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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:04:01 +0800

By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba REUTERS - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic Army, an online group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was behind the incident which followed a phishing attack on the company's email accounts, FT reported on its website. The attack is the latest in which hackers commandeered the Twitter account of a prominent news organization to push their agenda. ...

Wooz.in Connects the Offline and Online World, Both Locally and Abroad

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:23 +0800

In this day and age when a lot of people are connected online through popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter, one might ask if they can utilize that connection in the offline world. Some have ...

Facebook, Twitter apps come to Glass, Google's wearable computer

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:42:34 +0800

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking services Facebook Inc and Twitter are coming to Google Glass, the wearable computer made by the Internet search company. Google Inc announced on Thursday a half-dozen apps specially designed to work on its Glass devices. News network CNN, fashion magazine Elle, as well as online apps Tumblr and Evernote were among the half-dozen new apps for Glass unveiled during Google's annual developer conference in San Francisco. ...

Tencent Posts Rocketing Profits, Sees 195 Million Active Users on WeChat

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:39:22 +0800

China’s biggest web company by revenue has just posted its Q1 2013 financial report. Tencent (HKG:0700) reports rocketing revenues and profits for the whole group, which covers products across social media, ...

Only 1 in 10 Americans would be willing to wear Google Glass

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:43:44 +0800

When asked in a survey what factors would prevent them from buying Google's Glass headset, 45 percent of the 1,000 smartphone-owning respondents cited "social awkwardness" and claimed that it appears "too irritating" to wear.

Tencent eyes revenue growth, triples chat app users in first-quarter

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:10:34 +0800

(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings more than tripled the number of active users for its mobile chat application in the first quarter, a boon to China's largest online gaming and social networking firm as it tries to diversify its revenue stream. Tencent, which is hoping to monetize its Weixin, or WeChat, app, said on Wednesday active user numbers soared 228 percent to 194 million in the quarter that ended March 31. Weixin is similar to WhatsApp, Line or KakaoTalk, apps that allow users to swap messages, stickers, voice messages over a data connection. ...

WeiboSuite Translates Censored Sina Weibo Posts Into English, Is Awesome

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:39 +0800

The folks at Hong Kong University's China Media Project have been doing incredible work looking at Chinese media and social media for quite a while now, and their wonderful tool WeiboScope allows anyone ...

Catcha Media and Says.com Confirm $20 Million Merger, Aim To Dominate Digital Advertising in Malaysia

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:59:44 +0800

Malaysia’s media giant Catcha Media Berhad and social news network Says.com have today shaken hands and agreed on a $20 million merger to form a digital advertising business under their combined wing. ...

Zoolook Brings Together Fashionistas, Fashion Bloggers, and Brands - All in One App

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:03:06 +0800

We’ve seen all kinds of social fashion startups crop up in Asia in the past couple of years. One of the newest is Zoolook , created by a team of six people that’s split evenly between Tokyo and Hong Kong. ...

TMI Invests In 3 Taiwanese Startups: CitieSocial, Driving Curve, and Peeridea

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:45:34 +0800

TMI , a Taiwan-based early stage investment firm founded in 2012 by US venture firm WI Harper Group, Kaifu Lee, and ITRI, has just invested in three different startups. CitieSocial : It’s a hip social ...

Age and gender? Dutch develop analyser for Twitter

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:22:12 +0800

Researchers at a Dutch university have developed an online programme that is able give the age and gender of users purely based on the content they post on the social network Twitter.

New apps bring live music into the home

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:32:33 +0800

By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Music lovers wanting to hear live tunes without going to a concert or club or leaving the comfort of their home can use new computer apps that connect them to events in venues around the world. Although event-streaming sites like Livestream offer some live concerts, these apps are tailored exclusively for music and try to capture the atmosphere and social aspects of a live show. "Going to a concert is about the music. ...

Thailand Now Has 18 Million Social Media Users (INFOGRAPHIC)

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:56:58 +0800

Our ZocialInc buddies in Bangkok always keep a close eye on Thailand’s social media scene. In their newest infographic report, the crew has found that the biggest social gainer in Thailand is Instagram, ...

London's Unruly snaps up viral video firm Shareifyoulike

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:40:18 +0800

LONDON (Reuters) - Unruly, one of London's hottest tech companies, has made its first acquisition, buying Germany's Shareifyoulike to gain the leading position in viral video marketing in the country. Unruly and Shareifyoulike work with advertisers and their agencies to create viral campaigns, whereby ads are viewed, shared and talked about on social networks, creating millions of pounds worth of marketing for brand owners. "Germany is a key market for us, it's the largest advertising economy in Europe," Unruly co-founder Sarah Wood told Reuters in an interview. ...

China social media hailed after official toppled

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:42:42 +0800

Chinese state media hailed the power of the Internet Monday after a probe was launched into a top state planner following an online expose, making him the most senior official toppled by social media.

