Promoting Your Travel Business on the InternetJune 24th, 2010 by sarah
This is a presentation given by Thinkmonkeys’ Steve Carson in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event was to help local businesses make the best use of the web and was sponsored by SKAL, THA and Amazing Thailand. Promoting Your Travel Business on the Internet
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5 Surprising Social Media Business Success StoriesJune 7th, 2010 by steveAn Equine Dentist, a Steel Building Manufacturer, Paint Sellers, Paper Sellers and an Aviatino Maintenance Company are all successfully using Social Media – Facebook, Twitter etc to market themselves. Could your company benefit from a Social Media campaign? 5 ways small businesses can use technology to save moneyMay 17th, 2010 by steveInteresting tips from Mashable China Online: self-censorship is keyOctober 30th, 2009 by adminContinuing with our China Online theme, we will firstly look at the popular websites visited by the Chinese. While some of the top internet brands are there,the domestic brands are more popular for the moment. Search engines, news and blogs are key features of these sites, however, content needs to be carefully considered so as not to impinge on the ever increasing list of banned words identified by the Chinese government. Top 10 websites Take a look at some of these sites and see how they compare to their Western equivalents. 1 Baidu.com 2 QQ.com 3 Sina.com.cn 4 Google.cn 5 Taobao.com 6 163.com 7 Google.com 8 Yahoo.com 9 Sohu.com 10 Youku.com Issues of Censorship China has the world’s largest net-using population, yet the Internet in China is kept under tight control. The government monitors the internet using a mix of filtering technologies, cyber-police surveillance and propaganda, in all of which China invests heavily. Its censorship hones in on anything to do with human rights, democracy and freedom of belief. The victims of this censorship are the Internet users, bloggers, independent journalists and ISPs. Extensive forms of communication have been established between the leading commercial websites and the Internet supervisory bodies, including phone, email, text, web platforms and weekly meetings. The supervisory body will instruct sites to not publish an article, to not cover an event, or to put a stop to certain comments. Weekly meetings are held to to determine the subjects to be covered in the coming week, articles to be written under their supervision and articles to be removed. Furthermore, online companies have to strictly monitor all postings, blogs, comments, articles and other messages on their sites. Sensitive content is immediately masked or erased and the username or IP address of the person who posted it is also blocked. Censorship using key words This tight control on information has led web sites to practice self-censorship and to use filters to block “key-words” including: It is therefore paramount for any company with an online presence in China to keep up to date with policies and procedures regarding censorship. Sites with blogs and forums need to monitor carefully messages and comments left by users. For assistance in creating your web presence in China, and helping you understand further the dynamics of the internet in China including how best for your company to reach it’s target audience, contact Thinkmonkeys.com. Thinkmonkeys.com is a web design and development company based in the UK, Australia and Thailand. We specialise in professional sites ranging in functionality and sophistication. Look at some of our work here. China Online – untapped potential?September 24th, 2009 by sarahFor the last 20 years the Chinese economy has been been growing at a staggering 9.5% per annum. Add to this its relatively young population, high savings and the amount of catching up it still needs to do, some economists believe that China will continue with an annual growth rate of around 7-8% per year for decades to come. This is an exciting and evolving market with an increasingly sophisticated consumer base. How best for companies to harness the potential of this growing market and maximise profits? One way would be to establish an online presence that understands and caters for this evolving and dynamic market. China has the world’s largest online population, and yet that online audience accounts for just 19% of the Chinese population. Without doubt, these numbers are set to grow considerably over the next coming years. But while the internet in China continues to expand and evolve, it’s important to gauge where these users are going and what they are doing, as well as understanding how internet content is monitored and regulated under the tight control of government censorship. For assistance in creating your web presence in China, and helping you understand further the dynamics of the internet in China including how best for your company to reach it’s target audience, contact Thinkmonkeys.com. Internet usage stats The number of websites in China has reached 1.919 million, with an annual growth rate of 46.3%. Popular Internet applications
Internet application using rate and size of users
UK internet shopping to double in value by 2011September 7th, 2009 by stevePayPal’s UK Online Retail Report, conducted by Experian, forecasts that online shopping by Brits will double in value from the current £8.9 billion to £21.3 billion in annual sales by the end of 2011. This is great news for all of ThinkMonkeys‘ clients for whom we have built E-commerce sites. |
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