Singapore Insights

According to an article on the Straits Times, it semms that domain names with the .sg extension are thought to be risky. McAfee did a study and turns out Singapore (or .sg domains) are the 10th most endangered domain.
.SG domains are being used for phishing and spamming, which also contains viruses. 1 out of every [...]

Facebook has officially taken over Youtube as the 3rd most popular website in the world according to Alexa. As of now, the popular social networking site sits just below Google and Yahoo (who are ranked 1st and 2nd respectively).
Its amazing how far Facebook has grown over a mere few years, overtaking its predecessor social portal [...]

Facebook has officially announced that they have hit 250mil users. Friendster, another social networking site that started out much earlier has only about 90million users to date. That’s less than half of what Facebook has.
I think most of the people that are reading this would have a facebook acount. I’d say out of all my [...]

It has been a long time since I flew, and as I dragged my hand-carry luggage toward the pressurized door of the plane, I was more than excited. Once again, I was greeted by the familiar smell of the plane cabin, but with an unfamiliar cramp layout of the plane. Two rows and a single [...]

For all you party goers out there, a new nightspot will be opening next month in Liang Court. The 1,500 sq m club called Social House, will be a place where you can drink, dine and party all night long. In addition, the bar-restaurant boasts seven private entertainment rooms, each equipped with Xbox and Nintendo [...]

Singapore is the 4th best country in the world to do business in. Highly questionable. The survey consisting of 127 countries based on criteria such as taxes, red tape, investor protection, stock market performance, promotion of free trade, and freedom of expression and organisation.
According to the article in Forbes Magazine, business-friendly economies like Singapore, which [...]

Amazing ain’t it?  I just came across this news and thought I’d share it with you guys. Singapore Airlines, together with Changi International Airport and Singapore Tourism Board, is offering tourists to visit Singapore at only $1. It would include free transport from the airport to the designated hotel, 1 night free stay, as well [...]

Another good marketing strategy by Singapore smallest Telco, M1. Reports on yesterday’s Straits Times said M1 will be launching a prepaid mobile broadband service, the first to do so in Singapore.
I’ve always liked M1 very much, because of their positioning in the market. Compared to Singtel and Starhub who are seen to be more traditional, [...]