Vietnam’s Pinterest Clones and Why They Suck
Pinterest is now valued at US$2.5 billion. Whether you use it or not, this is a staggering number for a website that just lets users collect and share pictures. But I’m a big fan of Pinterest, and...
View ArticleFacebook Now Has Over 12 Million Users in Vietnam
In October 2012, WeAreSocial calculated that Facebook had hit 8.5 million users in Vietnam to overtake local rival Zing as the top social network. Today Facebook is at 12 million. That’s one million...
View ArticleeBay Gets a Pinterest Style Facelift in Southeast Asia
Following the revamp of eBay’s US site in late October last year, eBay Singapore has officially announced today that it has also rolled out a brand new interface which claims to provide a more...
View ArticleI Have a Hot Date Tonight, And Check Out My Sexy Getup on Styleprofile.me
Let me explain this from a personal point of view being a female in my twenties who likes to keep up with fashion trends yet has no time for visits to the mall. I resort to online shopping where I can...
View ArticleThe Internet Failed This Morning Because of Facebook
You may have gotten a redirect to a Facebook error message when you’re accessing DailySocial this morning, or even other websites as well. There hasn’t been any work done on the website between...
View ArticleHow to wow your consumer with behavior engineering
“Hooked” workshop in Jakarta will share the secrets of designing, developing and creating products that customers love, and how to use these concepts in gaining traction. In our interview with...
View ArticleShopSpot Talks About Expansion, Monetization, and JFDI
Thailand and Singapore-based mobile commerce startup ShopSpot recently raised $630,000 from Jungle Ventures and SingTel Innov8. The startup said it pivoted, but I wasn’t sure from what exactly....
View ArticleSingapore’s Semantics3 and Padlet to Pitch at YCombinator’s Demo Day
On March 26, two Singapore startups will mark their appearance at YCombinator’s Demo Day. That’s when the influential seed accelerator’s annual batch of 47 startups presents to investors. Representing...
View Article[Infographic] The state of Indonesia’s social media landscape
Brand24, an online media monitoring company, recently published an infographic on the state of Indonesia’s social media, which sheds some interesting findings by Socialbakers and Mediabistro. Social...
View ArticleHow @pulkam Helps Indonesians Rediscover The Spirit of Eid al Fitr
Every year around the end of Ramadan, millions of Indonesians make the trip back to their home towns to celebrate Eid al Fitr with their families and relatives. For many who don’t or can’t, they often...
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