Posts Tagged: social


Thailand on social media

Thailand Now Has 18 Million Social Media Users (INFOGRAPHIC)

Our ZocialInc buddies in Bangkok always keep a close eye on Thailand’s social media scene. In ...

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  • May 13, 2013
  • at 3:56 pm
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biggest-brands-social-media-southeast-asia in 2013

The Biggest Brands on Social Media in Southeast Asia in 2013 (INFOGRAPHIC)

The crew at Bangkok-based social analytics firm ZocialInc has fired up its ZocialRank platform to se...

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  • April 24, 2013
  • at 10:05 pm
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Just.me app launch

Just.me Launches as a Messaging App to Kill Off Facebook, Looks to Asia for Big Boost

Oh great, another messaging app. But now that these are clearly ubiquitous social tools, we’ll...

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  • April 17, 2013
  • at 12:00 pm
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Wooplr app social shopping

From Malls to Markets, Wooplr Brings Social Shopping to India

Most people turn to friends and online buddies for shopping recommendations of all kinds. India-base...

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  • April 1, 2013
  • at 8:00 pm
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Jongla

Jongla Pushes into Asia, Focuses on Content in Messaging App Battle

The world’s top messaging apps might have over half a billion users between them, but plenty o...

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  • March 28, 2013
  • at 9:00 pm
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QQ, China’s Top IM, Launches As a Facebook App

With 798 million monthly active users, Tencent’s (HKG:0700) QQ instant messenger is far and aw...

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  • March 26, 2013
  • at 1:25 pm
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Chinese social sites go dark for Earth Hour 2013

6 Chinese Social Sites Will Turn Off the Lights Tomorrow for ‘Earth Hour’

Tomorrow, as 8:30pm rolls around the globe, lots of landmark buildings will turn off their lights to...

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  • March 22, 2013
  • at 8:35 pm
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Social media in Asia shifts to messaging apps

Messaging Apps Invade Asia, Now the Most Active Social Networks in Japan and Korea (Infographic)

We’ve been following the rapid progress of messaging apps very closely across Asia, and weR...

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  • March 21, 2013
  • at 1:00 pm
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Line 150 million users

Line is Growing Faster Than Ever, Now Up to 150 Million Users

Far from nearing a saturation point, the messaging app Line is actually growing faster than ever. Ha...

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  • May 1, 2013
  • at 7:30 pm
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Renren TongXueShuo app

Remember “China’s Facebook”? It’s Fighting Back Against WeChat With a New Messaging App

Once hailed as “China’s Facebook”, Renren (NYSE:RENN) has had a rough few years. First overtak...

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  • April 23, 2013
  • at 2:30 pm
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PixBento iPhone app

PixBento: Facebook Albums Suck, We’re Going to Do Photo Sharing the Right Way

Quite a few startups are trying – or have tried and failed – to crack the first-world pr...

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  • April 5, 2013
  • at 5:45 pm
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DeNA Groovy

Groovy, Baby: DeNA Launches Social Music App for Japan

When the Japanese social gaming giant DeNA (TYO:2432) rebranded a couple of months ago, it also teas...

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  • March 29, 2013
  • at 1:00 pm
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Renren FeiFei app like SnapChat

China’s Renren Looks to Emulate the Sexting Success of Snapchat

China’s Facebook-like Renren (NYSE:RENN) looks set to be the first major Chinese web company t...

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  • March 26, 2013
  • at 3:53 pm
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86% of Chinese smartphones are Android

China Will Have 300 Million Android Users by the End of 2013 (INFOGRAPHIC)

Let’s start Monday morning with some big numbers. Now that smartphones account for 73.2 percent of...

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  • March 25, 2013
  • at 9:58 am
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Luxury fashion brands doing ecommerce in China

China’s Online Clothing Sales Hit $50 Billion, But Luxury Fashion Brands Lack Commitment

China’s online sales of clothing were worth $50 billion in 2012, but only 41 percent of luxury fas...

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  • March 22, 2013
  • at 1:30 pm
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HTML5 Gaming Inside WeChat

An Experiment in HTML5 Gaming Inside WeChat

We get the feeling that the hugely popular messaging app WeChat will eventually move into social gam...

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  • March 18, 2013
  • at 8:30 pm
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