Jakarta is world’s top Twitter city; other Asia-Pacific nations make strong showing

July 31, 2012 by  

Jakarta has been ranked the top Twitter city in the world by Semiocast, a Paris-based company that provides data intelligence and research on social media. The cities are ranked based on the number of posted tweets.

The company says that the results are based on a sample of 1.058 billion tweets in June this year. Tokyo, in second place, is not far behind, while Bandung (Indonesia), Singapore, Osaka and Seoul also made the list. Read more

Get ready for Startup Asia Bandung: A Multi-Platform Hackathon

July 29, 2012 by  

After the success of Startup Asia Jakarta 2012, TechinAsia is now back with another Startup Asia. This time, it has chosen Bandung, Indonesia as its third stop.

Startup Asia Bandung 2012 will be different from the previous two events that took place in Jarkarta and Singapore. It will be primarily focused on a 24-hour Hackathon, making it multi-platform and non-restrictive. Developers can code in any language and for any platform. Read more