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[Indonesia][Event] Startup Asia Jakarta 2012

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Buoyed by the success of that event, the Tech In Asia team will be organizing another ‘Startup Arena’, this time in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jun 7-8, 2012. About 20 startups will be selected to pitch in the Startup Arena, in front of top investors, industry leaders, and press for US$10,000 as a top prize.

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[Singapore][Event] Day 2 Of ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Mobile Promise

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The first day of ad:tech Singapore 2012 gave digital marketers and industry observers a glimpse of the continued growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising in the Asia Pacific. The second day, however, seemed to hover over one particular aspect of that digital future – mobile.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

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They should also consider launching online B2C or B2B platforms incorporating mobile and social-commerce. This is supported by the East’s dispersed and young populations, high mobile penetration rates, growth of 2nd and 3rd tier inner cities (particularly in China), and traffic congestion. A “China + 1″ Strategy.

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[Asia] Tech In Asia Buys GameSaku In Acquisition Blitz

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Just a week after Tech in Asia ( Techinasia.com ) completed its acquisition of fellow Singapore-based blog SGEntrepreneurs (SGE) for an undisclosed sum, the startup and technology blog today announced that it has also acquired Indonesia-based gaming blog GameSaku from Apps Foundry. GameSaku Indonesia Singapore TechinAsia TechinAsia.com'

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[Asia] [Event] Demo Asia 2012

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If you loved the emerging startup vibes of the DEMO conference, Asia will be getting its very own version with DEMO Asia 2012 slated for February 29 to March 2 in Singapore next year. DEMO Asia would like to invite all startups to participate in the first audition for DEMO Asia 2012. DEMO Asia Singapore Audition.

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[Singapore] Shopify Partners SingTel To Grow Presence In Singapore

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It also works as a fully featured mobile application, and retailers can manage their shop on the go through the mobile app. Despite this trend, while Shopify serves over 50,000 clients in 80 countries only slightly over 500 merchants in Singapore currently use the service.

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[Asia] Small Businesses Look To The Internet For Growth Opportunities

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Interestingly, Indonesia has a lot more small businesses (54 million) than China (54 million), despite having a population only a quarter of the world’s most populous country. In a 2011 and 2012 survey conducted by McKinsey of SMEs in Asia, SMEs who use the Internet say it has helped them gain revenue as well as reduce costs.

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