Asia speaks up on the Web: providers tap distaste of U.S. biases on Internet

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Several Asian entrepreneurs are now setting up their own Internet sites to compete with dominant US-based companies. The sites use Asian languages and are more culturally inclined toward Asian interests. The increase in more Asian Internet sites has made Internet users based outside the US has equalled the 112 million users in the US in 1998 for the first time. The company forecasts that by year 2002, only 30% of the expected 467 million users around the globe will be US-based.

Internet, International aspects, Telecommunications systems

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Online Employment-Search Services Gain in Popularity

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Use of online employment search services are on the rise in Asia, but most of the web sites are inefficient, and lacking in consistent regional coverage. Some notable exceptions are those offered by Jobs DB Inc., TMP Worldwide, and Jobs and Adverts AG.

Germany, Services information, Evaluation, Web sites (World Wide Web), Information services, Web sites, Job hunting, Jobs DB Inc, TMP Worldwide Inc., Jobs and Adverts AG

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Online firms introduce fees

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Internet firms in Asia are beginning to charge for services in an effort to raise revenue. Fees are being charged for e-mail accounts, auction listings and other previously free services.

Commodity & service prices, Prices and rates

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