of technological change, social networking, content generation, economic development, or delivery of services — to mention just a few — the Internet continues to allow and encourage users to innovate in ways only limited by their imagination. Read more...

Intellectual Property

The emergence of the Internet has forced legislators, intellectual property holders, and activists to rethink the way intellectual property laws should operate in a modern networked society. Read more...

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) keep Internet traffic local, improve the quality of Internet services, provide resilience in domestic infrastructure, and reduce costs. IXPs are also growing in importance as critical infrastructures. Read more...

IP Addressing

Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are unique numeric identifiers that are needed by every device that connects to the Internet. The are a shared common resource that must be managed carefully to ensure the continued growth and stability of the Internet. Most of the Internet is currently addressed with IP version 4 (IPv4) addresses. Read more

IPv6

IPv6 is the next generation IP address, offering vastly more unique addresses than are possible under IPv4. IPv6 has been available and used for many years, but levels of deployment and understanding remain relatively low. Read more...

Multilinguism

The domain name system (DNS) was originally developed using the ASCII character set, employing only Roman characters and a limited number of symbols. With the global growth of the Internet, there have been increasing calls for "internationalized domain names" (IDNs), particularly support for other character sets in the top level of the DNS. Read more...

Open Internet

How might one envision the future of the Internet? One way is to think of the Internet built around the needs of the individual citizen of the Net. Read more...

Privacy

Much of the discussion related to data protection and privacy revolves around issues related to the WHOIS databases. These databases are used to register information about about Internet resources (such as domain names, IP addresses, and related resources). Read more...

Security

ISOC believes the Internet is for everyone and is committed to promoting the Internet's development, stability, and security. Malicious activities, such as denial of service attacks, spam, viruses, phishing scams, and other fraudulent activities, abuse the freedoms of the Internet. Read more... .

Spam

Spam has grown to be a major concern for Internet users and policy makers not only congesting networks and disseminating viruses and fraudulent messages, but also undermining trust in the Internet and the digital economy. Read more...

Standardisation

The use of standard technologies and protocols is one of the most significant reasons for the successful growth of the Internet. In fact the Internet itself, rather than being a single entity, is a vast network of networks, comprising many different sorts of devices, designs, and purposes. Standards are what bring this all together and allow end-to-end operation. Read more...

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Malaysia Internet Usage Stats and Marketing Report

Internet Usage Statistics:16,902,600 Internet users as of June, 2009, 64.6% of the population, according to ITU.
Latest Population Estimate:
26,160,256 population for 2010, according to US Census Bureau.
Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is US$ 7,547 according to the I.M.F.

Country Area:
329,758 sq km - Population density is 79 per sq km.
Internet Usage and Population Growth:

YEAR
Users

Population

% Pen.

Usage Source

2000
3,700,000

24,645,600

15.0 %

ITU

2005
10,040,000

26,500,699

37.9 %

C.I.Almanac

2006
11,016,000

28,294,120

38.9 %

ITU

2007
13,528,200

28,294,120

47.8 %

MCMC

2008
15,868,000

25,274,133

62.8 %

MCMC

2009
16,902,600

25,715,819

65.7 %

ITU

2010
16,902,600

26,160,256

64.6 %

ITU

Malaysia Internet Subscribers to Double by 2012
January 30, 2007 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The number of the Internet subscribers in Malaysia is expected to reach the 10 million mark in the next five years according to Telekom Malaysia (TM) Bhd General Manager of Strategic Development Division, Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek. His statement is based on the growing trend of Internet users in the last three years as Malaysia moved towards advanced information, communications and multimedia services.

In 2004 the number of subscribers was 2.9 million, in 2005 it increased to 3.5 million subscribers, and in 2006 the number of subscribers in Malaysia was close to five million. This is an encouraging growing trend, and most of the Internet subscribers were eyeing for high speed broadband infrastructure.

Regarding the number of fraud cases involving Internet transactions are relatively small and Malaysia has sufficient laws to deal with such fraud cases.

Malaysia Information and Profile Links
Malaysia Statistics
The Offical Web Site for Malaysia Statistics.
Malaysia Profile
Geographic and historic information of Malaysia.
Malaysia Profile
Malaysia Political and Media Information from the BBC.
Malaysia Webshots
Photographs and information on Malaysia.

Malaysia Search Engines and Local Directories

NETWORK MALAYSIA English Malaysia Directory and Search Engine.

CARI English The first Malaysian search engine, in English and Malay.

GOOGLE Malay and English Google, Malaysian search engine. Site in Malay.

CATCHA English Catcha, the Malaysian Search Engine.

MALAYSIA CENTRAL Bi-lingual Bi-Lingual: English Search & Carian Bahasa Malaysia.

