Last Summer, Microsoft launched its high tech flash player, Silverlight, in time for Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. We were even allowed to watch some of the Game broadcasts for free after downloading and installing Silverlight.

Today, Microsoft scored another coup, with its live streaming and on demand videos of Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. I understand that the total cost of this ceremony would be in the tune of US$100 million so do expect this to be totally GRAND.

Although there will be 250,000 free tickets given away to the inauguration, there will still be many people who would want to watch history be created but unable to attend the ceremony. These people will be watching it online, via Silverlight.

Visit this website http://www.pic2009.org for the latest news and updates on the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States on 20th January, 2009 from 8pm to 12 midnight.

As China continues its effort in curbing porn on the web by seeking the co-operation of major search engines, Chinese people now make up the largest number of people accessing the web.

It comes as no surprise as the growth rate has been tremendous over the past few years but when is surprising is that people in the countryside is adopting the internet at a faster rate than those in urban areas.

Also, students make up the largest group of Chinese web surfers, and a large section of them are accessing the internet via mobile phones over 3G internet connection. Heh… that’s why China made mobile devices, which are usually dual-sim and come with TV viewing capability, are so popular.

We will continue to see a growth particularly in the number of Chinese people access the web via mobile devices when all mobile operators offer 3G services by 2011. Even now, the total number of Chinese connected to the internet is already almost the same number as the total population of the United States. Massive, isn’t it?

Source: BBC News

A couple of months ago, when I was thinking how best to build a website for a charitable organization in my hometown, I figured the best was to find a professional web designing company to build one; not only to build one that is nice to look at but also one that conforms to standard Search Engine Optimization rules.

After requesting for quotations from various companies, I felt that it is just too expensive to engage a company and that I should do it myself, even if I would have to pore over websites and learn from scratch. After all, this is a charitable website and I would have to fork out the cost myself.

Just now, I learned that there is this company, Web Presence Two, which has been helping their clients build a web presence at a fraction of the cost. That’s because they are using popular free tools to build websites, which come with a blog, RSS Feed and Content Management System (CMS) PLUS all websites are duly Search Engine Optimized. Prices start from $850 only.

If you are running on a tight budget but still need a simple website for your company or to showcase your products, you should check out Web Presence Two. They may be able to help.