Mobile email, IPTV, virtual worlds lead Internet trends - INQ7.net(BuildingWebsiteNews)

MANILA, Philippines — Email is perhaps the single most important service to be made available through the Internet and will continue to trickle toward mobile devices, which are seen to become powerful enough to accommodate other Internet-related services. Likewise, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), RSS (Real Simple Syndication), widgets and even virtual worlds and virtual currencies will also be the top Internet trends, according to IT experts during the recently held Media Connect Kickstart 2007 media forum in Bintan, Indonesia. Stuart Spiteri, Asia Pacific Director for Internet mirroring provider Akamai, said IPTV will also have a huge impact on the Internet as more people turn to their computers to watch live video feeds and even download premium video streams. According to Microsoft Network Regional Asia Pacific Director for Strategy and Business Development Mark Britt, a few markets across Asia are experiencing explosive growth in online advertising, such as Australia, Japan and Hong Kong, each having between 7 percent and 12 percent of total advertising budget going online. read more

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