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You make the news: How Spectee mines social media
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/01/2020
» Spectee, a Tokyo-based information analysis company and online news agency, is looking for partnership in Southeast Asia where it is seeing huge growth in demand for video content.
Fight fake news with education
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 14/10/2019
» The fight against fake news is becoming more challenging, but a lot can be done by educating people in how to identify unreliable sources and fact checking. Just creating laws against people who spread such information doesn't fix the problem because they are like the Hydra -- you cut off one head and two more will pop up as the cyber-population grows.
Army unwilling to yield to democracy
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 31/07/2019
» For the country like Thailand where the military staged two putsches within the past 13 years, a coup d'état should no longer be necessary.
PM's book choice baffles nation
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/06/2019
» When I saw the headline, that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had recommended the people he is repressing read George Orwell's Animal Farm, I thought it was fake news from a parody page.
Under the influencers
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/08/2018
» Chinese travellers are now keen to explore more exotic and remote places such as Egypt, Africa, or even the North Pole. For businesses looking to attract more Chinese customers, it's essential to appear on their preferred social media platforms and to tweak offers to match changing preferences.
Marketing's new face
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/04/2018
» Singapore-based AdAsia Holdings, which specialises in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to marketing, is building a reputation as one of the fastest-growing AI technology companies in the region with the recent launch of its business in Malaysia.
'Fake news' and political bullies
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Press freedom in Southeast Asia is taking it on the chin again. In Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe face up to 14 years in jail for reporting on the genocide in Rakhine state, which apparently is an "official secret". In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte is itching to shut down a news website that has been critical of his government.
Rise of the machines
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 05/06/2017
» The internet and smartphones with all their applications are changing everything humans do, from the way we sleep, eat and exercise to how we drive, work and bank.
Marketing to Millennials
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 06/03/2017
» As the generation that grew up with the internet, social media and smartphones, millennials are changing the way marketers reach modern consumers.