Geekonomics

• 02Jun

  City Square Mall launches Facebook game to promote Great Singapore Sale

  Apps, Developers, Enterprise, Fashion, Gaming, Press Release, Singapore Tech, Social Games, Social Media, news No Comments

  Local malls getting tech savvy with Facebook games for the June holidays to promote the Great Singapore Sale?

  Singapore, 2 June 2011 - City Square Mall, owned and managed by City Developments Limited (CDL), has launched “Elmo’s Garden”, a Sesame Street game on its Facebook page www.facebook.com/citysquaremall to tie in with the mall’s activities for the Great Singapore Sale promotions and June school holidays.  From now till 26 June, fans of City Square Mall can grow a virtual garden on Facebook, where the top 30 most “Liked” gardens with at least five flowers (inclusive of a sunflower) will win Sesame Street Kids T-shirts and eco-premiums.

  The theme for the game is based on the new Sesame Street Live Asia Show “Elmo’s Green Thumb” and seeks to promote greater awareness about Earth and the environment among City Square Mall’s Facebook fans.

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• 26Mar

  Linkedin hits 100MM members, Reid sends personal thank you to early adopters

  Internet, Social Media, news, tech jobs 3 Comments

  What a nice surprise email from Reid this morning, made my day for sure:

  

  Dear Nicholas Aaron,

  I want to personally thank you because you were one of LinkedIn’s first million members (member number 382059 in fact!*). In any technology adoption lifecycle, there are the early adopters, those who help lead the way. That was you.

  We hit a big milestone at LinkedIn this week when our 100 millionth member joined the site.

  When we founded LinkedIn, our vision was to help the world’s professionals be more successful and productive. Today, with your help, LinkedIn is changing the lives of millions of members by helping them connect with others, find jobs, get insights, start a business, and much more.  

  We are grateful for your support and look forward to helping you accomplish much more in the years to come. I hope that you are having a great year.

  Sincerely,

  (Reid’s signature which I did not include here)

  Reid Hoffman
  Co-founder and Chairman
  LinkedIn

  *Your member number is the number embedded in your LinkedIn profile URL (after "id=").

  

• 25Mar

  MeMap Introduces the Next Generation of Location Sharing on iOS

  Apps, GPS, Geek Travels, Press Release, Social Media, news No Comments

  Here’s a new app that seeks to provide a new way to see who’s around and what they’re up to, by using Facebook log-in and integrating with Facebook Places. I guess time will tell if they will gain traction or become just another one of the many location-based service. For one, tapping into Facebook Places seems like a smart move, though this geek wonders about their monetization strategy.

  San Francisco, CA — March 24th, 2011 — MeMap, unveiled today, is an iOS app that enables everyone to see which friends are around and what they’re up to, without any hassle. The current generation of location-based social networks make actually seeing your social network difficult and impractical in real time. MeMap’s tight integration with Facebook and Facebook Places aggregates all geo-data shared via Facebook through any location-based social network into one, easy-to-view map interface.

  Though location-based networks including FourSquare, Loopt, Gowalla and Buzzd are only gaining traction, they remain fragmented, lack Facebook’s critical mass of users, and only return value for people with friends on specific networks. Since MeMap aggregats all location-based data shared from any network to Facebook Places, MeMap users are already part of a massive worldwide network. Users can stick to enjoying their friends’ posts or easily share their own location via Facebook Places, Twitter or to MeMap friends.

  Breaking Down Barriers to Entry:

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• 16Mar

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DOODLE JUMP!

  Apps, Press Release, Social Games, Social Media, news No Comments

  Apple’s #1 All-Time Top Paid App in the US, DOODLE JUMP, celebrates its second birthday today with over 10 Million Paid iPhone and Android Downloads, a Hollywood movie tie-in (Hop) and a new line of stationery under its belt. 

  Looking forward, here is what to expect from the mobile app giant, who remains a team of two NYC brothers:

  Lima Sky, the creative force behind Doodle Jump, is set for an ambitious expansion of the franchise with development plans to bring Doodle Jump to XBLA Kinect, one of the hottest sectors in console gaming. A free multiplayer update will be out very soon for the iPhone version, and the long-awaited Doodle Jump for iPad is, well, still in the works. Tapping into their creative juices, Lima Sky is designing Doodle Jump for iPad to include brand new content. With Doodle Jump stationery sets published earlier this month, a new line of Doodle Jump toys in development, and an upcoming Doodle Jump comic book, this year is poised to be the biggest yet for one of the mobile’s most famous franchises. 

  What a great story about a mobile app hitting the mainstream and making the switch to console!

