The fall and rise of social computing in Vietnam

It seems inevitabe.
FaceViet, a Vietnamese Facebook clone, was reported to be filing for bankrupcy.
VON (Vietnam Online Network) is reportedly being sold.
Rumor has it that Cyvee, the first social network for professionals, is laying off 75% of its workforce.
And even Vinagame.
It is unfair, though, to pin the blame for the misfortune of these start-ups 2.0 on [...]

Vietnam 2.0: A directory of online services

Helping you understand what’s going on in the social computing space of Vietnam has always been at the core of F20’s mission. On Duc Ban, a veteran web developer and entreprenuer, question: “Who is our leader in Vietnam’s online services“, I’d like to take this opportunity to present you with a list of online services [...]

Start-ups 2.0: one, or no one?

Consider these:

Facebook is popular because the whole team puts their efforts into making Facebook as good as it can be.
Twitter is on its way to becoming mainstream because a slim team of 30 people are staying up late to make it work.
Google was successful because they worked hard so the Search Engine worked for you.

Now:

VCcorp [...]