•Book review
The value of a smile at Christmas - Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie's timeless reminder that a smile costs nothing yet creates everything becomes even more powerful during the holiday rush—especially for those too tired to give one.
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493 posts about AI, learning, and building products
•Greater China
Smartphone OS market share 2014
Android dominates APAC with 50%+ market share, but the real story lies in China's forked versions that bypass Google services and Japan's strong iOS base.
•Greater China
State of social networks in APAC in Q3 2014
Facebook dominates 10 APAC markets with 50%+ reach, but China, Korea, and Japan march to their own drum with local players like Qzone and Mixi leading instead.
•About Chandler Nguyen
"Father forgets" by W. Livingston Larned
A timeless story that transformed how I parent: a father's heartbreaking realization that he's been measuring his young son by adult standards instead of cherishing his childhood.
•Paid Media
iAd guide: How to promote your Brand/App to millions of Apple users ?
Learn how Apple's self-serve iAd platform lets you target millions of users across 25 countries with precise demographics, device, and interest-based campaigns.
•Mobile
iphone 6 is the most searched smartphone in APAC in 2014
iPhone 6 dominates APAC search with 4x more queries than Galaxy S5, and 60% of product research happens on mobile devices—here's the country breakdown.
•Greater China
The cost of "magic" - Cannes Lion 2014 report
I analyzed APAC's Cannes Lions winners against media ad spend and discovered surprising efficiency gaps—Australia and India punch above their weight while bigger spenders lag.
•Mobile
Smarties Trend Report 2014
I've curated 31 award-winning mobile campaigns from the Smarties Trend Report, highlighting my top picks like Neutrogena's sun-activated ads and Cannes winners.
•Greater China
Around 50% of Digital ad spend in APAC will be on Mobile by 2018
Mobile ad spend will hit $30.5B—nearly half of all digital spending—in APAC by 2018, with China alone dominating the landscape alongside three vastly different markets.
•Strategy
Asia top 1000 Brands 2014
L'Oreal outspends everyone in Asia-Pacific with $2.8B in ads, but remove China and Japan from the equation and the rankings flip dramatically—here's what the data reveals.
•Paid Media
Facebook, please fix your Facebook for Business Sign Up page
I discovered Facebook running mobile ads for their Business solution that lead to a completely broken, non-mobile-optimized landing page—even they get it wrong sometimes.
•Greater China
Search Engine Market Share in APAC Jun 2014
I compiled search engine market share data across APAC to reveal which players actually dominate each market—spoiler: it's not always Google.