  

• 18Nov

  Security implications of new Facebook email service

  Internet, Internet Safety, Parental Control, Security, Social Media, news 1 Comment

  Facebook has announced its new email service which brings together Facebook messages, instant messaging chat and SMS messages in one place.

  This geek was alerted to some of the security implications through an FAQ guide which Sophos has setup.

  "Before signing up, users need to realise that these new features increase the attack surface on the Facebook platform, and make personal accounts all the more alluring for cybercriminals to break into," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. More from Sophos after the break.

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• 03Oct

  Tencent uses Facebook to promote QQ?

  Asia Tech, Gaming, Internet, Random, Social Media, Thoughts, World, Youth Culture, mobile, news No Comments

  This geek has been trying out QQ, the communication tool from Tencent that is even more ubiquitous than email in China, to keep in touch with some of my friends there. QQ was even installed as the standard operating desktop in the all-in-one PC that replaced my hotel room’s TV in Shen Zhen. Check out the recent splash screen:

  

   

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• 22Sep

  MOL to invest US$2MM to drive monetisation of social and gaming applications in Asia

  Asia Tech, Enterprise Tech, Gaming, Internet, Press Release, Social Media, news No Comments

  This geek used to cover friendster’s progress a fair bit, but less so when they got bought over by MOL. MOL has cleverly monetized their investment in friendster with a patent licensing deal with Facebook in exchange for a deal with Facebook Credits. Now let’s see how they get the ROI on this US$2MM investment!

  Campaign will drive consumers’ use of virtual currency for online goods

  SINGAPORE, 22 September, 2010 – MOL Global (www.molglobal.net), one of Asia’s biggest Internet companies, today announced that it will invest US$2 million to drive monetisation of social and gaming applications in Asia.

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• 14Sep

  SocialSmack introduces mobile platform for andriod and iPhone at DEMO Fall 2010

  Developers, Press Release, Social Media, mobile, news No Comments

  This geek is in San Francisco and trying to catch some of the DEMO sessions online. Check out this announcement from SocialSmark.

  Users can now quickly and easily provide real-time feedback and reviews on products and services they interact with daily

  DEMO Fall 2010, Santa Clara, CA – September 14, 2010 – SocialSmack, Inc., a web and mobile reviews platform that brings together consumers and brands, today is debuting its SocialSmack Mobile for Android and iPhone users on the DEMO Fall stage.  Powered by a real-time social stream, SocialSmack enables the passionate consumer to easily share their brand interaction experience in an easy “props” or “drops” format, including genuine, specific feedback on why they voted as such, negating the discrepancies that inevitably occur with the outdated, traditional star ranking system.  SocialSmack is a platform that can be utilized in two ways – as a free service for consumers to share their brand reviews/experiences and as a subscription-based service for brands interested in gaining insight into consumer sentiment and trends data.

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• 13Sep

  Second Fuugo™ Release Breaks TV and Video Boundaries

  Press Release, Social Media, mobile, news No Comments

  

  Another announcement being made at Intel Developer Forum 2010. This geek will check out the demo for myself over the next couple of days:

  Broadcast TV and Internet TV combination provides best user experience

  San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 September 2010 - Axel Technologies, a pioneer in mobile TV software technologies, introduces Fuugo™ to Intel Developer Forum (IDF) visitors and showcases how Fuugo™ unites live Broadcast TV with Internet TV.

  Fuugo™ is the first TV application for personalizing a content stream by blending content choices from broadcast, mobile, and Internet TV. Fuugo™ utilizes social media, recommendations, and various content sources for presentation of TV and video programs that match your favourites, your interests, and what your social network likes.

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• 11Sep

  Mayor Gavin Newsom to Welcome First AppNation Conference to San Francisco

  Developers, Press Release, SaaS, Social Media, news, tech jobs No Comments

  AppNation is happening next week across the street from the Intel Developer Forum. Peter Biddle from Intel AppUp Center will be moderating one of the sessions. Will be trying to catch a session or two if possible.

  Here’s the press announcement from the organisers:

  In a jam-packed program, The Nielsen Company will also announce findings from latest Mobile App Playbook on the App Economy

  SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 10, 2010 - On Monday, September 13, 2010, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will welcome regional and national app developers at the inaugural APPNATION Conference to be at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. APPNATION, an ambitious and bold new thought leadership conference and exposition focusing exclusively on the burgeoning consumer applications revolution and global app economy will assemble an esteemed set of executives from the app economy, bringing together leaders from media companies in New York to meet the vibrant and growing mobile developer community in the Bay Area.

  When:           Monday, September 13, 2010

  Where:          Moscone North, 747 Howard Street

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