We recently wrote a report about how Sina Weibo would soon be rolling out an English version, making it possible for non-Chinese speaking users to use the popular microblog. And today we’re hearing news from Techweb about the service expanding into yet another sphere. Sina Weibo’s Enterprise Edition is currently being tested in private beta, and is now visible on at least one live account that we know of. There’s an introductory page explaining the new service at a.weibo.com/proc/productintro.php, and questions related to the service can be addressed to @qiyeweibo This enterprise ...
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Jun 10 2011
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The Start-up Story of Sahil and DeskAway
Founded in 2005, India-based DeskAway is an online platform that helps businesses to organize, manage, and track their projects collaboratively. Facing intense competition from services like Basecamp and Huddle, founder Sahil Parikh explained that DeskAway was created with two simple ideas in mind: simplicity and power. “This is our mantra. Keep things simple yet pack enough power under the hood,” said Sahil. DeskAway is positioned between the simple project tools and complex project management software which meets the needs of small business and teams within larger organizations. Its list of clients includes ING, ...
Jun 8 2011
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How Qatar Airways’ Facebook Campaign Became a Success
Marcus Ho is an online business consultant at Internet Success Hub, an online marketing consultancy that supports companies to grow with social media campaigns and search engine optimization. When Facebook campaigns are done successfully, the results can be incredible. For Qatar Airways, its recent campaign spread like wildfire, netting the company 150,000 Facebook fans under a month and 200,000 active users by the end of the campaign. Qatar Airways is known for its premium service. It is also one of the 5-star airlines operating in the world. The airline wanted to use Facebook ...
Jun 6 2011
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Starhub Embraces Real-Time Media Sharing, Partners With Cooliris
Singapore’s telecommunication company, Starhub announced on Friday its partnership with Silicon Valley-based Cooliris, embracing its LiveShare technology to bring real-time media communication to its consumers. This news came right after we featured LiveShare as an awesome real-time photo and video sharing platform. Here’s a video to quickly understand what the next generation of LiveShare would look like: LiveShare will be showcased during ScreenSingapore, an international cinema event which StarHub will play as the Official Entertainment Network. A participant can download the LiveShare application and share live photos from the red carpet and film ...
Jun 5 2011
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Learn How To Be An Entrepreneur With Kauffman FastTrac
Good news for entrepreneurs in Asia. We just a got a note from the folks at Infocommn Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) that Kauffman FastTrac will be here in Singapore from this July to August. A quick explanation: Kauffman Foundation is one of the largest foundations in the United States devoted to entrepreneurship. Kauffman FastTrac is a hands-on program that gives entrepreneurs the tools to plan, manage and run their companies. Participants will work on their own business ventures throughout the program. The program has generated numerous success stories which has helped many ...
Jun 2 2011
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4 Tips For Entrepreneurs, From LinkedIn’s APAC Head
Last night, together with a group of tech friends in Singapore, I attended a meet-up session with Arvind Rajan, the APAC Head at LinkedIn . It was a casual session, and also a way for Rajan to understand the technology (and political) scene in Singapore and Asia. Rajan briefly shared a little about LinkedIn’s history and how he ended up in Asia. The rest of the session was totally casual, no scoops (unfortunately), and no hard-sell PR bullshit (thumbs-up go out to the folks at Edelman for an event well done). When ...
May 31 2011
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Twtbuck, India’s Promising Social Media Advertising Platform
Founded in June 2010, India-based start-up Twtbuck, is a do-it-yourself performance-based social media advertising platform for advertisers. Advertisers can create Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn marketing campaigns on Twtbuck. The campaigns are tailored according to their needs such as geographical location targeting, category targeting, maximum cost per click and ad copy. It saves advertisers the hassle of having to go to each individual platform to manage their campaigns. It also saves the trouble of having to find digital influencers to help spread the words. At Twtbuck, it is a one-stop-shop for social media advertising. ...
May 30 2011
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How Turkcell Reached 3.6 Million People Through Twitter
It has been a long time since I last witnessed a creative Twitter campaign created by an Asian brand (or at least half Asian in this case). Turkcell, the leading mobile phone operator in Turkey, recently posted an inspiring video explaining how it used Twitter to promote its newly launched smartphones. Here’s how it worked: Challenge: Turkcell was launching new smartphones bundled with mobile internet and wanted to create awareness among the heavy internet users. Solution: The company held a seven-day competition that combined the use of Twitter and live video streaming. A gift ...
May 29 2011
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Champions League Trending on Twitter in Asia, Can Heineken Sell More Beer?
Grab your beer and chips. The Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona will begin in about two hours time. As I write this, #ChampionsLeagueFinal is trending on Twitter in India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In addition to cricket, football enjoys massive popularity in India as well. Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are also enthusiastic football nations. It is interesting to witness converging interests between sport lovers and Twitter users. We saw lots of football fans using Twitter during last year’s World Cup too. The popularity of football on Twitter in Asia ...
May 27 2011
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LinkedIn Has Value Preposition to Succeed in Japan, Digital Garage to Help
Digital Garage announced on Wednesday that it will provide marketing, public relations, market research, and product marketing support for LinkedIn in Japan. This announcement was made after Joi Ito’s who is also a Co-founder and Director at Digital Garage. Reid Hoffman, CEO at LinkedIn , is also part of Digital Garage’s advisory board since 2007. As far as I can see, LinkedIn has all the needed connections to be successful in Japan. However, Japan’s unique anonymity culture on the Internet could prove to be the biggest barrier for LinkedIn, as professional web consultant ...
May 29 2011
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After IPO, LinkedIn Eyes China
After its IPO, LinkedIn is now ready to expand to Asia , particularly China. LinkedIn, which isn’t blocked in China (despite scares earlier this year), is careful with its expansion to China. There isn’t any plan revealed but the intention to expand to China is certainly there. Arvind Rajan, LinkedIn’s international vice president, said at a technology conference in Beijing today that China has 100 million professionals, which is equivalent to the company’s current number of users. While China looks lucrative, Rajan said that LinkedIn “will not jump in and provide something ...
May 18 2011
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The Most Social Media Friendly Private Bank in India
It is interesting to see how companies are using social media to grow their business. Retail and web companies lead the adoption, but banks are not behind. Most of the top global and Indian Banks have adopted social media in some form, and in India, HDFC Bank leads the way. HDFC Bank is active on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, and uses these online social platforms to create awareness. Below is a chart that shows the relative ranking, in terms of online interactivity level, among Private Banks in India. Although HDFC Bank is ...
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