No deal with Bing Japan: Japan’s largest website and search engine, Yahoo Japan, decided to collaborate with Google Japan today: The spectactular search deal Microsoft and Yahoo struck last summer doesn’t extend to all country markets. In Japan, Yahoo search will be powered by Google in the...
My Thoughts On Malaysia’s Internet Industry And Web Innovation (Video)
I was honored to speak at OpenWebAsia, an event that was held in Kuala Lumpur in summer 2010 (full report). Here’s a video of an interview I gave back then on Malaysia’s web industry:
I was also mentioned in this article on the event, along with other Open Web Asia speakers.
On The iPhone In Japan
Here is the link to a column I wrote on the success of the iPhone in Japan for the journal for the American Chamber Of Commerce in Japan. Excerpt: For years, Japan has been known as the world’s leader in mobile technology. The country’s cell phone makers still churn out over 100 super-advanced...
On Mixi And Facebook Japan
Here is the link to a column I wrote on the race between Facebook Japan and Mixi for the journal for the American Chamber Of Commerce in Japan. Excerpt: A platitude often proffered regarding doing business in Japan is that pursuing a one-size-fits-all internationalization strategy mostly results in...
Rakuten Acquires Buy.Com In the US
Rakuten has announced the acquisition of Buy.com today. The expansion to the USA can now begin: When I covered Rakuten back in July last year, I called it “the biggest e-commerce site you never heard of”. And in fact, the eponymous Japanese company behind the B2B2C market place (which is currently...
On Japan’s Green Energy Sector
Here is the link to a column I wrote on Japan’s green energy sector for the journal for the American Chamber Of Commerce in Japan. Excerpt: When it comes to saving energy, Japan has a lot to teach other industrialized countries. The resource-poor nation was swept up in energy conservation...