Here's a quick run-down of our most popular articles during the month of June. 1. India’s $35 Android Tablet Finally Ready Ship Who could blame readers for getting enthused over this post. This Korea’s Got Talent star made us all teary-eyed with his heart-breaking story and incredible voice. When we reported on his tale, his YouTube video was just picking up speed, at around 170,000 views. It now has 8.6 million. Over the past month, more information about Sung-Bong Choi has emerged, and his Wikipedia page has filled out over time. Some ...
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What Makes People Like a Brand on Facebook? [INFOGRAPHIC]
The Infographic of the day series visually expresses important stories from Asia and the world of technology. What makes people want to follow a brand on Facebook and Twitter? The folks over at Columnfive and GetSatisfaction explored this question and presented the answers in a neat infographic. Not surprisingly, the majority of the people who become fans of a brand on Facebook do so because of promotions and deals. Another large bulk of ‘likes’ comes from existing customers. Interestingly, only 18.2 percent become a fan of a page because of the actual ...
Jun 30 2011
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Google Plus Gets Animated by NMA TV
It’s been less than a day since most of us have had our first glimpse Google’s new social project, Google Plus. But the animators over at NMA TV in Taiwan have already whipped up a short production about it. Check out the explainer below that outlines Google’s other less-than-successful social experiments (Wave, Buzz) with NMA’s typically playful CG interpretation. They also ‘poke’ fun at Zuckerberg and Co. too, as Google's new service aims to remedy many of the privacy issues Facebook users complain about. Check out the video below, and see what ...
Jun 29 2011
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HOW TO: Update Your Facebook Status Via iPhone 5
If you’re within my Facebook friends network, you will probably notice my three-letter status update with an ingenious “via iPhone 5.” That update caught quite a bit of attention, both on Facebook and my Adium Instant Messenger. This post will tell you how I got my via iPhone 5 status on Facebook. It’s way simple, thanks to an Indonesian developer, Alfian Khoirul Bahroin, who creatively came up with this cool app that helps you produce via iPhone 5 status update. All the better, he included the Apple logo to make it ...
Dec 6 2011
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Japanese Gaming Company GREE Wants As Many Users As Facebook
When we heard Yoshikazu Tanaka, CEO of Japanese mobile gaming giant GREE, speak at this year’s Global Mobile Internet Conference, we knew the company had some grand ambitions. But according to a report today from Reuters, those ambitions appear greater than anyone likely expected. We are aiming for 500 million to a billion users, though we don’t have a timeframe, or particular countries … Facebook is said to have 700 million, and we are also aiming for that level. That’s a lofty goal indeed considering that the company’s own registered users were ...
Jun 28 2011
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Souniq, Indonesia’s First Homegrown Music Application on the Cloud
For music lovers in Indonesia, you now can enjoy music through homegrown application Souniq Music. This application enables users to enjoy music on smartphones such as BlackBerry, iPhone, or Android-based phones, as well as on computers. Souniq Music is a cloud music system. With a feature called ‘Auto-Synchrone,’ users can update their music playlists on all devices. This music player application is currently loading three million songs that you can listen to on a mobile phone. The songs are presented according to the managed profile and Discography which allow users to ...
Jun 25 2011
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Ai Weiwei Banned From Twitter, Silenced After His Release
There are concerns today that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been banned from Twitter by authorities, despite his recent release from prison. After protests on Facebook, Change.org, and a surprise appearance in a video at TED, the artist and activist is out on one year bail, due to his “good attitude” in admitting to tax evasion, the AFP reported. The release, however, is purported to come with several conditions: Ai has to seek permission before leaving Beijing Ai cannot accept interviews requested by foreign media Ai is banned from Twitter, as he told ...
Jun 25 2011
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Understanding Facebook’s Promotion Guidelines
Advit Sahdev is the CEO of ODigMa, an India-based Facebook advertising agency which works closely with Facebook. In the past few days several major Facebook pages have been taken down due to the violation of the network’s promotion guidelines. These pages include Pizza Hut India, Myntra, Cadbury Bournville, and FCUK India. Why would Facebook do this? Why would they be so strict in ensuring that pages follow promotion guidelines? Here are some of my thoughts on Facebook’s promotional guidelines which will help you understand the recent event better. It will state the ...
Jun 24 2011
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Government of India Urges Facebook to Expand Operations
There's a fascinating story being reported by The Hindu that India’s Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy at Andhra Pradesh (where Facebook's India office is located) urged Facebook to expand its operations to tier-two cities at a Facebook India party yesterday. The party was held to celebrate the company's one year of operation in the country. If Facebook India follows suit, the government of India is willing to provide full support in its expansion. Currently Facebook India is about 100-employees strong with diverse operational roles including sales, finance, and human resources. The service ...
Jun 24 2011
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Indonesian Man Rivals Jesus, the Bible in Facebook Engagement
Judging from the level of interaction on Facebook this week, Indonesian motivator Mario Teguh has climbed up to third place in the weekly interaction and engagement ranking, according to AllFacebook. It means that this public figure is only a couple of steps behind the top two religious pages ‘Jesus Daily’ and The Bible as one of the most engaging Facebook pages in the world. Mario's Facebook page managed to attract 237,110 new fans from last month according to SocialBakers, bringing his total fan count to more than 4.2 million right now. ...
Jun 23 2011
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The Social Media Landscape in India [VIDEO]
Want to know how India is shaping up in the social media space? The country is doing great and the good folks at Nielsen India, made a video to explain exactly that. (They seriously deserve a like on Facebook for creating this awesome video.) They revealed several interesting statistics. Of the 80 million Indians online, one-third of them are on social media sites. Breaking down the stats, there are about: 28 million Facebook users 9 million Twitter users 9 million LinkedIn users in India. Social media is so popular among Indian Internet users that consulting ...
Jun 24 2011
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Social Commerce Start-up Brings Retail Stores to Facebook, Blogs
There are multiple ways to bring your retail store on Facebook but the problem is that most solutions can’t replicate a similar social commerce experience from website to Facebook and vice versa. Tack This, a Singapore-based start-up is another alternative but allows simple embeds to help retailers create and manage their e-store easily across multiple platforms. As we met the founders at Echelon last week, the creators of Tack This said that the key to their solution is easy e-store embed, comparing the simplicity to embedding a YouTube video. While the ...
Taiwan’s EZTABLE Raises $1.5 Million in Series A Round, Heads to Mainland China
Feb 9, 2012
VCotton Wants to Knock Your Socks Off. And Sell You New Ones
Feb 8, 2012
Agate Studio Wants to Make the World Happier With Games
Feb 8, 2012
CyberAgent Ventures Invests in Vietnamese Music Service
Feb 7, 2012
Perx’s ‘Chop Mob’ Helps Coffee Bean Increase 50% in Transaction
Feb 8, 2012