Top smartphone apps in Southeast Asia: Facebook and Google Play lead way
Facebook has topped a ranking of smartphone apps in Southeast Asia, with LINE, WhatsApp, Google Play and Blackberry Messenger also proving popula, according to new research.
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Top 10 searches in the Philippines
The death of Paul Walker, Miss Universe, FIBA Asia, UAAP Season 76, and Wimbledon were amongst the top Google searches for the Philippines in 2013.
Rakuten buys Skype rival Viber for $900m
Rakuten has bought instant messaging and voice app Viber for $900m, as the Japanesse ecommerce giant and owner of Play.com continues its expansion into new markets.
Two thirds of mobile media consumers use a second screen
Many mobile users across the globe are using their devices as a second screen while watching TV, according to new research.
Top tips: Securing customer loyalty in 2014
Are loyalty cards fit for purpose? CloudSense’s Josh Morse looks at why brands need to be doing much more to take loyalty to the next level in 2014.
Right to reply: Twitter’s huge losses do not mean its business model is broken
Despite seeing $4 billion (£2.45 billion) wiped off Twitter’s value Associate Professor of Strategic Management Sotirios Paroutis at Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School believes the US tech company could still have a bright long-term future.
Top tips: Using consumer app use to drive marketing tactics
Bryan Brown, Vice President Product Strategy at Silverpop, discusses how marketers can benefit from integrating consumer mobile app activity
Global app trends: Americas drive monetisation for developers
A global survey of application developers and publishers that provides a pulse on the app economy, results showed that developers are creating more apps than ever.
InMobi launches native ads platform for mobile campaigns
Mobile advertising network InMobi, has launched its Native Ads platform that allows app developers and mobile publishers to deliver an engaging, in-context, native ad experience to their end users, with minimal development effort.
Facebook takes on Flipboard with ‘Paper’ social news app
Facebook has launched ‘Paper’, a news curation app that pulls in news stories, photos and videos from the users’ news feed, as the network continues its drive to become the first destination for social news for mobile users