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May 17, 2012

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VSee will change the future of video collaboration with its safe and secure, software-only solution

by Joanna Yeo

Joanna interviewing Milton Chen through VSee.

Put video conferencing + collaborative work + safe and secure transmission of information + simplicity of use together, and you’ll get VSee.

What comes to mind when you think of video collaboration tools?

For mainstream consumers (i.e., you and me), Skype (and to a smaller extent, Google hangout), is no…

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May 17, 2012

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Exploring Taiwan through reviews and recommendations on Citydomo

by Joanna Yeo

Exploring Taiwan through reviews and recommendations on Citydomo

Where do you head to to find good recommendations for these:

Hotel and Flights? Tripadvisor.

Food? hungrygowhere (Singapore)

And what about EVERYTHING? Here’s one that we all know– Yelp.

Taiwan startup, Citydomo is creating a Yelp-like site for users to read and write reviews on everything from food, hotels, night…

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May 17, 2012

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Facebook, timeline and apps: A love-hate relationship

by Joanna Yeo

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From getting updated with the latest news, watching viral videos, to getting connected with online friends through popular social networks, Joanna Yeo talks about her personal experience with one of the world’s most famous social networking site.

Being a fairly  heavy consumer of online content, I have to admit that…

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May 16, 2012

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Builk aims to connect professionals in the construction industry on its networking site

by Joanna Yeo

The Builk team. Photo: Builk Asia

Builk Asia is a Thai startup that targets the construction industry with an interesting business model for their product.

Thai startup, Builk Asia was one of the companies that made great effort to participate in Echelon 2012. Last month, the company’s Principal and Evangelist, Patai Padungtin flew

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May 15, 2012

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Mastercard says Asian countries are ready for mobile payments

by Joanna Yeo

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Mastercard’s latest survey on the global mobile payment landscape reveals trends that Asian consumers are open to mobile payments.

Mobile payment is gaining popularity for both consumers and businesses. On the one hand, tech companies are coming up with interesting payment gadgets and technology such as Square, Paypal Here and…

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May 11, 2012

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CuriousCore no longer in secret development with CuriousCatch expecting beta sale next month

by Joanna Yeo

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CuriousCore comes out of stealth mode with their new product CuriousCatch, with their beta sale happening next month.

If you have been following Angel’s Gate, a local reality TV show on entrepreneurship featuring startups, you would have come across Daylon Soh, Co-founder of CuriousCore.

For the past…

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May 10, 2012

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Evernote is entering the China market, against all odds

by Joanna Yeo

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Undeterred by strict internet censorship and law regulations in China, Evernote has set its eyes on the China market and will begin operations upon approval by the Chinese authority.

It is a common fact to all that China has the largest base of internet users in the world. Many…

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May 10, 2012

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iDonate brings more transparency to charity work

by Joanna Yeo

The iDonate Team. Photo: iDonate

Hong Kong startup, iDonate is the first comprehensive charity rating platform in Hong Kong aimed at promoting informed donation by promoting transparency of charity and evaluating their operating efficiency and needs of funds.

I recently caught up with CEO & Founder of iDonate, Bonita Wang to find out more about…

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May 9, 2012

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Geek’s guide to tech and startup events in Singapore

by Joanna Yeo

Confused geek. (Photo: Scot Duke)

Are you…..

An entrepreneur or entrepreneur-to-be?

Developer, designer, hacker or a startup-enthusiast?

New to Singapore?

Check out some of this cool events that happens monthly/ annually in Singapore!

Barcamp Singapore:

Barcamps are events where people come together to learn from each other in an informal setting. Barcamps feature discussions…

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May 9, 2012

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The ultimate Singapore guide to cool tech communities

by Joanna Yeo

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Are you curious about the tech and startup community in Singapore? Whether you are an entrepreneur, developer, designer or belong to none of those mentioned, if you are planning to visit Singapore, here are some of the communities that you can take a look:

BigData.SG:

BigData.SG is a community of…

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