Malaysia targets 50% broadband penetration – business times
Is it achievable?
According to Online Advertising Statistics 2008 for The Country of Malaysia, Elioe.com this is the Popular Internet Activities
- Read/Check/Use electronic mail (web-based and POP3)
- Read/Check/Use current news updates (Political/Domestic & International Affairs)
- Information look-up, learning, education and self-help articles
- Portal visits
- Social networking (Chatrooms – web based and non-web based, forums, message boards, social network sites)
- Media downloads (movies, lyrics, lessons, songs, softwares)
- Local & International media guides (TV programmes, movie listings, entertainment news, industry-specific news)
- Leisure & hobbies (Art, Music, Travel, Cooking, Recipes)
- Sports (Fixtures, matches, results, gambling, numbers)
- Online games (web-based and non web-based)
If we could maximize these activities, then what is aimed could be achievable. However this is not an easy task. It need contribution from all Malaysian especially those who are directly involve with IT. We need to have more local contents and our community is aware what internet can do for us.