Analysis: Google+ struggles to attract brands, some neglect to update

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:02:19 +0800

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To mark the Cinco de Mayo holiday this year, Domino's Pizza festooned its Facebook page with a string of posts, including an image of a Mexican-themed guacamole pizza that garnered over 2,000 "likes". But visitors to Domino's companion Google+ page on that day found less festive fare: The most recent post was from October 2012. Two years after introducing its social network, Google Inc is struggling to win over the brands and businesses that have been its most loyal customers in the Internet search market. ...

Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: report

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:28:52 +0800

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday. The deal, which would be Facebook's largest acquisition, would give the social networking company a mapping service and allow it to better compete with Google Inc and Apple Inc. Maps and navigation services have become a key asset for technology companies as consumers increasingly adopt smartphones and other mobile devices. ...

DeNA Hits Record $2 Billion in Revenues for 2012, But Quarterly Profits and Income Slip Again

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:32:33 +0800

Japan-based social gaming platform DeNA (TYO:2432) has just rolled out its Q4 and full-year 2012 financials. After an expensive previous quarter in which profits dipped , the same thing happened again ...

WeChat Now Has 190 Million Active Users, Close to Passing Whatsapp

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:33:30 +0800

Tencent ’s (HKG:0700) deputy general manager Hou Xiaonan has revealed that the company’s social messaging app WeChat now has 190 million monthly active users. That’s from a total registered user-base of ...

Rights group presses Twitter on 'hate speech'

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:39:05 +0800

A Nazi-hunting group has urged Twitter and other social media to step up efforts to remove online "hate speech," citing a surge in incitement to attacks like the recent Boston bombings.

Demand Media revenue and profit beat estimates

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:57:07 +0800

By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Demand Media reported on Tuesday better-than-expected first quarter revenue and profit on growth at its media websites like eHow, Livestrong and Cracked. Demand Media makes its money in two ways. In its media business, freelance writers, photographers and videographers provide articles and videos designed to appear at the top of Internet search that in turn generate advertising. The other is a registrar business that maintains top level generic web domain names like ".actor" and ".social. ...

Crowdbaron Brings Real Estate Crowdfunding to Asia

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:13 +0800

We’ve seen crowdfunding been put to use for zany gadgets and enacting positive social change , but we’ve not yet seen it being used for investment purposes. But Crowdbaron wants to change that. It’s a ...

Not Only on WeChat: Tencent Hints at Integrated Mobile Gaming Platform

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:32:42 +0800

We know that Tencent is developing a social gaming platform for WeChat , its popular messaging app, but so far we’ve not heard about its mobile gaming ambitions. Now, vice-president of Tencent’s Game Division ...

8 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:45:01 +0800

All of China was on holiday for half the week, yet it still managed to be a particularly eventful few days in terms of tech news. 1. Alibaba Gets More Social, Takes Stake in Sina Weibo for $586 Million ...

Next Version of WeChat Rumored to Have Mobile Payments and Paid Publishing Platform

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:30:43 +0800

We know that Tencent (HKG:0700) is working on a social gaming platform for WeChat , its popular social messaging app, but what else is in the pipeline? According to industry analyst Guan Peng, the next ...

STEP Journal Visualizes Your Life

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:29 +0800

STEP Journal might look like just another social media application, but on the contrary, it serves as a personal private journal for users to record their daily activities. The mobile app was developed ...

LinkedIn second-quarter revenue forecast falls short of targets

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:30:40 +0800

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp shares fell 10 percent on Thursday after disappointing revenue forecasts suggested that a revamped mobile app and other new products designed to keep smartphone users engaged will not deliver on advertising growth as quickly as anticipated. The social network that targets professional users and specializes in recruiting services has in past months trotted a series of enhancements such as news content for mobile devices, to keep users signed in longer and sell more advertising. ...

Warren Buffett joins Twitter, gains 1,000 followers a minute

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:12:05 +0800

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money. The 82-year-old "Oracle of Omaha" joined the service and sent his first tweet on Thursday, picking up more than 45,000 followers in just under 45 minutes. "Warren is in the house," Buffett said under the handle "@WarrenBuffett." The handle was not officially verified by Twitter, but was confirmed by Fortune magazine, which hosted Buffett for a live webcast Thursday. It was billed as the first social media event for the notoriously technology-averse billionaire. ...

Chinese Netizens and Their Love Affair With European Footballers on Weibo (INFOGRAPHIC)

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:33 +0800

Mailman Group has come back with another infographic about how popular European footballers are on Twitter-esque services Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo . The two most famous players on the social networks ...

Game On: KakaoTalk Brings Social Gaming Platform to Indonesia and Vietnam

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:33:38 +0800

After months of testing it out in South Korea and Japan, the messaging app KakaoTalk is today launching its social gaming platform for users in Indonesia and Vietnam. Along with this, a number of third-party ...