A blog from 2013–2016, kept here for archive purposes. Unedited from when it was first posted.
Yesterday I had the chance to attend News Impact Summit at the London School of Economics. The theme this year was Trolls, Corruption,…
I've always loved watching commencement speeches. Schmidt's talk inspired me when I saw it a few years ago. In his speech, he talks about…
I watched this great TEDx video a couple of days ago. I've always enjoyed James Altucher's blog but never saw him speak until now. He had…
I haven't written anything on this blog for more than a year. Lack of time? Lack of inspiration? Yes. Maybe. Probably excuses too. Fear not…
Mohsen is a startup enthusiast. He loves community and entrepreneurship. Founded a startup himself while ago, he is now helping the youth…
Before coming to Iran, we weren’t sure of what to expect apart from what we had read online and in the Lonely Planet. Because of the name…
Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, millions of Iranians have migrated to other parts of the Middle East, to the US, Europe, and other…
During the trip to Iran, one thing we noticed is the great number of engineers and scientists in the country. This can be explained by a…
During our trip to Iran, we met the founders of Shafajoo.com, a local startup based in Tehran. Shafajoo means “health/cure finder” in…
At the end of October, we attended Startup Weekend Shiraz. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered…
Last week, I attended the Hyper Island User Experience Lab in Singapore. You can read my summary here . I really liked the holistic…
The Business of UX Design is not only the look and feel of an object, it is also the process of originating and developing a new object.…
This post was first published on Hyper Island . Yesterday was the start of the User Experience Lab at Hyper Island Singapore, which looks…
This article was first published on Hyper Island . I am really glad that I had the opportunity to work with such creative and smart people…
This post was first published on Hyper Island . Today was the start of the Creative Data Lab at Hyper Island in Singapore, which looks at…
ID Byte is the biggest digital event in Indonesia. The series of events was under the big umbrella theme of “Building the Next World Class…
Echelon took place on June 4-5, 2013. Industry leaders, influential investors and business mentors came together to discuss trends in…
Yesterday was TEDxSingapore and the theme was: "Our Future We Will Make". The questions the event aimed to answer were: What shall we…
Startup Asia 2013 took place in Singapore on April 4-5. It was a 2-day conference bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, media, and…
Lean Startup Machine came back to Singapore at the end of March. Lean Startup Machine is an intensive educational workshop where…
I read this great Harvard Business Review article today called Avoid The Envy Trap Whether it is profession, school performance, love life,…
This weekend, I attended Lean UX Week . The workshop covered the following topics: Customer Development, Value Proposition, Actionable…
Everyone knows I live by gamification, whether it is Foursquare badges or Nike Fuel Band points. I use Foursquare to discover new places to…
Good news! Twitter now gives the exact number of times you've been retweeted for a particular tweet. You no longer get the frustrating…
I was reading an article today and I came across this quote by Justin Rosenstein: “Companies who are not mindful lose their way, lose their…
On Friday, I attended CreativeMornings, a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a…
Social Bakers just released their quarterly social media report on Singapore Facebook pages. One interesting metric they introduced is…
It was another very successful event put together by the TEDx team. Here are a few take aways. Jason Pomeroy Jason had 3 ideas to save our…
Today's theme was the pursuit of happiness. Just what I needed to hear! Here are a few take aways from the conference. Dr Nattavudh…
Today was so inspiring, I felt that I was being at TEDx all over again. A great panel of young entrepreneurial women. Here are the take…
Yesterday was the start of Social Media Week in Singapore. The keynotes were presented by Henry Mason from Trendwatching and Alan Soon from…
I just finished reading "From Social Media to Social CRM" report by IBM. Here is a summary and some thoughts. After reading the report, the…
I just went to an amazing event in Singapore. Two TEDx events in two weeks, I feel so lucky. Today was TEDxWomen called "Perspectives…
Today was TEDxYouth@Singapore. And it was AWESOME!!!! Kudos to the organizer, Sadali Mawi, for making this day happen! If you couldn't…
You did it again Facebook. Everyone hates Facebook changes - every time, people spend days discussing about the potential benefits and the…
If you have been one of Google’s 33 million unique visitors today*, then you must have noticed the best ad placement ever: meet Google ad…
As I write this post, there is a war going on between Ubisoft and BNP Paribas in Paris. Their weapons? Post-it notes. According to BFM TV ,…
Here is an inspiring quote for today - click to enlarge!
Here are 5 TED talks I watched recently. They are all under 6mn so you can watch them on your way to work and get your daily dose of…
Yesterday, LSE (in partnership with BBC College of Journalism) hosted "The value of Journalism", a day-long conference about the future of…
Today, Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, came to give a lecture at the LSE, entitled "It's all about people". Here is a…
Twitter unveiled new email notifications. The good news? On a computer, it looks great. The bad news? On the iPhone, it looks like crap. As…
You can't have a Facebook page, put yourself out there in the world of social media, and only expect positive comments. Negative comments…
It is official: Osama bin Laden in dead and the USA is in possession of his body. But what is even more interesting is the role that social…
TED talks are a real gem. They make you think, cry, laugh and you already feel smarter after watching a couple (yes, yes!). Here is my top…
Today, I received an email from o2. O2 is a mobile carrier in the UK and from time to time they send me a newsletter. Last week, surprise,…
I hate revising for exams. This year, I thought I should make my revisions more fun. To revise for my marketing course, I will go through…
I don't know about you, but I live in the wrong timezone. A lot of the people I follow on Twitter live in Asia or in the US and I feel I'm…
Not everyone will like you. And even if some leave negative comments, whether it is on your Facebook page, your blog, or a forum, there are…
RenRen is the China’s equivalent to Facebook . Ranked number 16 in the Alexa top 100 Chinese websites , it’s a key platform for any social…
Whether you are a marketer dealing with social media for brands or doing social media for your own business, it is important that you…
This week, I had a conversation with a friend, about how people use Twitter in very different ways: as a source of information, as a…
Since Friday, the Internet community has been trying to help Japanese victims in any way they can after the tragic earthquake and tsunami.…
Tonight, I went to a public lecture given by Alec Ross, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Senior Advisor for Innovation. His lecture…
Can you really flip your Facebook page pic to video ? Yes! It has been almost a month since Flip partnered with DDB Singapore and Text 100…
As announced this week , the Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc will become Facebook’s official sales and marketing support…
Xinhua and China Mobile are proud to announce the birth of Panguso , their new search engine 100% controlled by the government. With China…
Facebook has unveiled last week in a note a new design for Facebook pages. Their look will be very similar to that of individual pages, but…
Unless you are using a VPN, you will not be able to access Facebook in China. With over 160 million users (Analysys International,…
Following last week’s article about the importance of social media for small businesses, here are some tips to get you started with your…
You’re hearing everywhere that businesses should have a social media strategy, that every week a new social media tool comes out (“what,…
Unless you have been avoiding your RSS or Twitter feed in the past week, by now you must have heard of Quora, a website where people ask…
Because “relationships matter”, using a business-focused networking site can be an interesting option to promote your brand. If you are not…
With more than 500 million users on Facebook, some are saying that the death of microsites is looming. However, not every campaign is…
When it comes to new features being introduced by Facebook, we all tend to be risk-adverse. Questions start pouring in our heads: why have…
I have finally decided to register my own domain name. It was about time. Here, I will be sharing tips and news about social media and…