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Rest (in peace) assured, Perpetu will keep your digital legacy going

Perpetu is a web-based solution for users to note how they would like their online accounts to be handled after their demise. On November 13, 2004, someone died. Well, individuals pass away every day so what’s so interesting about this one? It was a US marine named Justin Ellsworth who was fighting in Iraq. Back Read the full article…

Quan Inc. partners AIS to launch AIS myStickerShop in Thailand

Quan has partnered with AIS to launch AIS myStickerShop in Thailand and conquer Asia with Jap-styled stickers. Quan Inc., a Japan-based messaging app developer, has just announced its partnership with Thai telco, AIS, to release an Android application for Thai customers, AIS myStickerShop. Developed using Quan’s Sticker Shop launched last January this year, it is Read the full article…

What is the typical ASEAN citizen’s behavior on social media?

Southeast Asians love social networking with 16 million tweets and 280,000 public Instagram photos per day. Lately, the word “ASEAN” has been making quite a bit of noise. Well, for those who are not familiar, ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a geopolitical and economic grouping for 10 countries in Southeast Asia. Read the full article…

Freelance BPO jobs are fastest growing as of Q1 2013

Freelance online jobs are on the rise, and data from Freelancer.com indicates that BPO jobs are the fastest growing as of Q1 2013. With April 2013 coming to an end, let us take a quick look at the jobs market in the online economy with data from Freelancer.com. With the recent economic downturn and recession Read the full article…

Maxis Hotlink Social Edition offers free access to social media

Malaysia’s Maxis offers free unlimited access to Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp with its Hotlink Social Edition. Malaysian telco Maxis has stepped up to the forefront of social networking by announcing their brand new Hotlink Social Edition starter packs, which allow free unlimited access to Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp making it the first telecommunications provider in Read the full article…

XL Axiata introduces seamless payment options for Facebook credits

Facebook users can now pay with prepaid credits when purchasing Facebook credits through XL Axiata. Back in March, we saw XL Axiata Tbk launch the myXL app that integrates Facebook login and management. Just this week, the Indonesia-based mobile telecommunications services operator that offers data communication, broadband internet and mobile communications, has announced that its digital service department Read the full article…

Stickers coming to Facebook Messenger? What of other IM apps, then?

Stickers are coming to Facebook Messenger for mobile devices. Should this be a threat to other mobile IM apps like LINE? Stickers are apparently hot in Asia, as illustrated by the rise of LINE and other mobile IM apps like KakaoTalk and WeChat. While most other messengers would focus on just chatting and additional features Read the full article…