MALAYSIA�DIRECTORY English Malaysian directory and search engine.

Colossus English Search Engine Directory for Malaysia.

YELLOW PAGES English Malaysian Yellow Pages. Also searches white pages, government, and embassies.

NOW SELL English Directory of Malaysian search engines. It Features the links for sending your URL.

Telecommunications and Internet in Malaysia:
Malaysia - Internet and E-Services Report
There is an increasing awareness of technology in Malaysia. With the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project and the government’s commitment to a technological society, a large number of high tech companies from around the world have started to set up in Malaysia. But efforts at encouraging the wider community to embrace technology have so far not been totally successful. Dial-up Internet access is growing steadily, but there has been very little interest in broadband Internet. And e-commerce activity can only be described as sluggish. This report looks at the take-up of Internet and e-commerce in Malaysia, some of the key players and where the market is likely to go. Get the complete report

Malaysia - Data and Broadband Services Report
Malaysia has been heavily promoting itself as an Information Technology hub in the Asia region. On the back of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project, high tech companies have been setting up in Malaysia. But efforts by the government at encouraging the wider community to embrace technology have so far met with limited success. There has been surprisingly little interest in broadband Internet, the national broadband penetration being only slightly over 1% by early 2005. One bright spot in the market has been WiFi, and service providers start to rollout their ‘hotspot’ services. This report looks at data services and the development of high-speed Internet access in Malaysia. See summary.

Malaysia - Key Telecommunications Statistics Overview and Report
Many of the players in Malaysia’s telecommunications sector were seriously affected by the economic crisis of the late 1990s. Despite this, there has been strong growth in the sector over the last decade. Fixed-line services jumped from around 2 million in 1990 to about 4.7 million in 2002, resulting in a penetration approaching 20%. The mobile market has been more spectacular, jumping from 3 million subscribers in 1999 to reach 14.5 million by end-2004 and it was continuing to grow at an annual rate of about 25%. This report looks at that growth. It also presents a view of the industry players and, in so doing, notes that the market has probably moved into a major consolidation phase. See summary.

Malaysia - Telecommunications Infrastructure Report
The building of Malaysia’s telecommunications infrastructure has seen extensive fibre optic networks installed across the length and breadth of the country. This report describes how the country has continued to allocate capital to invest in information technology and telecommunications infrastructure despite the setback of the economic crisis of the late 1990s. A prime example has been the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project. No matter how difficult the economy became, during this period the government continued to find funding for this project. The end result has been the MSC strategy appears to have come through the economic crisis reasonably intact. See summary.

Friday, 16 September 2011

Internet Ecosystem

Internet Ecosystem is the term used to describe the organizations and communities that guide the operation and development of the technologies and infrastructure that comprise the global Internet. These organizations share common values for the open development of the Internet.

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See also the brochure Ecosystem graphic and glossary (PDF)

Internet Ecosystem

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

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Monday, 12 September 2011

WFilter - Business Internet monitoring software

Internet can be a benefit to business when used properly, but internet is often abused by employees and poses significant liability and security risks.
With zero client installation, WFilter can help you to monitor, manage and block internet usage in your network:

Using WFilter to monitor internet usage.

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Thursday, 8 September 2011

Google Confirms It Aims to Own Your Online ID

Amid a furor over Google+'s ban on pseudonymity and anonymity, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt just admitted the company intends to be an 'identity service"

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Ever since Google (GOOG)launched its new Google+ social network, we and others have pointed out that the search giant clearly has more in mind than just providing a nice place for people to share photos of their pets. For one thing, Google needs to tap into the “social signals” that people provide through networks such as Facebook so it can improve its search results. There’s a larger motive, too: As Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt admitted during an interview in Edinburgh over the weekend, Google is taking a hard line on the real-name issue because it sees Google+ as an “identity service” or platform on which it can build other products.

Schmidt’s comments came during an interview with Andy Carvin, the National Public Radio digital editor who has become a one-man newswire during the Arab Spring revolutions. Carvin asked the Google chairman about the company’s reasoning for pushing its real-name policies on Google+—a policy that many have criticized (including us) because it excludes potentially valuable viewpoints that might be expressed by political dissidents and others who prefer to remain anonymous. In effect, Schmidt said Google isn’t interested in changing its policies to accommodate those kinds of users: If people want to remain anonymous, he said, then they shouldn’t use Google+.

GOOGLE+ IS PRIMARILY AN “IDENTITY SERVICE”

It was the former Google CEO’s remarks about the rationale for this policy that were most interesting: He didn’t just say—as Vic Gundotra, the Google executive in charge of the new social network has—that having real names maintains a certain tone of behavior that is preferable to anonymous forums (an argument that online-community pioneer Derek Powazek has also made). According to Carvin, Schmidt said the reason Google needs users with real names is that the company sees Google+ as the core of an identity platform it is building that can be used for other things:

He (Eric) replied by saying that G+ was built primarily as an identity service, so fundamentally it depends on people using their real names if they’re going to build future products that leverage that information.

