Thinknum provides Web-based, easy-to-use tools for every investor, professional or amateur, to build financial models. Financial data indexed from over 2,000 sources have been available before you want to create a model. And models will be automatically updated whenever a company releases new financials. Thinknum has an algorithm that ranks models and is creating a crowdvoting system to determine […]
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Chinese People Choose IM Tools over Text Messages in Sending Lunar New Year Greetings
Chines people used to send Lunar New Year greetings to their beloved ones via text messages (around 0.1 yuan or 1.64 cents per message) or phone calls. With the popularity of IM services which only chage for data flows, more and more people shift to WeChat, QQ or Weibo to extend New Year greetings in […]
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StarComposer: a Music Creation Tool for Both Novices to Veterans
Screenshot of StarComposer StarComposer is a music creation app developed by British startup P4S Publishing. Originated as part of an educational programme for school children aged 5 – 15 years, StarComposer developed into the existing iOS app, including teenagers and adults into its user base– any music lover with or without formal musical education. To distinguish itself from […]
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Viber Sticker Market Lands on Windows Phone 8 In Latest Update
Viber, a VoIP service claiming more than 200 million users, recently launched Viber 4.0 on Windows Phone 8, an important update that brings the latest Viber features to Microsoft’s mobile platform including the Viber Sticker Market. Viber is currently available for the mainstream operating systems like iOS and Android. In addition to sticker shop which […]
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China’s Top Revenue-generating Mobile Apps of 2013
It’s no surprise mobile gaming took off first when it comes to monetizing mobile content/services, but in 2013 some other Chinese Internet services and mobile-only apps found that it wasn’t that difficult than previously thought. App ranking and analytics service App Annie released top trends of 2013 on iOS and Google Play. Since Google Play isn’t widely […]
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Platforms are eating the world: Platform based businesses poised for explosive growth in 2014
Singapore based Sangeet Paul Choudary writes the blog Platform Thinking, which has been ranked among the top startup blogs for 2012 and 2013 by the HBS Centre for Entrepreneurship. His work has been featured, recommended or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, WIRED, TechCrunch, Fast Company, GigaOm, Forbes, Inc, TheNextWeb, Marketwatch, All […]
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4.8 million WeChat Users Participated in the Lucky Money Game on Chinese New Year Eve
4.82 million WeChat users took part in the Lucky Money game on 2014 Chinese New Year eve, as disclosed by WeChat’s parent company Tencent. Launched several days before, the feature that adds gamification elements to giving and receiving digital Lucky Money became an immediate hit among WeChat users. Kingsoft even developed a plugin that automatically harvests lucky money […]
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SparkProfit invites everyone to make predictions on financial markets and rewards good ones with cash
Spark Profit is a platform for users, being professionals or not, to make predictions on financial markets and earn cash rewards. Those who are good at making predictions will receive weekly incomes. Available on the Web, Android and iOS, Spark Profit is designed to fit into users’ spare time, according to Justin Short, CEO of Nous.net […]
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Chinese Online Retailer JD.com Files for US IPO to Raise up to $1.5 billion
JD.com Inc. (formerly 360Buy), one of the largest online retailers in China, filed with SEC for IPO to raise up to $1.5 billion in the U.S.. The company started as an online retailer in 2004 and then introduced third-party retailers to its platform in October 2010. It’s business model, selling goods directly to users and take […]
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Lenovo to Buy Google’s Motorola Mobility for $2.91 billion
Lenovo announced today to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion. Google, however, will keep the majority of Motorola’s patents. Lenovo will pocket more than 2000 patents with the acquisition. The deal is subject to approval by Chinese and US authorities. Better known as a PC maker, Lenovo expanded to mobile phone business in […]