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December 17, 2013 06:02 pm GMT

Googles Top 2013 Search Terms In Asia Hint At Online Trends That Might Go Global

Attack of the Titans2013 might be remembered as the year Asian companies started making an undeniable impact on consumer Internet habits around the world. For example, just back in January, M.G. Siegler warned TechCrunch readers that "trying to suggest that Samsung is not one of the most important companies in technology is increasingly folly." Now it's the world's leading mobile maker (though its rapid growth may have finally plateaued). On the software side, elements from Asian messaging apps like Line began making their way onto social media platforms like Facebook and Path, Tencent was cited as a major role model by Snapchat's founder and China's Xiaomi hired former Android lead Hugo Barra away from Google.

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