6 days ago

TechCrunch Of all the misguided schemes put forth lately to save newspapers (micropayments! blame Google!), the one put forth by Judge Richard Posner has to be the most jaw-dropping. He suggests that linking to copyrighted material should be outlawed.No, Posner does not work for the Associated Press (which also has some strange ideas (Read More)

Jun 20, 2009

Lifehacker Firefox 3.5 is a pretty substantial update to the popular open-source browser, and it's just around the corner. See what features, fixes, and clever new tools are worth getting excited about in the next big release. 10. Undo closed window If you accidentally close a tab you'd meant to keep open, Firefox 3, at least through (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

Submitted by Limyh from Google Reader: StrongMail Systems, Inc., released new survey data that points to the emergence of social media as a direct marketing channel and a significant planned investment in email marketing and social media programs in the second half of 2009. The survey revealed that social media is a hot initiative with email marketers, with 6 (Read More)

Jun 23, 2009

Engadget Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he'll explore where our industry is and where it's going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the uni (Read More)

May 18, 2009

Submitted by Limyh from blog: Foldees, the on-going greeting cards contest website, released its latest feature, @ddress Directory. With @ddress, it is now possible to send Foldees greeting card without knowing the recipient’s mailing address. Also, anyone can receive printed cards from online friends or admirers, without revealing personal information (Read More)

May 13, 2009

Submitted by Limyh from blog: Started on April 24th 2009, many (including me) believed @McDelivery was the ‘real’ voice of McDonald’s Malaysia on Twitter. Back then, it was hard to tell whether it’s fake or not. It Interacted well with its followers and engaged them with McDonald’s-related information. In addition, @McDelivery and McDonald’s Malaysia Fa (Read More)

May 07, 2009

GigaOM After laying off thousands yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer visited Stanford today in high spirits, telling students that his company is hiring and that he can’t think of a better time to start a business. “These are tough economic times, but these are times that are rich in opportunity,” was his message. “I don’t thi (Read More)

May 07, 2009

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May 07, 2009

VentureBeat FriendFeed, the service that culls your activities on various social networks into a single stream, is seeing a surge in new users, at least from anecdotal evidence (including signups that VentureBeat’s staff is seeing).The increase comes after FriendFeed redesigned its site last week so you can easily read what your friend (Read More)

May 05, 2009

Mashable! Although many retailers are reducing their online marketing budgets, spending on social media is falling at a slower rate than spending in other online marketing channels. Moreover, amongst companies that are weathering the current economic storm and expanding marketing budgets, investments in social media are generally on (Read More)

May 05, 2009

Submitted by Limyh from blog: Exora, the newly launched MPV by Malaysian carmaker Proton, has two ‘voices’ on Twitter - @ProtonExora and @YouWillBeAmazed. The former is managed by Proton with first tweet dated April 13 2009; the latter is an unofficial voice and started on April 29 2009. To date, the ‘unofficial’ one has more of Updates and Followers. B (Read More)

Apr 23, 2009

Mashable! Stuart Foster is a marketing consultant in the Boston area. He specializes in brand management, social media, and blog outreach. He authors a blog at Thelostjacket.com.One voice in mainstream media just wants to sit down and have a scotch with you. That person is Colonel Tribune, the social media face of the Chicago Tribune (Read More)

Apr 23, 2009

VentureBeat Yahoo has announced that it plans to shut down free web-hosting service GeoCities, which it acquired for $3.6 billion a decade ago.My first response to the news was, “Wait, GeoCities is still around?” The service has fallen far from its heyday in the late ‘90. I don’t know anyone with anyone with a GeoCities site anymore, a (Read More)

Apr 23, 2009

Mashable! Apple has announced that there have now been more than one billion apps downloaded for iPhone. The milestones comes just over three months after the company surpassed 500 million downloads, and about nine months since launching.While it’s certainly an enormous milestone, how does it compare to some other massive numbers th (Read More)

Apr 24, 2009

TechCrunch Good Data, a startup founded in the Czech Republic and with headquarters in San Francisco, has closed a second round of financing - $2.5 million from Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, OATV and General Catalyst. The company has now raised a total of around $4.5 million in capital.You don’t see a lot of startups coming out of Ea (Read More)

Yung Hui Lim

Blog on business strategies and web-centric product concepts. Fan of books, Mac and 80s rock music.