Articles on Growth

Imagining recovery - May 15, 2009

Blogs I wrote this while thinking about how the technological developments of the past decades have led us to believe we should consume ever more at ever-increasing breakneck speeds... There is a ... Read story »

Techno-hype and delusions of growth - Jan 19, 2009

Blogs A few years ago, there would be people claiming that the current financial hole we've fallen into was not possible because of the productivity revolution. There may be limits on natural ... Read story »

Friendster growing faster than any other top social network! - Mar 31, 2008

Blogs In this Facebook-crazed "era", it's interesting to note that Friendster is still alive and well and growing faster than all the rest! The latest comScore worldwide numbers were just released, and ... Read story »

One-third of Internet users in India carry out digital transactions--good growth - Nov 30, 2009

Blogs Last week, Mr R Chandrasekhar, who happens to be Secretary of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in the Indian Government, made public some startling finds ... Read story »

Android apps show big growth potential - Aug 28, 2009

Crave Android, iPhone and iPod touch users are all highly engaged with applications and frequently download them to their devices, according to a new survey from AdMob. However, Android has a much ... Read story »

Comscore: Google rules, Asia Pacific behind Europeans in searches - Sep 1, 2009

Crave Internet search continues to skyrocket around the world with Google's dominance unchecked. ComScore came out with worldwide search market share numbers Monday, which revealed that Internet searches increased by 41 percent ... Read story »

Intel brings Core i7 to laptops - Sep 24, 2009

Features Intel mobility tech guru Mooly Eden shares details on the two new "Clarksfield" processors, which will be the fastest notebook chips ever from the chipmaker, and spotlights some Core i7 portables to come. Read story »

What technology should we innovate for Malaysia? - Nov 11, 2009

Blogs The MSC Malaysia International Advisory Panel is a group of individuals who advise the Malaysian Government on how to build a fertile environment for innovation to grow in the country's Information ... Read story »

imbX 2009 opening ceremony - Jun 16, 2009

Features Ministers and guests were treated to a show at the imbX opening ceremony. The tradeshow runs from June 16-19 at the Singapore Expo.  Read story »

Facebook launches tools to make Connect more ubiquitous - Oct 1, 2009

Crave Plugging in Facebook Connect information with the three-step "wizard". Facebook made a dual set of announcements this week pertaining to Facebook Connect, the universal-log-in product that it offers to third-party ... Read story »

Chrome edges out Safari in browser usage - Dec 16, 2009

Features Google's browser has passed Safari in terms of worldwide browser usage--at least by one measurement.  Read story »

Video game industry sales down 17 percent--again - May 26, 2009

Crave For the second straight month, video game industry sales tumbled nearly 17 percent year over year, a downward trend for a market segment that had previously seemed resistant to the economic ... Read story »

The problems with shortened URLs on Twitter - Oct 3, 2009

Blogs The need to say everything in 140 characters has spurred the growth of shortened URL services. These services are great and come with some additional addon services like tracking click-throughs, etc. ... Read story »

Should Facebook setup office in Southeast Asia? - Sep 21, 2009

Blogs Although this geek is currently in San Francisco for the Intel Developer Forum, I decided to share some quick thoughts in response to Bernard Leong's blog post on why and how ... Read story »

Three Taiwanese workers fired for using Facebook - Oct 12, 2009

Blogs The Taipei Times Online recently wrote a story about an auto parts factory in central Taiwan that fired three workers for spending too much time on Facebook.  Meanwhile, a Taiwanese factory ... Read story »

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