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Jason is a well received blogger with his entries on new media, startups, venture capital in Vietnam. He started blogging since February 2007 and has visitors located all over the world. From his blog, insightful information can be obtained on what is going on in Vietnam’s media world.



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What are the motivations that drive you to set up a blog to discuss about the web 2.0 scenes in Vietnam? Are you using any other media?

I want to show the world outside how Vietnam online biz is going, Vietnam is not about war, about poor. To guide local Internet entrepreneurs in Vietnam learn from international biz models so that they can refine their own ones.

2. What are the most popular social media tools in Vietnam?

Blogging/social networking: Yahoo!360

3. Do you foresee social media and citizen journalism (e.g. blogs) replacing the role of traditional media in Vietnam. Why?

Nope, just complementary to traditional media. Can not say, sensitive.

4. Are there growing trends in corporations using social media tools as a new tool to reach out to their customers? If yes, what are the usual tools they start off with? Are they any good examples that you can share with us?

No clear trend now. But some enterprises started using influential bloggers to write about new product launch, reviews

5. What are the cultural issues that dominate the social media scene in Vietnam? For example: trust in mainstream media against social media, or corporations’ fear of losing control by engaging in conversational media, etc.

social media to check/validate the traditional media viewpoint

6. Are there any restrictions in Vietnam that might hinder further development of social media in the country? For example: government intervention, etc.

Sorry no comment

7. In your opinion, what do you think the key tips to effectively engage the social media scene in Vietnam?

Be influential bloggers, moderators

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