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[Singapore][Event] Social Media World Forum Asia 2011 & Apps World Asia 2011

YoungUpstarts

Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia is back for its third edition! Organized by Bristol-based events company Six Degrees , this two-day conference and exhibition dedicated to all things social and digital media will take place in Singapore on 1st and 2nd September this year. Apps World Asia 2011.

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Making Social Media Work For SMEs

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Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Small businesses rarely have the time or resources to invest in outsourced customer service support, and some are finding it more efficient to serve customers via social media platforms: one LinkedIn study from 2014 revealed that 81 percent of North American SMEs use social media [5].

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Managing Social Media With Fetch Plus

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One of the companies that will feature at the upcoming web and mobile technology startup conference Echelon 2011 is Fetch Plus , a social media and mobile application development company. This then enables companies to rapidly roll out a widespread and pervasive social media footprint through its product.

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[Asia] Socialbakers Opens Asia Pacific HQ In Singapore

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Global social media analytics and optimization company Socialbakers has announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific headquarters based in Singapore. ”By 2017, Asia-Pacific will have the largest social network population worldwide. .

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Small Businesses A Great Fit For The New Nimble Marketplace

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In fact, social media platforms like Facebook have become useful sources of product endorsements. We are now almost as likely to buy a product because of an online review or recommendation from someone within our social media circles as we are after seeing a TV ad(3). Social Commerce. Omni-Channel Retailing.

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Monetizing Social Networks: The Four Dominant Business Models and How You Should Implement Them in 2010

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The business models within the social media realm are much different than traditional businesses. In social networking, they’re ever-changing, backed by eye-opening revenue and have very little documentation. In Southeast Asia, specifically countries like Indonesia, Facebook is in hyper-growth mode… right now.

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[Review] Turning Silver Into Gold

YoungUpstarts

Housing trends for Boomers include purchasing houses and condominiums for investment (a huge thing in Asia), retirement, and holiday homes. More seniors are also embracing social networks. In fact, they are the fastest social media adopters in the US with over 43% of those over 65 years using at least one social networking site.