Facebook Places coming to Singapore and Hong Kong next week
During Wednesday Facebook event at Beer Market, Stephen Chun, Director of Asia Pacific, Facebook Singapore, announced that Facebook Places will be available for users in Singapore and Hong Kong starting next week. If you haven’t already known, Facebook Places is a location-based service that allows you to check-in to locations with your friends. Facebook aptly […]
6 Verticals See Triple-Digit Growth in Mobile Advertising
Millennial Media has released its latest monthly SMART report, looking at the mobile advertising landscape. The report looks at the top verticals (six of which had triple digit growth YoY). The report also looks at actions marketers are trying to get consumer to take when they see the ads. "Social media actions in particular had […]
Indonesian uses Twitter as WikiLeaks
@Benny_Israel tweeted last Thursday that he knows the dark secrets of Indonesia and wishes to share it with the world. His bold tweet was accompanied with a disclaimer that seeks correction if any information is revealed incorrectly. So far, Benny has revealed that he knows a number of U.S based companies, which committed bribery and […]
President Obama To Answer Questions Via YouTube And Twitter
YouTube is inviting users to submit questions to President Obama for an exclusive interview that will take place two days after the 2011 State of the Union Address. The YouTube Blog offers details. “Go to youtube.com/askobama to submit your question now, or watch the speech on Tuesday night with your webcam or video camera nearby […]
The State of China’s Twitter, Sina Weibo
Sina Weibo is growing fast in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It currently has over 50 million users and is expecting to hit 100 million by the end of 2011. Gaofei Wang, Vice President of Sina Weibo shared with Mobile World Live in an Interview on its growth phase and briefly on its monetization plan. […]
How Facebook is used for Human Trafficking in Indonesia
Facebook can be used for social causes, connecting with friends or even market a product virally. But in Indonesia, Facebook is used as a channel for human trafficking. Chief of Crime and Investigation, Toni Surya Saputra, said that based on the suspect’s confession, all victims are put to the market through Facebook. Besides having a […]
Indonesia Is A Huge Social Media Nation
Earlier at iStrategy, John Goodman from Ogilvy Noor had shared about the rising opportunities and abundant potential in marketing to the third one billion after China and India. “Being the 16th largest country in the world, with a population of about 238 million – it isn’t a surprise to know that Indonesia is the second […]
How Twitter Killed a Film Star in India and later Apologized
On Jan 10, 2011 , DNA India, the eighth largest Indian newspaper was at the receiving end of ferocious criticism from Indian twitterers from across the world. In an event which reminded many of the infamous Steve Jobs obituary circulated by Bloomberg , DNA Twitter handle sent a confirmation tweet on the demise of Shashi […]
Twitter’s New CEO Finally Nails Down the Company’s Long-Term Vision
Twitter’s new CEO has finally iterated the company’s strategic vision, a change from just a few months ago. Late last year, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo gave an interview to The Telegraph, one of his first after former…
What could happen in Social Media in 2 Hours? Be Surprised
In 2 hours, many things could happen on the Internet. Petra Neiger, a Cisco employee and blogger, got inspired to find out what could have happened in the social media sphere after spending 2 painful hours travelling from San Jose to the San Francisco International Airport last week (catch her story here). Her research on […]
Indonesia threat over BlackBerry porn sparks anger on Twitter
Indonesia’s Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring has given BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) a 2 weeks deadline to block pornography content off the population, the AFP reported. Government officials have complained about the difficulties of monitoring communications through smartphones. So, the solution here seems to be getting smartphone makers to cut off […]
How Will Quora Handle Being Both Twitter and Wikipedia?
You’ve probably noticed that Quora has been getting a lot of press here in early 2011. As a result, the site is getting a lot of new users. As a result of that, there is growing concern that Quora will have a hard time maintaining the level of quality that led to it getting all […]
The Brand that doesn’t use Social Media Tops Social Brands List
Which is the brand that doesn’t use social media but is frequently mentioned on Twitter and Facebook? It’s Apple and it dominated the social brands list again. The Vitrue 100 annually ranks the most social brands by analyzing online conversations in the online social space. The result: Apple flooded the list with its products, taking […]
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
What a week in Twitterdom! A good mix of news and world events managed to dislodge some of the trending mainstays for a more interesting list of topics. New Year’s Eve took the cake, of course,…
Solving the Insolvable Problem of Information Overload
Every now and then, a debate will pop up in the Blogosphere/Twitterverse about whether or not RSS is dead. One such debate has been raging this week, and has even got some high profile tech bloggers bickering in an embarrassingly public manner (name-calling and all). Do you think RSS is "dead"? Tell us why or […]