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Feb 2 2012

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Coffee Chat: Social Gaming Startups in Southeast Asia, the DeNA Perspective [LIVEBLOG]

bySteven MillwardinBusiness, Gaming, Social Media, Startup Asia, Startups

This post is a part of our coverage of Startups in Asia (Singapore), Penn Olson’s first tech conference. Our full coverage of the event can be found here, for our RSS feed, click here. Summary Tetsuya Mori (pictured above on the left), managing director at DeNA Asia (and ex-VC at Mitsubishi UFJ Capital) joins us to give us his insights on the social gaming market in Southeast Asia. He's based here in Singapore, not his native Japan, leading his company's outreach across the continent. Liveblog #13:55: And after some closing quips, the coffee chat is over. Thank ...

Nov 10 2011

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How Coca-Cola is Gamifying Vending Machines in Japan

byScott HalcombinGaming, Mobile, Social Media, Web

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) wants its customers in Japan to get to know their favorite vending machines a little better. In the company's latest move as part of its Happiness campaign, Coca-Cola is using gamification to get people to check-in and interact with its vending machines. It seems wacky in both concept and execution but the result could be meaningful. Coco-Cola is affixing QR codes to its vending machines across Japan. For those unaware of vending machine ubiquity in Japan, the company will have over 400,000 machines with the a QR codes by ...

Sep 29 2011

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How Mobile Social Network mig33 Collects Payment in Asia

byWillis WeeinBusiness, Mobile

For an entrepreneur in Asia, building a great product isn’t enough. Cash is king, and you need to know how to bring in the moolah. In Asia, online business owners face many constraints. Common online payment methods like Paypal and credit cards aren’t widely accepted in markets like Indonesia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It’s a common complaint made by many e-commerce start-ups in this region. It isn’t the end of the world though. But these payment issues do force companies to create new ways to collect the cash. mig33 is one successful ...

Jul 10 2011

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The Future of the Mobile Payments Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

byAnkit BathijainBusiness, Web

The Infographic of the Day series visually expresses important stories from Asia and the world of technology. G+ (and no, we don't mean Google+) has created a new infographic which predicts how the mobile payments industry might shape up in the near future. Mobile payments are growing, and fast too. It’s nothing new, since it has been part of Japanese mobile habits for quite some time. But widespread adoption is beginning to take off and it’s set to be a focal point for device manufacturers, software vendors, carriers, banks and retailers ...

Jun 16 2011

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Facebook Credits Launch in India

byAnkit BathijainAsia, Web

Great news for Indian Facebook App Developers: Facebook just rolled out 'Facebook Credits' in India. This is a virtual currency with which users can buy virtual goods and services in games or apps. Now developers can use the credits to charge for the apps and games they build on Facebook. Indian e-commerce Shops on Facebook also can take advantage of this as well. In the blog post today, the company announced that it has added new international payment methods and improved payout workflows for developers using Facebook Credits. For users of the popular social ...

Nov 9 2009

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Virtual Goods: The New Online Big Bucks

bySarah ChonginUncategorized

Selling flowers online is such a hassle. From handling the flowers, wrapping to delivering, it is cost, cost and more cost. If you think selling e-books is one of the best ways to earn moolah online, wait till you learn about this relatively new term, virtual goods. If you have been playing Facebook's Restaurant City or Pet Society, you would have been exposed to these nicely designed virtual products. Paying a dollar allows you to buy your pet a nice dress or a quirky new furniture, making your playing experience a better one. While ...