Award-winning Malaysian team out to pursue social good
A Malaysian team won MasterCard’s Masters of Code global hackathon by building a software platform to manage the salaries of foreign domestic workers, but that’s...
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Disrupting the walkie-talkie world with an app
Singapore startup Voice Ping is ready to take on the big guns in a market that has been dominated by a single player, reports Benjamin...
YuMe’s Enhanced Multi-Screen Video Monetization Platform Allows Multi-Channel Selling Capabilities for Publisher Inventory
Offering Enables Publisher Monetization through Private Marketplace, Open Auction and Direct Channels; Provides Audience Insights and Traffic Quality Monitoring REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: YuMe, Inc., (NYSE:...
Email Grows Ever More Mobile; Though Desktop Rates Higher, Decline is Evident
Are you reading your email on your mobile phone or device? We wouldn’t be surprised. More and more people are. While the desktop open rate...
New guns, old bullets: Google’s Ben Jones on the digital dichotomy
Where technology has armed marketers with the powerful new ‘guns’ to target consumers, Ben Jones, Creative Director, Google is of the opinion that the industry...
Alibaba names Head of Global Intellectual Property Enforcement
Alibaba Group Holding Limited has appointed Matthew Bassiur as Vice President, Head of Global Intellectual Property Enforcement, effective January 2016. In this new role, Mr Bassiur will...
10% of Brazilians Have Ad Blockers; WhatsApp Banned in Brazil for 12 Hours
Weekly Latin American RoundUp brings the following stories: IVC audits Ad Blocker’s situation in the country and finds out that, for some publishers, 30% of...
Programmatic Video in China
Like everywhere else in the world, programmatic has also entered the Chinese market. But the digital advertising market in China is fragmented, and RTB is...
Review: Sony Xperia Z5 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
There is only a US$70 difference between the Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium, so which model should you go for? Via DNA
Health and wellness startup PurelyB raises US$500K seed funding
PurelyB has raised US$500K in seed funding, led by Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups, with participation from Brunsfield Ventures Sdn Bhd and an undisclosed angel investor....
This YouTube channel makes more money from paid subscriptions than YouTube ads
By launching its own $7 a month streaming service in February, Black&Sexy TV will make $1 million in subscription revenue this year. Most people watch...
#mavericksindigital: Alibaba’s next mission? Dominating media
It’s been a busy year for Jack Ma. To date, Alibaba, with Mr Ma at its helm, have spent just north of USD 13.6 billion on acquisitions...
Criteo founder JB Rudelle named Executive Chairman
Criteo S.A. has named JB Rudelle, its founder, Chairman and CEO as the Executive Chairman and Eric Eichmann, currently President and COO, will be promoted as the...
Indonesia lifts ride-sharing ban in quick ‘u-turn’ (Update)
Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry has reversed an earlier decision to ban ride-sharing apps, after even the country’s president expressed his disagreement, while consumers were up in...
Week in Review: Racially-segregated IT retailing
Creating a special sandbox for retailers of a single race does not level the playing field, argues A. Asohan. Via DNA
Disney Falls on Analyst Rating Cut as ESPN Woes Overshadow ‘Star Wars’
Walt Disney Co. dropped as much as 3.6% after BTIG downgraded the stock to sell, saying the owner of ESPN overpaid for sports rights at...
