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Malaysian Blogs Shaking Things Up

The New York Times recently claimed that the "year of the political blogger" has arrived. While that might be a true statement, it is certainly not limited to the American political agendas discussed in that article. The Malaysia Situation TechDirt has been keeping an eye on what is happening with blogging in Malaysia, and gives a little background:

Malaysian Grandmother Goes Online To Promote Campaign

An 89-year-old Malaysian grandmother is running for parliament in Saturday's general election and is using the Internet to promote her campaign and to reach voters.

Malaysian Bloggers Make Political Run

Bloggers in Malaysia are having an impact on the political process as the country prepares for elections next month.Three well-known bloggers, who are opponents of the ruling party that has been in power for fifty years, are running for the first time as candidates on March 8, counting on their online popularity to bring in votes.

Google May Construct Server Farm In Malaysia

Throughout the past month or so, Google's stock has taken a well-documented beating.  The company remains massive, though (with a market cap of $177 billion), and new reports indicate that Google may build the world's largest server farm in Malaysia.