Subscribe2007 round up and looking ahead to 2008
Written by Angus Lau January 3rd, 2008 . Tags: 2007, 2008, community, Hong Kong, Web.2007 is history and this post is better late than never. It’s been quite a year in the web community in Hong Kong. We saw an increase in the number of web startups early and in the middle of the year.
- First ever BarCamp was held.
- Jeremiah Owyang helped inject more life into the web community.
- A continuing growth in Hong Kong Web 2.0 startups
- Outside funding in local startups
- And of course, growth in 852signal
Those are some of what happened in the web industry in 2007 here and now onto 2008.
It’s too bad, there weren’t big news to end the year, if you haven’t noticed already, but think 2007 was a good start. I will continue to do my part to update and instigate what I can here in Hong Kong. If you are a web startup in Hong Kong, feel free to let me know about your service. I’ve heard a lot of talk about people starting their own startups at BarCamp HK, so if you are one of them, I’d like to talk to you.
In 2008, it’s my plan to continue with tracking the next generation web startups here. I also hope to spend more time in getting people involved with knowledge sharing events and workshops. It’ll be a difficult task, but with the success from previous events, future events are sure to draw a crowd.
The community was already there, it just needed a budge. What’s really important is that it continues to move forward, it needs leaders, like you.
Thanks for the kind comments Jeremiah! Wish you the best in 2008!
Awhile ago out of curiosity, I did a research on Hong Kong’s web 2.0 scene. There isn’t many covering the industry so I’m grateful for your contribution. Though I’m not working in this field, I’m very passionate about web apps and technology. So hats off to you, Angus.
P.S. Since I’m a female, I’m interested to learn more about women’s involvement in the web community. If you’d covered this topic before, I’d love to know.
Thanks Joey! Unfortunately, I haven’t cover this topic at all. I’d love getting everyone involved and dive right into this topic, but there are far less females in this industry in HK than there are in US. This is definitely an area we can promote and build as well.
That’s right. In US and Canada, there’re many non-profit organizations dedicated to women in technology but I can’t seem to find any in HK. If I remembered correctly, a governmental speech in 1999 did mention about promoting technologies to females. As expected, it’s all talk. I still haven’t seen much progression in this area, which is a bit disappointing.
I think I’m starting to go off topic. lol
Keep up the good work, Angus!