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Facebook’s new type of ad in India lets users place a ‘missed call’ for more information

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 9:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India, Product Updates

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Facebook faces several challenges in emerging markets. The company has to find ways for people to access its platform by maneuvering around limitations which include a widespread use of feature phones, users who want to save on communication costs, and the slow internet speed in certain countries. To still appeal to advertisers who want to target customers in emerging markets such as Brazil, Indonesia, India, Turkey and South Africa, Facebook has had to come up with ad products that are better suited to the needs of users and advertisers in such countries. One of these experiments is currently taking place in…

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Facebook’s new type of ad in India lets users place a ‘missed call’ for more information

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 9:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India, Product Updates

INDIA-INTERNET-FACEBOOK
Facebook faces several challenges in emerging markets. The company has to find ways for people to access its platform by maneuvering around limitations which include a widespread use of feature phones, users who want to save on communication costs, and the slow internet speed in certain countries. To still appeal to advertisers who want to target customers in emerging markets such as Brazil, Indonesia, India, Turkey and South Africa, Facebook has had to come up with ad products that are better suited to the needs of users and advertisers in such countries. One of these experiments is currently taking place in…

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Endomondo announces Pebble smartwatch support for its GPS fitness tracking app, iPhone only for now

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 8:18 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Wildly popular GPS fitness tracker Endomondo has finally announced support for the Pebble smartwatch, following a bombardment of requests from its “passionate users.” However, it will only be available for iPhones at first. The new Pebble app will be available through the Pebble store from 10am Pacific Time today (July 2), and will let users start, pause and stop a workout. It will also display three configurable metrics – including distance traveled, heart-rate and duration. The app will also vibrate the Pebble for each mile/kilometer, while displaying a performance summary too. This brings Endomondo into line with RunKeeper and Runtastic,…

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Alibaba’s rival JD.com pushes crowdfunding in China by launching its own platform

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 7:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, e-commerce, Insider, jd.com

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Crowdfunding is still pretty much a novelty in Asia, and in particular China. Though there are a few homegrown firms, the concept hasn’t really kicked off as it has in the West yet, with major sites including Kickstarter and Indiegogo still not present within the country. E-commerce firm JD.com is therefore seeking to be a frontrunner in this space by launching its very own crowdfunding platform, called ‘Coufenzi’ (which means whip-round), as first spotted by Technode. The new platform is managed by JD Finance, which offers internet finance services for its customers. Marking the debut of Coufenzi are 12 crowdfunding campaigns,…

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