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[Singapore] Location Based Marketing Association Launches Local Chapter

YoungUpstarts

“It promises to be… the start of a new, collaborative era for those working in Asia’s LBS space,” asserts Christian Geissendoerfer, founder of hyper-local mobile ad network YOOSE , and one of the founding members of LBMA Singapore.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

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They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. These are the local trips that tend to add to congestion and are the ones that are most vulnerable to alternate forms of micro-mobility. They’re acceptable.

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Mobile Payment Platform Swiff Launches in Singapore; Targets Other Markets

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Earlier this year, I commented during the launch of UOB’s mobile banking iOS application that mobile payment options such as that offered by Square would be a boon to small business owners. Mobile Payment Now A Reality For Singapore Small Business Owners. Today, Swiff is unique in its ability to do so.”

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Pound Around the World – My Thoughts from Random Hacks of Kindness

VC Cafe

For example, you can save 7 trees in the rain forest in south america for £1, and in India you can get all you can eat curry…(see the presentation on the link below – 300 views in about 1 hour from posting!). Pound Around the World.

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Twitter Link Roundup #95 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Seven Guidelines For Designing High-Performance Mobile User Experiences – [link]. Global Web Design Trends: South America – [link]. Flash Tips and Best Practices for Designers: Animation – [link]. Tips On Defining The Size of a Market for a Startup Business – [link].

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40% Of Best Performing Companies In Asia Are US- Or UK-Based Businesses: Telstra Global

YoungUpstarts

Other interesting facts: - Western businesses tend to have different geographic priorities than Asian businesses: while Western companies look towards expanding into multiple new markets in entrenched both Western markets as well as the emerging markets of Russia, South America and Middle East, Asian companies tend to focus on other parts of Asia.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Scott Lahman , Zack Norman & Austin Murray were the three co-founders of JAMDAT, the most successful mobile 1.0 Sorry, moms. Zack is the creative talent.