STOMP The Power of Technology and Media

STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print) is setup by Straits Times to allow readers to share their views of the news they read. The website of Stomp integrates content and activities in the three platforms of print, online and mobile. It was voted the best online media gold award.

Free access to the website allows Singaporeans to bond together by common interests. Users are able to post photo they taken into the website and discuss on any topics. As you enter the website, there is so many interesting links. The topic I want to discuss here with your is under the link “Singapore Seen”.

In this link, you will be able to see the “True Colors” of some Singaporean. Although it may invades the privacy of the public, but it will also create awareness to the public. This is due to the fact where people could just upload any photos they taken in the street and comments about it. Nowadays, with the availability of cameras, people can just take anything anywhere. People will take cautious of their behaviour in the public to prevent their improper conduct being post online.







In one of the article in Stomp, posted on 24th March this year, the victim in the topic is really an innocent party. She does not know what she did will be posted online and thus ruin her reputation. She might just lose her job because of one incident and this advance technology. This was the price she pays as an educator.

With this features provided by Stomp, it is not hard to see that more people is willing to provide news they discovered. Prize can be won for those who surf the website also helps in creates more news to the public.

I felt Stomp is a good place to gather people of the common interests. It can also create awareness of some inconsiderate act of Singaporean, as well as facts and news that occur recently. It will help Singapore in some way with its impact on the public.


References and Image Source:
Singapore Seen, This Urban Jungle, viewed 26th March 2009, <http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=63441>

The Singapore Edison Chen

The headline is extremely catching. My initial thought was how is this act happens in Singapore. As I went on with the article, I was cursing and swearing the male lead of the news. He is a disgrace to the man, especially to Singaporean.

He claims to have bedded many women and posts their video online. He might be lying about his conquest, but he is fast gaining online reputation after his self-filmed sex videos. This shameless act has also draw the revolt from a number of forum members. In additional, he claims his online name, Gary Ng, is his real name.

For those who don’t know Edison Chen, he is a Chinese actor which embroiled in a high profile sex scandal after pictures of him having sex with several Hong Kong Starlets were leaked online last year.

Gary Ng, reveal his reasons for posting those videos online. He said he did it because he wanted to take revenge on women. It’s all started with the broken relationship he had previously and one after each hurts him more until he gives up in going into relationship.

I was sympathise for his story, however, he still do not have the rights to post the videos online without the acknowledgement of the women. In the first place, he should not even take videos of the women with them unaware.

Singapore has always been a conservative world to me and to foreigner. This action of his might change the impression of the foreigner have on us. I sincerely hope that I am wrong, and Singapore wills still remains as one of the favourite place for foreigner to migrate here.

Newspaper Sources:

The New Paper 22^nd March 2009, ‘Singapore’s Edison Chen’, p. 2~4

Image Source:

http://www.sgclub.com/singapore/gary_ng_singapores_142094.html