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Micro-moments make for big business
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 09/03/2016
» Smartphones have changed the way people live and allowed them to act on any impulse at any time. Google terms this phenomenon "micro-moments", the immediate action whenever people want to learn, do or buy something.
Smart phone use is moderation
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/08/2015
» A new copyright law is being put into effect today. Following its enforcement, Line users have received repeated messages from friends warning them to stop sending flower photos with greeting messages like "Happy Tuesday". The reason is that these photos are taken by someone and those who use it without permission might be subject to a fine of up to 400,000 baht or two years in prison.
Languages, lifestyle and leading ideas
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/10/2014
» Amy Kunrojpanya, head of communications and public affairs for Google Thailand and Indochina, is a woman of many talents. The Australian speaks eight languages and has volunteered her time and skills with several community development organisations in Southeast Asia, including Thailand. She has transformed challenges into opportunities and found the motivation to strive towards her goals.
Gaming, Japanese-style
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/05/2014
» With the steady growth of the digital content market in Japan during past years, a shortage of domestic resources and skills has led firms to outsource work to other countries, with Thailand as a top priority.
Turning trash into treasure
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/04/2014
» Since yard and car-boot sales are still not very common in this country, it had never occurred to Bangkok businessman Veerapong that he could sell all the junk cluttering up his house, items which he hadn’t used for years and probably never would again. Until the day his daughter pointed to a set of golf clubs that had been leaning against the wall in one room, untouched, for ages and suggested that he should try to flog them online at a website called OLX.
Cambodia-cam
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 09/04/2014
» Spending a week at Angkor Wat may sound impossible for many people. Some Thais, despite living not far from Siem Reap in Cambodia, haven’t even had a chance to travel there. But technology now brings the majestic temple even closer, as you can virtually roam through Angkor’s historic temples and experience the site, structures and carvings through 360-degree digital imagery.
Smart workers always online
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/11/2013
» Mobility is a keyword of today's workforce, and the number of job seekers using mobile devices to look for employment is rising.
Double vision
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/09/2013
» Though not every movie needs to be in 3D, the technology has made a strong impact in the field of visual culture of late. Recently in Bangkok, a highly regarded stereographer _ that's what the person who makes films look 3D is called, technically _ suggested Thai animators and visual effect experts grasp the opportunity of the untapped market.
This Line of thinking simply won't wash
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/08/2013
» So the powers-that-be want to monitor exchanges on Line, that wildly popular instant messaging app? Well, while the revelation has certainly garnered lots of coverage of late, it's far from being the first time the authorities here have threatened to violate the privacy and freedom of speech of individual citizens.
Achiever's now a motivator
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 12/06/2013
» Ruangroj "Krating" Poonpol says he has always tried to live up to a motto taught to him by his mother when he was very young: Dream high, fight hard, never give up.