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[Infographic] [Singapore] Salary Expectations Increase 35% With That First Private Degree: JobsCentral
According to the 2012 JobsCentral Learning Rankings And Survey Report, which surveyed 5,476 respondents online from September to October this year, Singapore adult learners expect a 35% salary raise after landing their first private degree, and 23% of those respondents even believe that degree qualifications can lead to a 50% raise or more.
[Singapore] Nanyang Polytechnic Teams To Represent Singapore In Imagine Cup 2013
After a competition which saw participation by over 200 students from various institutions of higher learning in Singapore, two teams of students from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) clinched championship titles in two categories of this year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup local finals.
[Infographic] Five Long Term Recruitment Trends In Southeast Asia: LinkedIn
According to LinkedIn's recently released 2013 Global Recruiting Trends Report, recruiting/sourcing highly-skilled talent named the most important priority for 44% of 141 talent acquisition professionals based in Southeast Asia who responded to the survey.
[Singapore] Job Satisfaction No Indication Of Job Loyalty: LinkedIn
As part of its newly announced inaugural Talent Trends 2014 Report, LinkedIn found that while 3 in 4 professionals in Singapore, at least one of those 3 are actively looking for their next role.
SAP Opens Its Fourth APAC Co-Innovation Lab In Singapore
German enterprise software company SAP AG yesterday launched its fourth SAP Co-Innovation Lab (COIL) in Asia Pacific in Singapore, a space offering a hands-on environment for SAP, partners and customers to work together on current and future technologies.
[Singapore] DBS Earmarks S$1 Million For Social Enterprises
Singapore-based bank DBS today announced that they will be providing social enterprises in Singapore with project grants of up to S$1 million to help them with their business expansion plans and help boost their social causes.
Atlanta’s 6th Annual Startup Riot Throws Up Three Winners
Held as part of Atlanta's Tech & Startup Week, the 6th Annual Startup Riot featured 30 local entrepreneurs pitching their ideas for a chance to win huge cash prizes, thousands of dollars in professional services and meetings with top venture capitalists and investors.
[Singapore] NETS Launches Location-Based App For Deals
Payment solutions provider NETS has launched a location-based mobile application called NETS Savers that helps users discover special deals from its network of merchants across the island.
Founder Institute Launches In Singapore; Entrepreneurs Spoilt For Choice?
Founder's Institute, a seed-stage mentoring and incubator program, officially announces a Spring 2010 semester for Singapore.
This Week in Asia Episode 56: Attack of The Groupon Clones
This Week In Asia discusses the emergence of Groupon clones in Asia, Microsoft’s dropping of Kin, Froyo on Huawei's Chinese Android phones, Mixi making a minor Linkedin, Amazon’s acquisition of Woot and differences between e-commerce in Southeast Asia & East Asia.
[Singapore] [Infographic] Female Professionals Value Work-Life Balance As Much As Money: LinkedIn
A study conducted by LinkedIn - which surveyed 400 female professionals in Singapore to learn about the challenges that women face in their careers and how they view success - showed that these women professionals valued work life balance (58.3%) as much as money or salary (57.8%).
Metaversum Lands Red Herring Award
Metaversum, maker of 3D online world Twinity, has been awarded a Red Herring 100 Europe award.
Most Overused Buzzword On LinkedIn Profiles? Creative.
If there's one word most people describe themselves with professionally, it's creative. At least, that's the consensus from professional network LinkedIn, who found that the description topped the list of the most overused words and phrases in its member profiles for 2012.
[Asia] Tech In Asia Buys GameSaku In Acquisition Blitz
Just a week after Tech in Asia (Techinasia.com) completed its acquisition of fellow Singapore-based blog SGEntrepreneurs (SGE) for an undisclosed sum, today it announced that it has also acquired Indonesia-based gaming blog GameSaku from Apps Foundry.
[Singapore] Local Telco StarHub To Launch Crowdfunding Platform Crowdtivate
Crowdfunding may be set to take off in a big way in Singapore as local telecommunications provider StarHub announced that it is set to launch Crowdtivate, an open crowdfunding platform which entrepreneurs and creative professionals can seek funding and obtain financial contributions from supporters around the region via a funding system in return for specific rewards.
Microsoft Gives Love To Nonprofits With Office 365 Donation Program
If you're a nonprofit, take note - global software giant Microsoft is making Office 365 for Nonprofits available to qualifying nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) through its software donation program.
Yahoo! Launches Mobile Video, Smart And Targeted Ads Across Southeast Asia
Yahoo! unveils three products - Mobile Video Ads, Smart Ads and Targeted Ads - that bring tailored, targeted and interactive rich media ads to mobile devices in its Southeast Asian markets.
[Singapore] LiveJournal Blogshops Record S$96 Million In Transactions For 2011
Blogshopping - shopping online via blogshops - has taken off in Singapore in a very big way. According to online portal LiveJournal, Singapore-based blogshops on their portal will record S$96 million in revenue this year.
Microsoft Gets Into The Game With BizSpark
Microsoft finally announces its BizSpark startup support program in Singapore, which was earlier unveiled on 8 November in San Francisco. In a press event...
Music Streaming Service Deezer Launches In Singapore and Malaysia
Music streaming subscription provider Deezer has announced that it will be enlarging its Asia footprint by extending its services to Singapore and Malaysia, just a few days after launching in Thailand.
Fundrise Expands Into Proptech With Strategic Investments In Jetty and Inspectify
With its background as a real estate fintech, Fundrise seems poised for more strategic proptech investments. Jetty and Inspectify may just be the start.
[Singapore] Techinasia.com Acquires SGEntrepreneurs
One of Asia's biggest regional technology and startup blogs just got bigger - Tech In Asia (Techinasia.com) just announced its acquisition of fellow Singapore-based tech blog SGEntrepreneurs (SGE) for an undisclosed sum.
[Infographic] Net Worth: Tech’s Wealthiest Founders
How much are founders of successful tech companies they really worth? Our friends at RetailMeNot.com ranked the top ten hot technology startups, including Facebook and Twitter, in order of estimated value in an infographic.
[Singapore] 80% Of Students In Country Interested In Entrepreneurship
According to the results from the latest Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS), 79.8% of students in Singapore have given some thought to founding their own business.
Charlene Li’s Altimeter Group Announces New Partners
Internet pioneer Deborah Schultz, and former Forrester Research analysts R "Ray" Wang and Jeremiah Owyang joins Charlene Li at Altimeter Group.
China Regains Top Spot As Source Of Malignant Online Traffic: Akamai
After being unseated last quarter by Indonesia, China has regained its spot as the source of observed attack traffic in the third quarter of 2013., according to Akamai's latest State of the Internet Report.
[Singapore] Four Cosmopolitan Girls Start Their Own Material World
Four Singapore print publishing veterans - Deborah Tan, Denise Li, Lili Tan, and Vanessa Tai - start online magazine and boutique content agency Material World.
SMBs Still Not Using Social Media Strategically: SMB Group
While more small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are leveraging on social media in their business today, many of these businesses still aren't using social media in a planned, strategic approach, a study by the SMB Group found.
[Singapore] Exploit Technologies To Collaborate With Asia News Network On Media Solutions
Singapore-based Exploit Technologies - the technology transfer arm of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) - last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asia News Network (ANN) to collaborate on projects and solutions built for the media and advertising industries.
UNWTO Calls On Tourists To ‘Buy Local’
UNWTO's "One Billion Tourists: One Billion Opportunities" campaign got the public to vote on ideas that would have the greatest benefit for the people and places they visit and to pledge to follow that tip when traveling. The winning tip? 'Buy Local'.