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Jun
3
2011

Facebook reaching 700 Million Users

The numbers mostly coming from Brazil and Indonesia. But how true is that that 700 million people over the world are using it? Businesses are more keen in getting fans for their page, and there are people who sell facebook fans. I know of people creating multiple accounts for different reasons – game bonuses, monitoring news, page Likes, etc. The number just doesn’t matter anymore.

Apr
17
2011

Is Twitter Dying?

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Twitter was one of the fastest growing social networks in 2008 when it took off – reaching to about 752% growth according to Mashable. Is it now at its peak, and is slowly dying off? Could it also be a reason why they are trying to acquire Tweetdeck? – Infographic from Visualoop

Mar
24
2011

Twestival Singapore 2011 Rocked

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The team is back from Twestival Singapore; a local Twitter festival that just ended a few hours ago at TAB. Twestival is an offline event held in more than 175 cities, aimed at raising funds for charity while harnessing the power of social media.

Mar
16
2011

Singapore’s Junk Food War

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Mac started it, BK followed, then Texas Chicken joined in the fun. Better, even better, best. I’m assuming this should be the end. Ugh. I understood that McD’s campaign revolves around the idea of crowd-sourcing. Please enlighten me what these copycats are trying to achieve. I’ve heard stories of how Burger King’s attempt to run the same thing failed, long queue, no stock. It only makes them look bad. It’s like trying to outrun another car [...]

Mar
15
2011

Thoughts on Facebook Places (after a month)

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After a month the highly anticipated Facebook Places has been launched, I can count the number of times I’ve logged in with my fingers; and it’s about less than 5 times.

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