Social media keeps on growing in Asia. Besides the perpetual growth of mainstream sites such as Facebook, up-and-coming startups are also jumping on the bandwagon, aiming to become leaders in their respective markets. With tough competition in the region, social media is becoming a numbers game, driven by compelling new features. At Tech in Asia, we aim to uncover all these goings-on in Asia’s social scene.
Travel community site Tripoto has pulled in an undisclosed amount of pre-series A funding, the startup revealed today.
Adlun Fiqri Sigoro was arrested for filming police bribery. He could’ve faced 6 years in prison, but social media and free speech advocates got him released.
If you are a Hike user in India, you can now chat and share photos or even larger files without being connected to the internet using ‘Hike Direct’.
Sent as part of its breast cancer awareness campaign, the message rubbed some users the wrong way.
Looking for a running buddy? Why not find one the same way you can find a date on Tinder!
We visited the recently completed headquarters of the social media powerhouse in Singapore, and you can take a peek too.
Whether it is because of its exceptional entrepreneurship, state support for innovation, or just the sheer giant population base, China undoubtedly has the worl...
I'm Jeremy, National Director of Social@Ogilvy. Ask me anything about social media for business in China.
As markets across Asia grow faster than those in Europe and North America, brands are facing the quandary of not understanding what consumers in Asia want.
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The discussion on China’s social media has been going on for three to four years. Scholars and researchers write papers on it, marketing planners both within an...
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Customer service is no longer limited to call support and email assistance. Social media has widened its scope. Many say it is a good thing but brands – even bi...
Users share updates, photos, and links, just like they do on Facebook. But on Gaption, they’re monetizing their time.
Hi TIA community. The internet has started to adopt Slack not only as a collaborative messaging platform for teams, but also as a place to hangout and discuss v...
Hong Kong’s fast-growing tech startup industry got a sizable boost today with news of US$1.49 million in seed funding for Lamplight Analytics
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A few weeks ago Tech in Asia covered the series A funding round of social app Yogrt. It raised US$3 million from Centurion Private Equity and Linear Venture. I ...
I founded Markhor, the first Pakistani startup accepted into YC, AMA!
Really proud of Markhor. When are you planning to launch mobile apps for IOS and Android for markhor ?
How Flipkart hopes to shut out rivals by going app-only in India
Well they received some $ 1billion infusion. Surely they can afford to maintain a developer or two. From experience I know companies bring in a bunch...
With US acquisitions, SingPost is now a global ecommerce company
Looks really exciting for Singpost now. Great job Bernard and team :)
Here are the 7 most active investors in India this year
Hi Malavika, Feel free to get in touch but as of 30th Sept, we have closed 14 India investments this year (new and follow-ons). Best, Pankaj
This 2-year-old news app wants to get smarter with an acquisition
Snippety content seems ideal for mobile. On the other hand, larger mobile screens and better resolution make it easier to read longer articles. Tough ...
