Hakuhodo Communications Asia, the regional team responsible for driving the Canon network business in South East Asia, has been appointed to lead the social strategy for the EOS range of cameras and Pixma printers. The appointment for EOS takes effect this month and in June 2013 for Pixma. These add to the current assignment on Canon Legria camcorders since 2011.

The Malaysian Parliament was finally dissolved last week. Many stories have been circulating as to why it took so long for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to dissolve the august Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives), and many of these reasons, excuses and conspiracies have popped up – no prizes for guessing – in 'new media' channels.

MASholidays' customers are set to be the biggest beneficiaries of its recently revamped website as it features easier navigation tools, customised content and enhanced functionality.

Trapper Interactive and Jus Ad were awarded for their client Burger King ‘The Favourite Campaign on Social Media’ in the recent Malaysia Social Media Week Award 2013 endorsed by Ministry of Information Communication and Culture and supported by Ministry of Tourism Malaysia and MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission).

One of Malaysia's leading digital advertising agency, Advertising.com.my (Advertising), recently announced an array of new offerings as part of its expansion plan moving into the second quarter of the year.

Malaysia's 13th General Election may still be a long time coming (or not) but Google has launched its very own elections page, affording Malaysians a wealth of information to make an informed decision come voting day.

Come April 1, and in no way an April Fool's Day prank, DiGi will become the first mobile operator in the country to offer free Skype credit for its users, a move which can only be seen as another step ahead by the telco in driving mobile Internet adoption.

Former General Manager for Macomm Management Services, Shu Ling, has now assumed the role of Director of Business Strategy for Asia Digital Ventures(ADV), a regional company that assists Southeast Asia's marketers to increase their efficiency, effectiveness and ROI.

About a year ago, a friend working at the regional headquarters of a tech multinational emailed me, saying his company was in desperate need and asking me if I could recommend a “social media marketing guru.”

TBWA’s Digital Arts Network today announced the appointment of Stuart Sproule as president, charged with overseeing worldwide operations and growing global digital accounts.