Popular Messaging Apps in Asia
Wechat Goes Beyond Texting To Paying Bills WeChat, owned by Tencent Holding, is the dominant mobile messaging app in China and the country’s answer to WhatsApp and Snapchat. The most recent update on WeChat…
Opinion
Kaodim vs. ServisHero
Kaodim and ServisHero are two fast growing Malaysian internet startups that have been established with the purpose of helping customers connect with service professionals in the region. Both companies have remained competitive, although, most likely,…
Most Popular Social Networks in Asia
Today, social networks are an important tool for people to connect to each other. The utilization of these platforms vary, from personal branding, product marketing to creating community groups of people with the same interest….
Lazada vs. Qoo10 – Who is the King of Ecommerce in Asia
Asia’s e-commerce industry has been enjoying robust growth in the past few years. While sites like Lazada and Zalora have a growing market in multiple countries, other e-commerce websites such as Tokopedia have become industry…
PropertyGuru vs 99.co – Online Real Estate Brokers
Most people looking for property rental or purchases are familiar with online property portals like PropertyGuru, Iproperty, Edgeproperty, and 99.co. These Online Property Portals have simplified the process of finding and renting out/purchasing a home….
What to consider when driving for Uber or Grab
In the continued battle for market dominance between Uber and Grab (MY) across SE Asia, Uber just announced that it has lowered fares in Singapore by 15%. With a base price of $3, lower than…
Race to the Bottom – Grab’s Incentives Against Uber
All across SouthEast Asia, Grab, (formerly known as GrabTaxi or MyTeksi), the homegrown taxi booking company based in Malaysia, is in a fierce battle for market share against the American company Uber. At its…
Amazon Versus Lazada
25 years ago it would have been difficult to imagine such a world. While certainly there was the impression that technology would move forward, few probably could have imagined the changes the internet would bring…