- Who Owns Your WeChat Posts? Tech in Asia - 23 hours ago
It's an issue that seems to pop up for every developing social platform that doesn't spell things out clearly at first: who owns all the content that's posted to the platform? That's a question that Chinese ...
- With 2.8 Million Monthly Visitors, Social Fashion Site Viss Gets Seed … Tech in Asia - Tue, May 21, 2013
Hong Kong-based social fashion and commerce platform Viss has received a round of strategic seed investment from Clive Ng and Christian Remrod via their company 8 Plus Holding. Clive Ng is the chairman ...
- Global business goes social The Edge - Mon, May 20, 2013
ABOUT a year ago Microsoft purchased Yammer — a four-year-old startup and enterprise social networking service provider that had used the “freemium” model to help grow sales and with users in 85% of the Fortune 500 companies — for US$1.2 billion (RM3.62 billion).
Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited … More »Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying on Sunday. Such an acquisition would be Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the helm of the once-iconic …
Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms AFP News - Sun, May 19, 2013Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around … More »Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms
Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.
Syria government supporters hack Financial Times Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013By 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 … More »Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
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 …
- Wooz.in Connects the Offline and Online World, Both Locally and Abroad Tech in Asia - Sat, May 18, 2013
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 … More »Wooz.in Connects the Offline and Online World, Both Locally and Abroad
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 Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking services Facebook Inc and Twitter are coming to Google Glass, the wearable computer made by the Internet … More »Facebook, Twitter apps come to Glass, Google's wearable computer
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, …
- Tencent Posts Rocketing Profits, Sees 195 Million Active Users on WeCh … Tech in Asia - Thu, May 16, 2013
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 … More »Tencent Posts Rocketing Profits, Sees 195 Million Active Users on WeCh …
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 AFP Relax - Wed, May 15, 2013When 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" … More »Only 1 in 10 Americans would be willing to wear Google Glass
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 Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013(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 … More »Tencent eyes revenue growth, triples chat app users in first-quarter
(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 …
- WeiboSuite Translates Censored Sina Weibo Posts Into English, Is Aweso … Tech in Asia - Wed, May 15, 2013
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 … More »WeiboSuite Translates Censored Sina Weibo Posts Into English, Is Aweso …
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 … Tech in Asia - Wed, May 15, 2013
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 … More »Catcha Media and Says.com Confirm $20 Million Merger, Aim To Dominate Digital …
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 … Tech in Asia - Wed, May 15, 2013
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 … More »Zoolook Brings Together Fashionistas, Fashion Bloggers, and Brands - All …
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 P … Tech in Asia - Tue, May 14, 2013
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. … More »TMI Invests In 3 Taiwanese Startups: CitieSocial, Driving Curve, and P …
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 ...
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