Pond’s has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) chat tool that can match skincare products to customers at a higher consistency match rate compared to dermatologists, it claims. The Skin Advisor Live bot, or ‘SAL’ for short, uses neuro-linguistic technology from Google and BrighTex BioPhotonics’s (BTBP) DeepTag skin diagnosis technology to tell people what the best products are […]
Google’s internal incubator, Area 120, has launched an app aimed at helping young job seekers in developing countries to connect with employers and kickstart their careers. Kormo, which was initially launched in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been launched in Jakarta, Indonesia. Kormo enables job seekers in the above cities to build a digital CV, which automatically […]
Indonesia-based telco Telkomsel has created a four-episodes romantic comedy series to improve its digital lifestyle experience for its customers. The series, titled ‘Unscripted Man’, is available on the telco’s streaming video application, MAXstream, and was created in partnership with video platform Viddsee. The story revolves around Bas, an office employee who finds a sacred script […]
Ikea Indonesia took a classic problem for Jakartans – traffic – and used data to prove that they could travel, eventually driving greater footfall at its stores. As with a lot of Ikea stores around the world, it is placed in an area that could be considered hard to get to. While in many other […]
After months of rumours, Indonesian ride-sharing platform Go-Jek has announced plans to expand its operations into four new Asian markets as part of a US$500 million investment and growth strategy. The new markets are Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, which the company says in a statement it will enter “within the next few months”. […]
Facebook has quietly launched its Express WiFi app on Google Play, and it’s now available for download in Indonesia and Kenya. The application gives users a way to purchase internet connection from participating businesses instead of paying for a more expensive and, in many places in developing nations, typically slow and spotty mobile connection. Facebook […]
iPrice Group, a meta-search engine in Southeast Asia, has released its 2017 State of eCommerce report, to shed light on some of the area’s most important eCommerce metrics. The research leverages iPrice’s proprietary data from over 1,000 eCommerce players operating in the 6 of the largest Southeast Asian markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and […]
Google has confirmed its investment in Go-Jek, the hail-railing service that rivals Uber and Grab in Indonesia. TechCrunch reported the investment earlier this month, which was made alongside China’s Meituan-Dianping and Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek. The trio were part of a final tranche of a $1.2 billion round that Go-Jek began negotiating on last April, […]
UC Browser, a mobile browser owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has become more popular than Google’s Chrome in some of Asia’s fastest-growing markets, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing data from web analytics firm StatCounter, the paper reported that millions of people in India, Indonesia and other emerging markets getting online for […]
Out There Media and MediaCom have been awarded a Silver at MMA – Mobile Marketing Association’s Smarties Awards in Indonesia for their P&G Indonesia’s Pantene campaign. Commenting on their win: Berlian Dewirani, P&G Indonesia’s Media Manager said “It is a pleasure to work with MediaCom and OTM who have true business and consumer understanding so that we […]