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Global Online Population To Hit 2 Billion

The number of people online globally is set to grow more than 45 percent to 2.2 billion users over the next five years, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Asia will account for 43 percent of the world's online population by 2013, with 17 percent residing in China. Growth rates in the U.S., Western Europe, and nations in Asia Pacific such as Australia, Japan, and South Korea will slow to between 1 percent and 3 percent.

Google Looking for A Larger Presence in Asia?

Google has acquired Korean "blog specialty" company TNC (Tatter and Company). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Google Conquering Asia In Search

International business continues to look good for Google, as their search engine attracted the biggest chunk of search share in April.

Google Says It Can Weather Economic Slow Down

Google says it will be able to survive any global economic slow down because of its broad base of advertisers.

Broadband Adoption Rising In Asia

Broadband access in the Asia-Pacific region has seen significant growth in the past decade, as operators have upgraded their networks in preparation of future demand for high bandwidth services according to a new study from ABI Research.

Hitwise Looks At An Asia Pacific Holiday Season

It’s nearly Christmas, and that means it’s time for sales of boots and heavy hats to increase.  Unless, that is, you’re in the Asia Pacific, where new Hitwise data uncovered an interest in Crocs and Oakley sunglasses.

Facebook Offers $85m for Zhanzuo

Have you noticed how whenever we discuss Friendster these days, we can’t help point out that most of its traffic comes from Asia?

eBay Expresses Interest In Southeast Asia

Like Google and Yahoo before it, eBay is eyeing Asia and the best ways to succeed in that region.  And although eBay is focusing on a slightly different group of countries, it, like Google, intends to concentrate on the mobile market.

Wikimedia Will Move To San Francisco

At this point, Mountain View, California more or less is Google.  Everyone knows Microsoft’s based in Redmond, and Yahoo’s associated with Sunnyvale.  Now, shaking things up, Wikimedia will move from St. Petersburg, Florida to San Francisco.

Dot-Asia Domain Bidding Opens

Bidding on .asia domains began in Hong Kong today, initially open to businesses with trademarks and government offices.