Affle Group appoints Ade Parulian as Ripple’s director of sales. Affle Group recently appointed Parulian Lummy Sitorus (or fondly known as Ade) as the director of sales for its “Ripple” rich media and video ad network business in Indonesia. Ade, an Indonesian native and having worked in the industry for sixteen years, holds an in-depth Read the full article…

Which LINE character are you? And scroll to the bottom to find out how you can win a LINE doll! There are way too many LINE characters on the chat messenger app. But these are the original (fantastic) four, and we thought their personalities and characteristics resemble main roles in startups as well. So check Read the full article…

Reinvented with the everyday use in mind, the new Linkedin interface was designed to help professionals stay ahead in their careers. It offers a new mobile experience for members by making it easier to get most relevant and timely professional insights. Users would now be able to discover and engaged more easily in professional discussions on Linkedin Read the full article…

Indonesia Digital Byte (IDByte) 2013 in Jakarta will host 500 Starutps’ Geeks on a Plane and will award the best startups in four cities in Indonesia. After an absence last year, Indonesia Digital Byte (IDByte) 2013 is kicked-off by a hunt for talented startups. The digital conference is now back with a special program to be held Read the full article…

Melbourne Evernote Devcup 2013 Meet Up The Evernote Devcup is our annual developer competition for designers and software developers. With the help of our online community, we will award prizes to the best products that integrate with the Evernote API. We will be sharing details about the competition, what the prizes are, and how to Read the full article…

Working from home might sound lovely but it can be terribly unproductive as well. When Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer stopped some 200 employees from working from home, it stirred all sorts of controversies. Her reasoning and rationale behind the “ban” was that said group of employees was noted to not be as productive as their counterparts Read the full article…

Taiwan-based SweetShot is a photo-sharing mobile app dedicated for couples. Founded by Taiwan-based Chen Taiku and his teammates from Gumhoo, SweetShot is a photo-sharing app dedicated for couples. Unlike existing couple apps such as Couple, Between or LoveByte, which offer a private social space for couple, SweetShot focuses on photo sharing between couples. So how does Read the full article…

The University of Melbourne is actively supporting young entrepreneurial talent within the Melbourne startup ecosystem. Set to launch its startup accelerator for students, staff and recent alumni for the second consecutive year, the Melbourne Accelerator Program (“MAP”) provides university affiliated startups with A$20,000 (US$21,000), office space and mentoring throughout the duration of the program. Applications Read the full article…

DiGi rolls out its exclusive partnership with Deezer to give its customers premium accounts with selected packages. As if the music streaming wars have not been intense enough, Malaysian mobile service provider DiGi, struts into the battlefield with French music streaming service, Deezer. As part of their ongoing strategy to drive subscribers to use mobile Read the full article…

Foodpanda is now available in 27 countries and the mobile app is gaining ground as #1 in eight countries and with a quarter million downloads so far. Mobile users are going food crazy, with all the apps related to dining reservations, delivery and food reviews. Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda is no stranger to success, having recently Read the full article…