As Union Square Ventures partner Fred Wilson noted in a blog post in response to Schmidt’s comments, this is an admission by the company that it wants to be an identity gatekeeper. Others have made similar observations since the launch of Google+. Programmer and online veteran Dave Winer, for example, said—when the real-name policy first started to become a hot-button issue—that Google’s purpose was clearly to “provide identity in a commerce-ready way. And to give them information about what you do on the Internet, without obfuscation of pseudonyms.” In his blog post, Fred Wilson said:

It begs the question of whom Google built this service for? You or them. And the answer to why you need to use your real name in the service is because they need you to.

REAL NAMES ARE MORE VALUABLE TO ADVERTISERS

As I tried to outline in a recent GigaOM Pro research report entitled “How social search is changing the search industry” (subscription required), there’s an obvious search-related rationale for launching a social network such as Google+ because indexing and mining that kind of activity can help the company provide better “social search” results. But the real-name issue has more to do with Google’s other business: namely, advertising. Users who are anonymous or pseudonymous are arguably a lot less valuable to advertisers than those who choose to attach their real identitie—including their age, gender, location, and further demographic details—to their accounts.

What kind of services is Schmidt referring to when he says that Google is looking at Google+ as an identity platform that could support other services? Dave Winer thinks the company wants to effectively become a bank—something he suspects Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) are interested in as well. Apple and Google both seem interested in NFC technology (near-field communication), which turns mobile devices into electronic wallets; having a social network tied to an individual user’s identity would come in handy. Ross Dawson says Google wants to build a “reputation engine,” using Google+ as a platform.

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

November 2010 saw the launch of Malaysia’s 4G Internet service with YTL Communications stepping its foot into the broadband, or rather as it calls itself, the BROADERBAND service. It started off boasting itself as the “world’s first fully converged mobile Internet service”, “most affordable mobile Internet service with voice” and having “65% coverage”… but its own website failed to load correctly, even a day after it was launched. To add salt to the wound, Yes 4G has also been publishing some misleading ads on Google, targeting competitor brand names that seems like a direct attack if it was intentional, or gave the impression of some very bad backdoor tactics that are unethical. This sparked a lot of negative comments, but then everyone is putting this issue behind them and anticipating what Yes 4G has to offer. The Yes 4G Mobile Internet service uses the selling point of combining mobile Internet with voice, tapping into the potentials of users wanting to have it all in one, with one comprehensive plan to ease users management. It boasts of being able to stream videos, check emails, video conference and chat on the go without buffering or delays (is that possible?) using either your smartphone or your notebook. Yes 4G has coverage in major towns in Malaysia, and is expected to go worldwide. However, at this moment the navigation of its own site is a bit confusing, and there are only service centers in Kuala Lumpur. The website showed some Yes 4G device, but it is not exactly the prettiest thing around, if you look at the designs of HTC EVO, myTouch and Epic as examples of best selling 4G phones. The 4G device looks like a very conventional Samsung mobile, without touch screens, so you can imagine how small the display is. Also, just a 2.0 megapixel camera? Does not sound appealing with the advance of up to 12.0 megapixel camera with today’s technology. But can you use Yes 4G with other 4G devices? The plan sounds fantastic, although it does not seem to benefit those who are enjoying discounts with family plans. Most family plan users provides for the elderly, but the YES 4G seems to neglect this generation as the Yes Plan does not seem to give an alternative to not need the Internet service. It reveals exactly the market that YTL is targeting in this business.

Malaysian internet history

The year 1995 was considered the beginning of the Internet age in Malaysia. The growth in the number of Internet hosts in Malaysia began around 1996. The country's first search engine and web portal company, Cari Internet, was also founded that year.[1] According to the first Malaysian Internet survey conducted from October to November 1995 by MIMOS and Beta Interactive Services, one out of every thousand Malaysians had access to the Internet (20,000 Internet users out of a population of 20 million) (Beta Interactive Services, 1996). In 1998, this number grew to 2.6% of the population. The total number of computer units sold, which was 467,000 in 1998 and 701,000 in 2000 indicated an increasing growth (Lee, 2000c). The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission sets a low threshold for broadband[2]. It defined broadband as: Any service beyond the scope of existing PSTN/ISDN and 2G cellular networks With data rates that exceed the normal voice-related speed (56 kbit/s for PSTN and 64 kbit/s for ISDN) This definition is far below the primary rate interface lower limit defined by the International Telecommunications Union in ITU-R F.

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