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Opinioneated.com On The Singapore Food Blogosphere

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Yongfook, as he is better known in Singapore’s tech entrepreneurship circle (we first wrote about him in 2009 ), is an avid cook and the former director for Japan-based online recipe network Cookpad in charge of its international business. “The man is an eating machine!” ” Going Local.

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[Singapore] LinkedIn Hits 1 Million Users In Singapore

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LinkedIn first established an office here in Singapore back in 2011. Singapore is the fourth market in Southeast Asia to surpass the 1-million mark, after Malaysia (1+ million), Indonesia (1.5+ ” “We see the 1-million member milestone in Singapore as a key tipping point,” he adds. million). .

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Aiiooo.com – A Virtual Social Network For Pets

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For those who’d rather not have pictures of animals flooding our timelines, here’s a tip: introduce pet-owning friends to Aiiooo ( www.aiiooo.com ), a fully-fledged social network for pets. Aiiooo , whose name originates from the Mandarin term for loving animals or “??”

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Singapore Startup Picky Launches Famous Eats, A Hawker Food Guide

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When it comes to topping international lists – from its education system to its financial hub status, for example – the tiny island of Singapore can seem like a giant. It’s one big reason why Singapore startup Picky has launched Famous Eats , an interactive food guide that maps out the best hawker food in Singapore.

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[Singapore][Infographic] The Scale Of Consumer Cybercrime In Singapore

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According to the latest annual Norton Cybercrime Report , over 72-percent of Singapore adults online – or 1.4 In the past 12 months, 48-percent of online adults experienced cybercrime – including crime on mobile devices as well as on social networks. That’s a staggering amount.

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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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[Singapore] Facebook Eyes Asia-based Developers

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In a developer conference today in Singapore, online social networking giant Facebook made its strongest indication yet of its intention to better engage developers in Asia and Southeast Asia.

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