June 30, 2009 by Gwendolyn Regina T
If you’re an Muslim living in Singapore and has always found it hard to find out where the nearest Halal dining establishments or mosques are, iAlif aims to solve that problem by providing a searchable location-based directory listing. Read more
June 30, 2009 by Bernard Leong
In the book “The Power of Unreasonable People“, a definitive guide (by John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan) on the social entrepreneurship movement has mentioned a Singaporean social entrepreneur by the name of Jack Sim, who started the World Toilet Organization (WTO) and how his work provided a scaling solution for governments to set standards on sanitation. Earning two prestigous global social entrepreneurship accolades: Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur and Ashoka Global Fellow, Jack has started a global clean toilet movement that help governments to shape sanitation policies. One success story is that the World Toilet Organization assisted the Chinese government in adopting the standards for lavatories before the Beijing Olympics last year. We have managed to get Jack to come on board for an interview, to tell us about the story behind World Toilet Organization and his views on the trends of social entrepreneurship in Singapore. Read more
June 29, 2009 by SGEntrepreneurs
Our friends at Tech65 start their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape last week: [1] Windows 7 Upgrade Options, [2] Tiny SG made MP3 Player Easy on the Wallet, [3] Amazing UK Plug Design, [4] Adsense Comes to Mobile, [5] MJ’s Death Brings Down Several Websites, [6] Android Discussion – HTC Hero, and Byte Of the Week: H1N1 Mask App. Do click and check out their podcast.
June 28, 2009 by Bernard Leong
During Ad-Tech Singapore 2009, I worked together with Jeremy Snyder from Twinity (and Metaversum, the parent company) on a panel about innovation and experimental marketing. So, we thought it will be great for him to share about his experiences on virtual worlds and how it is like for a foreigner to set up shop in Singapore. While this is happening in the midst, Twinity has just announced a partnership with AsiaOne for the upcoming release of Virtual Singapore, where they will launch a virtual Orchard Road and Marina Bay in the third quarter of 2009, in conjunction with a major partner who will be announced closer to the release date. So, with all these interesting happenings in the virtual world space, it will be great to share this quick interview with Jeremy Snyder. Read more
June 28, 2009 by Gwendolyn Regina T
An inspirational video by the team at Grasshopper. Read more
June 27, 2009 by SGEntrepreneurs
June 25, 2009 by SGEntrepreneurs
Our friends at Tech65 start their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape last week: [1] Wireless@SG Extends to March 2013, [2] Starhub launched an application development campaign for Android, [3] Twitpocalypse hits the Twitterverse, [4] iPhone 3.0 OS Upgrade is Out with some Pros & Cons, [5] Singtel Launches Singtel AMped – Singtel Unlimited Music Downloads, [6] The flood of phones that was released in Singapore, [7] Nokia Release, [8] Samsung Release – Samsung Jet, [9] Sony Release – Satio, Aino & Yari, MonthOfSmartPhones Discussion: [10] Week 3 – Choosing the right Windows Mobile Phone, and Byte of the Week: Yahoo Mobile. Do click and check out their podcast.
June 25, 2009 by Gwendolyn Regina T
Targeted at sports lovers, SportsHook is a new social network aimed at helping you share tips to improve your sporting level, meet other people who love the same things you do, and organize events. Read more
