Archive for the "Hong Kong" Category

.hk the "most unsafe" domains?

Hong Kong domains are the most dangerous in the world; this little factoid from a recent McAfee report generated quite a bit of media coverage, and even made TIME magazine‘s top stories list (here is McAfee’s press release on the subject). But all is not as it seems, and aspects of the report may have […]

FON's first high-rise, Caring Company Award

Regulars readers of this blog already know that Outblaze assists FON in Hong Kong specifically, and in Asia generally. FON offers a great deal: buy a FON router and set it up on your Internet connection, and it will create a secure WiFi hotspot, sharing a portion of your bandwidth with registered FON members passing […]

Joi Ito talks about bringing Creative Commons to Hong Kong

On Monday, I got a few hours’ notice that Joi Ito, Chairman of Creative Commons and board member of the Mozilla Foundation, was arriving to our offices en-route to a visit to Macao. This initiated a flurry of activity in the office since Joi is also a board member of Outblaze affiliate SanrioDigital, and it […]

Outblaze takes Gold at Hong Kong ICT Awards; thoughts on Hong Kong psyche

The 2007 Hong Kong ICT Awards ceremony and gala was a lavish affair held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre last night, January 21st, 2008. Outblaze competed in the Best Business (Product) stream, and took home the Gold Award with our white label social video service, OutblazeVideo. It was a pretty positive start […]

The first ever BarCamp Hong Kong

  Hong Kong’s first ever BarCamp, held at Yahoo! Hong Kong offices on December 16, 2007, attracted about 100 participants and was hailed as a success. BarCamp is an informal, very loosely structured ‘user-generated’ conference event that began in Silicon Valley, spread around the world, and was recently imported to Hong Kong. The rules are […]

FON in Hong Kong McDonald's, Starbucks, etc

Do you know about FON? You should – FON is the largest WiFi network in the world and it’s growing at a healthy rate. Get yourself one of FON’s La Fonera routers, set it up so that it begins sharing part of your Internet connection with other FON members (Foneros), and enjoy free WiFi access […]

Creative Commons Workshop November 24 2007

On November 24 I attended the Creative Commons Workshop organized by University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Development and Resources for Students (CEDAR). The workshop provided a wealth of information on the increasingly popular Creative Commons licenses, which allow for sharing of work without the fears and concerns of infringing on copyright. You can see […]

Outblaze at ORBIS-BUPA Moonwalkers

A team of 14 intrepid Outblaze members took part in the ORBIS-BUPA Moonwalkers (Chinese version here) charity event on the night of November 17, 2007, braving chilly temperatures to aid the preventably blind. Starting at the Wanchai Sports Ground and ending at Repulse Bay Beach, participants walked 20 kilometres from dusk to dawn, finishing at […]

Web 2.0 is a marketing term (Web Wednesday 6)

It’s a marketing term. That was the reply of Outblaze founder and CEO Yat Siu when asked what he thought of “Web 2.0”, a term that is over-used, over-hyped, and often associated with obscure companies. The idea behind Web 2.0 – interlinked platforms, social software, and online services that encourage user contribution – is one […]

Outblaze CEO Yat Siu video interview on Web Strategy by Jeremiah

You may remember Forrester Research senior analyst Jeremiah Owyang’s visit to Hong Kong last month and particularly his photographs and commentaries on the ultra spicy Szechuan dinner he enjoyed his first night here. At the time Jeremiah interviewed Outblaze CEO Yat Siu on the state of the Web industry in Hong Kong and the video […]