Blogs making noise in Asia

Chinese Government Blocks AsiaPundit

Goverments have finally woken up to the power of blogs. The Chinese government has reportedly blocked AsiaPundit, an Asian Meta Blog. There is a suspicion that some more blogs might have also been blocked. Blogs, which talk about Politics, Foreign Affairs and Economics, are likely to be hit by such bans. Let’s hope that such jolts serve as wake-up calls to the Blogosphere to unite under a common umbrella and fight against such censorship. AsiaPundit throws some light on the tech heavyweights who are helping out the Chinese government in this censorship.

Mr. Miyagi starts a weekly column
Some more recognition for the Blogosphere as S’pore blogger Mr. Miyagi starts writing a weekly column for Singapore’s TODAY newspaper. As Bloggers carve distinct identities through their blogs, it makes lot of sense for Main Stream Media to employ them as columnists. Let’s see when this bug catches on in India.