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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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* Despite being active on internet, Jeff Ooi only discovered his own wikipedia entry on 29th January 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jeffooi.com/2007/01/finally_a_wiki_on_jeff_ooi.php | title=Finally, a wiki on Jeff Ooi | accessdate=2007-01-29}}</ref> |
* Despite being active on internet, Jeff Ooi only discovered his own wikipedia entry on 29th January 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jeffooi.com/2007/01/finally_a_wiki_on_jeff_ooi.php | title=Finally, a wiki on Jeff Ooi | accessdate=2007-01-29}}</ref> |
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What a shame for an internet geek. He probably googled his name like dozen times per day to see what comes up and yet; it took him so long to realize he has an entry in wikipedia. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 11:51, 29 January 2007
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Ooi Chuan Aun[1] 黄泉安 , better known as Jeff Ooi, is a Malaysian blogger. An IT consultant by profession, he writes a popular blog known as "Screenshots..." which he started on January 2, 2003. It covers current issues relating to Malaysia, mainly on politics. From time to time, it also touches on international news and photography. Hailing from a small town in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah, he was brought up among rural teenagers, especially Malay boys. This gave him a good understanding of the politics of pluralism in the country as well as familiarity with Malay music and poetry, which sometimes help to add colour to his blog writing.
Jeff Ooi's blog has been dubbed 'Malaysia's Most Influential Blog' by Malaysiakini, a popular local online news publication. Between March 6 and March 10 2006, Ooi claimed that the total data downloaded by visitors to his blog was 50.58 gigabytes. [2] In 2005, Screenshots won the Asia category of the Freedom Blogs Awards given by Reporters Without Borders.[3] He's also a pioneer in Malaysian's blogosphere.
In 2006, it was reported by The Star, a local English language daily, that Ooi was among several local bloggers being wooed by the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) to run for public office. Ooi, a member of Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian People's Movement), a major party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government, stated that "it's too premature at this point" for him to consider entering active politics.[4]
Jeff Ooi also administrates a very popular photography forum called Lensa Malaysia. This forum receives well over 200,000 page views every month.
Lawsuit
On 11 January 2007, Ooi was sued by the New Straits Times Press.[5]
A Malaysian court ordered Ooi to remove more than 10 postings on his blog that the NSTP claimed were libellous by January 17. Ooi is prohibited from republishing those postings in his blog or on the internet until the disposal of the defamation suit filed by New Straits Times Press (NSTP).
The lawsuits are the first of their kind in Malaysia.[6]
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has defended legal action launched against him, saying the Internet was not exempt from defamation laws. [7]
This lawsuit has spawned the Bloggers United campaign to defend bloggers and the freedom of expression.
Jeff Ooi and his friend Rocky will be fighting in court. the situation is intense and causes a lot of blogger related headlines on various newspaper.
A fund has set up to protect bloggers and support their activities. They entrust the fund to Marina Mahathir and friend.
Trivia
- Despite being active on internet, Jeff Ooi only discovered his own wikipedia entry on 29th January 2007.[8]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Puah, Pauline (Jan. 18, 2007). NST sues Jeff Ooi, Rocky for defamation. The Sun.
- ^ Ooi, Jeff (2006). "Whose radar screen?". Retrieved March 10, 2006.
- ^ Blogs lauded in 'freedom awards'. (Jun. 17, 2005). BBC News.
- ^ Tan, Joceline (Nov. 26, 2006). Cyberspace talent search. The Star.
- ^ Ooi, Jeff (Jan. 18, 2006). Bloggers sued in Malaysia. Screenshots.
- ^ "Court gags Malaysian blogger". Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ "Malaysian PM defends legal action against bloggers". Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ^ "Finally, a wiki on Jeff Ooi". Retrieved 2007-01-29.
External links
- Screenshots...
- LensaMalaysia.com.
- Harvard law school review of Jeff Ooi's blog.
- Academic paper on the blogging scene in Malaysia
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