Asian Bloggers & Social Media Conference 2010
CHIP was present at the recent Asian Bloggers and Social Media Conference 2010, held on the 28th and 29th of July at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel. The event was hosted by My Events International and supported by the Ministry of Federal Territories and Upbringing, Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, Ministry of Higher Education, Cyber Security Malaysia and the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC). The main partners for the inaugural conference is Celcom, along with supporting partners QNeT, Asia E University and a variety of other media partners.
The conference featured prominent bloggers and social media experts all across Asia that discussed on various topics on how social media have affected the world culturally and corporately, and how to utilise them effectively. Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was present to provide his keynote address, touching on the subject of the freedom of speech, its power through social media and blogs, and the dangers of abusing it.
Among the prominent bloggers and social media experts were Air Asia CEO Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandez; Paul Moss, the General Manager of Alt Media; Oliver ‘Blogie’ Robillo of Mindanao Bloggers Community and popular lifestyle blogger Kenny Sia.
Be sure to check out our full coverage on our September issue!
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