The internet is driving change in every part of our lives. It is a giant, ever-changing repository of information that anyone with a connection can access, enabling instant communication between individuals and groups across nations and continents. And it is unleashing creativity and collaboration in ways that have never before been possible.
Keeping on top of these trends is hugely
important, so I was delighted to speak to the World Bloggers and Social
Media Summit in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. I also had the opportunity to
speak with Rina Azmira, my one millionth Facebook follower and her
parents, as well as unveil my new Instagram account, which you can
follow here.
I may be biased but I truly believe
Malaysia is a perfect place for conferences like this. The combination
of a solid tech infrastructure with our naturally sociable personalities
has put us amongst the most avid users of social media.
A recent study
even found that Malaysia, along with Brazil, has the highest Twitter
penetration in the world.
With social media, everyone can be a
publisher of content no matter how technically minded or wealthy they
are. It is naturally very open and collaborative by nature, and people –
especially ‘digital natives’ who have grown up with the internet – now
have higher expectations for openness in all spheres of life.
