Week in Review: Formidable competitor to Lazada in Indonesia
The days when Internet companies dominated the e-commerce markets in South-East Asia may be coming to an end, writes Karamjit Singh. Via DNA
Category: Asia
What kind of dog are you? Microsoft’s Fetch answers the question you never asked
The Internet + dogs = viral success for Microsoft. Once again, people are willingly using a Microsoft app and it can’t get enough of it....
Big Ideas, Big Data, Big Awards: Adobe Data Science Symposium Set for May 26
Adobe, a leader in digital marketing innovation, has announced the fourth annual Adobe Digital Marketing Research Awards and third annual Data Science Symposium. The events...
Bad terms are like bad dinner guests, avoid them
Investment terms are tricky and hard to understand, but Justin Hall is here to explain them – and why you should avoid the bad ones....
AlgoMerchant’s trading platform ‘for the rest of us’
AlgoMerchant is seeking to build an ecosystem for retail investors, and wants to bring algorithmic and social trading to the masses. Via DNA
Brands rejoice: Instagram to begin showing the number of views a video gets
View counts are coming to Instagram videos for everyday users and advertisers. Video counts are a fixture on Facebook, and today the sister app is...
From user to C-suite (Part 1): The origin story
In January, Hari Krishnan made the jump from LinkedIn to PropertyGuru, and he speaks to Benjamin Cher about what led to the decision. Via DNA
Digi dips in 2015, hit in migrant worker space?
Digi reported a decline in net profit and revenue for both its Q4 and full year ended Dec 31, 2015, and this looks to have been...
Ogilvy Impact hires Fiona Forbes as new Director
Fiona Forbes has joined Ogilvy Impact, Australia’s employee engagement and change communication agency, in the position of Director. Ms Forbes is a highly experienced senior...
Sizmek gets Imran Masood on board to lead sales in Australia & NZ
Sizmek, the open ad management company for omni-channel campaigns, has appointed media and advertising industry executive, Imran Masood, as Sales Director for the company’s Australia...
Victoria’s Secret Sued for Sending 100 Unrequited Text Ads to California Man
A California man isn’t feeling the love. In fact, he’s suing Victoria’s Secret for purportedly bombarding him with about 100 unwanted text message ads in...
What Malaysian OTT/ VOD viewers really want
Vuclip has released the findings of its Global Video Insights 2015 Survey that shows the video consumption habits and device preferences of Malaysian consumers. Via...
Malaysia’s MDA reappoints comScore as official ‘measurement currency’
The Malaysian Digital Association (MDA) has reappointed comScore as its official Internet audience measurement currency, while the latter launched a new platform to take into...
How social curation helps publishers master every news cycle
The rise of social media has turned ordinary citizens into journalists, and changed the way stories unfold. Around the world ordinary citizens are breaking stories,...
Week in Review: Malaysia’s spectrum refarming
News of Malaysia’s spectrum refarming exercise will likely dominate for months to come, predicts Karamjit Singh, while cautioning readers to not drink too much Kool...
Maxis ‘won’ 2015, says CEO Morten Lundal
Maxis reported a 38% jump in Q4 net profit, driven mainly by its growing prepaid and postpaid business even while those segments saw a decline...
