Confessions of a publisher on agency gifting: ‘I’ll buy the $300 sunglasses. It doesn’t mean I think it’s OK.’
The rise of digital was supposed to usher in an era of transparency and accountability, but in some ways, the buying of ad space hasn’t...
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Asohan: My Fave 5 of 2014
Our series on DNA’s favourite stories of last year continue with executive editor A. Asohan’s picks, so it’s no surprise that online freedom and punk...
CES lays out vision for personal tech in 2015
The 2015 International CES wrapped up in Las Vegas recently, but one could argue that 2015 continues to be a year of transition, as startups...
Week in Review: Plugging gaps on road to Vision 2020
DNA founder Karamjit Singh sees a link to Malaysia’s Vision 2020 developed nation target in two of the stories DNA ran this week, both about...
Gartner Blames Weak Mobile Customer Service for Impaired Customer Engagement
The title of the report says it all: “Weak Mobile Customer Service Is Harming Customer Engagement.” Less than stellar mobile customer service, say researchers at...
Does social engagement convert to site visits?
Social media has been a buzzword for a long time. But what impact does it really have? SocialBakers conducted a study that showed that social...
IIPL’s strategic approach to accelerating the ecosystem
Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd head Alex Lin sits down with Gabey Goh to talk about Singapore’s role in the global startup ecosystem, and the firm’s...
Enterprise mobile security still lagging: Experts
Mobility was a dominant theme last year as smartphone and tablet sales grew exponentially, but one theme connected closely with it that did not receive...
#sowhoknew: Ashton Kutcher gets offered a job in media? – CES 2015 Day 4
I’m going to offer Ashton Kutcher a job. Given the fact that he is most notably an actor (who, as one member of the audience...
Trending in India: Satirical or hurtful?
This time something that was trending in India occurred thousands of miles away in Central Paris but it continues to send chills across the journalism...
2GO Group names Y&R as AOR
2GO Group, the Philippines’ oldest, largest, and premier logistics provider, has named Y&R | LabStorePhilippines as agency of record for all its creative requirements. The...
Op-ed: ‘Dark viewability’ and why the IAB has it right
Jeff Burkett is senior director of sales operations and product strategy at The Washington Post There is a new fraud in the digital ad industry...
Speculation mounts after Sharil’s abrupt exit as MCMC head
MCMC chairman Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi was unceremoniously booted out of his post at Malaysia’s industry regulator, leading to speculation and industry concerns that a political...
Linguistics, technology and protecting your data
In today’s world, where technology is part of our daily lives, the field of linguistics has been thrown wide open, especially with increasing interest in...
In India, Mobile Phone Use is the Elephant in the Room
While smartphones are slower to catch on for a host of reasons, it’s still a milestone for India that for the first time, the majority...
2014 in Review: A look at ‘Digerati50’ stocks
While the overall stock market picture in 2014 seemed gloomy, some companies managed to dodge the larger trend, in particular those tech companies owned by...
