Last week, relief efforts for Japan were still on the rise, notably Songs for Japan on iTunes and YouTube Japan’s video person finder. We also saw China’s largest B2C e-commerce site, Taobao working together with big brands to curb piracy problems.
Twestival Singapore was also a huge success, at least in terms of turn up and the fun we had. Singapore simply rocked it. The amount collected hasn’t been announced yet. You can still donate via online. That is why the Twestival ad banner is still up there.
We also shared several an interesting infographic, which succinctly showed how businesses could craft a social media plan in 13 steps. The iPad 2 also took the headlines as it launched in Australia and New Zealand.
Last week, featured start-ups include EZTable from Taiwan, Smoov from Singapore, Steply from Hong Kong, Bukalapak, Selera Nusantara and NgaturDuit from Indonesia. Here are 5 must-read stories and another 26 below to catch up and get ready for the week ahead.
(1) The Best Country in Asia to Build your Tech Start-up: Find out why Singapore is also one of the best countries in Asia to develop a technology idea.
(2) The First App Store For All Smartphones: Smoov, a Singapore-based company has built the first web-based app store that can be used for all smartphones
(3) Songs for Japan, Now on iTunes: Buy 38 songs for just US$9.99. All these proceeds will be given to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
(4) iPad 2 Available in Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore in April: Apple announced that the iPad 2 will be available in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and additional countries in April.
(5) LinkedIn in Asia: India 9, Australia 2, China 1 [INFOGRAPHIC]: India is one of the fastest growing countries with a 76 percent annual growth rate in 2010.
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(6) Forget the iPad 2 India, Consider the Amazon Kindle 3
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