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We Are Social launches in China

We’re delighted to announced the launch of our newest office, We Are Social Shanghai. We’d like to share a brief introduction about the launch from Pete Lin, Managing Director of the new office. Pete has 17 years’ experience in digital marketing, initially in the US where he helped build the digital practice at Grey in […]

We Are Social Midweek Mashup #172

Meet Present, the anti-Snapchat social video app Present, a Singaporean startup by Peter Zhuo, is challenging the shift toward shorter videos and fleeting images. Aspiring to be a video memory bank, it is useful for chronicling “first experiences” and “last memories”. New mothers can relive the day-to-day progress of toddlers, and grandparents can record video […]

We Are Social Asia Midweek Mashup #171

Uber unveiled #UberChopper in Shanghai to grow its profile in China With the partnership of the aviation company Kaijet, consumers could book a helicopter ride through the Uber app. This is one in a string of Uber’s on-demand stunts to generate buzz around its car service. Between 9 a.m. and 10.30 am on the 25th […]

We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tuneup #170

Internet.org’s Asia rollout continues in Indonesia Internet.org has proceeded to launch in Southeast Asia’s most populous nation Indonesia, even in the midst of poor reception in India. The Facebook-backed programme provides internet services to developing countries through a range of free apps and websites. Last week, a group of Indian companies withdrew their support for Internet.org, citing […]

We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tuneup #169

Tencent market value breaks US$200 billion for the first time ever Chinese internet giant, Tencent, has hit a new record high when its stock closed at HK$170.50 on Monday. The company’s total market value is now above US$200 billion, bringing it close to companies such as Facebook that is valued at US$231 billion. Singtel launches new chat […]

We Are Social Asia Midweek Mashup #168

Daum Kakao releases emoticons featuring endangered animals Daum Kakao, the operator of mobile messenger app KakaoTalk, has partnered with Korean’s Ministry of Environment to help raise awareness of endangered animals in Korea. KakaoTalk will be distributing 12 new emoticons featuring four endangered local animals to up to 100,000 users for free. The endangered animals include […]

We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tuneup #167

New business emerge out of Indonesia’s wave of social media ecommerce Indonesia, the world’s 4th largest market for Facebook, and 5th for Twitter, is seeing innovative new businesses in social media ecommerce. Indonesian users on social networks have been buying and selling on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. This phenomenon has seen a rise […]

We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tuneup #166

Tencent’s profit rises by 50% Tencent, the Chinese internet giant that owns WeChat, posted net profit of $941m for Q4 2014, up 50% year-on-year. Total revenue hit $3.37bn, a 24% rise over the same period and largely attributed to mobile games and advertising. In addition, the company also announced that as of Q4 2014 WeChat […]

We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tuneup #165

Twitter to open an office in Hong Kong While Twitter may be blocked in China, that is not stopping them from starting an office in Hong Kong to help Chinese companies grow their businesses overseas. Following Facebook‘s strategy, Twitter’s move is in a bid to grow itself even in markets where it does not have […]

We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tuneup #164

Line adds 1.7 million new users a day Jeanie Han, CEO of Line Euro-Americas, recently shared some stats at the Mobile World Congress that took place last week. During her keynote, she shared that Line currently has over 560 million registered users worldwide, with 1.7 million additional new users every day. Interestingly, she calls Line a […]

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