Unknown Caribbean company files for MH17 trademark
In the wake of the MH17 tragedy, opportunism rears its ugly head – Digital News Asia (DNA) has learnt that claims have been filed to trademark...
Category: Asia
Malaysia’s WaryBee in crowdfunding drive on StarHub platform
Malaysian startup WaryBee has launched a crowdfunding drive as one of the inaugural campaigns on StarHub’s Crowdtivate platform that also went live officially this morning...
Inside The Atlantic’s events juggernaut
At The Atlantic’s New York Ideas festival in May, attendees looked on as Dominique Ansel, the inventor of the Cronut, whipped up his signature pastry...
What’s wrong with Facebook’s Buy Now approach?
There has been talk for a while about f-commerce (Facebook commerce) or s-commerce (you guessed it, social commerce) and it finally looks like it’s here....
‘Do the Wakudoki’, says Toyota’s first digital only campaign
Toyota has embarked on its first completely digitally-led campaign, Wakudoki, across eight Asia Pacific markets including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam....
Ogilvy’s behavioural sciences practice expands to APAC
Ogilvy & Mather is expanding the global footprint of #ogilvychange, a behavioural sciences practice born in London in 2012 that utilises the latest thinking in...
Sizmek, comScore, Nielsen partner for performance metrics
Sizmek is offering marketers a tool with an integrated view of campaign performance measurements within the Sizmek MDX open ad management platform together with data...
Many Asian banks still hesitant on IT transformation
Despite understanding the benefits that they can reap by upgrading their technology infrastructure, many local banks in Asia are still hesitant to embark on an...
Digerati50: The entrepreneur who turned down US$63mil
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These...
Week in Review: MOL listing will inspire SEA ecosystem
How many entrepreneurs throughout South-East Asia will be inspired by Ganesh Kumar Bangah’s MOL Global and its Nasdaq listing? Karamjit Singh wonders, while encouraging entrepreneurs...
Steve Forbes: ‘Just pining for the good old days is not the way to move ahead’
Forbes Media agreed on Friday to sell a majority stake in itself to a consortium of Hong Kong investors, concluding a 9-month sales process. The sale...
Marketers Want to Know Who You Are: Data Collection Primary Mandate
Marketers want to know who their customers are. They’ve always wanted to know, actually, but today’s drive to digital is increasing demand on brands and...
So, what does LTE bring you, the user?
Edwin Yapp signs up for LTE and tells us his initital impressions of the much-talked about service. Via DNA
Brands Pairing with Popular Users on Social Media
When Jessica Shyba posted a photograph of her infant son napping with his puppy, she became an instant online success, her photo and the blog...
MOL Global’s Ganesh Kumar Bangah on cusp of Nasdaq listing
Almost 20 years after beginning his entrepreneurial journey while still a teenager, Ganesh Kumar Bangah, MOL Global Inc founder and CEO, is on the cusp...
