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Facebook as an important platform for Chinese business overseas Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg recently met with Cai Mingzhao, the director of China’s State Council and Internet Information Office (SCIO), on her Beijing visit. Access to the social networking platform has been blocked in China since July 2009, leading to speculation on how Facebook will […]

In 3 months, Facebook users in Thailand grew to 24 million users In an infographic created by EdgeAsia, a Bangkok-based digital agency, Facebook is seen as Thailand’s top social network. Here are some interesting numbers as reported by TechInAsia: Thailand now has 24 million users, thanks to a 33 percent increase in the past three […]

The final day of the 2013 iMedia Agency Summit packed in a host of useful sessions; here are some of the highlights. Sunita Kaur, Spotify Sunita stirred the audience with a glorious statistic: “Family and music are the two things people around the world can’t live without. In Europe, research shows that people value music […]

Following the roundtables at the start of day two, the first full day of the iMedia Agency Summit in Bali got underway with a keynote session from Tara Hirebet of Trendwatching. Tara took us on a whirlwind journey Asian culture, sharing an incredible wealth of insights in her half-hour slot: Made For Asia Asian Consumers […]

Day Two of the iMedia Agency Summit kicked off with a series of roundtables, and I hosted a great discussion on “Demystifying The Complexities of Social in a Diverse Region”. I was joined by delegates from Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan and the UK, each of whom highlighted the specific nuances of the social media […]

New ‘Kids Only’ Social Network in India Worldoo is a new social network that is designed for kids. It also aims to be a learning centre for them, by providing content from partners such as National Geographic and ZeeQ. To sign up, kids need to go through a verification check and prove that they have […]

It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it… I’m back in Bali with the DMG Events team  for the iMedia Agency Summit this week, exploring the future of technology and social media from an agency perspective. Things kicked off today with a keynote fireside chat between DWA’s John Massey, and Neil Gardner, CMO […]

Maaii is challenging WeChat, line and Viber in Southeast Asia The rapid increase in number of chat app users in Southeast Asia has seen many chat app providers wanting to be a part of the competition. Maaii, a Hong Kong-based mobile chat app, is one such upcoming competitor in Southeast Asia. Similar to Wechat, Line, Viber and Skype, […]