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Event: Global starcount launch in Singapore at Pangaea, Marina Bay Sands

Friday, June 1st, 2012

I attended the launch of the latest social aggregation website on the scene last night. It’s a website with leaderboards of the most prominent celebrities being followed in the social space.

Drew Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, All The Worlds Entertainment, bringing guests through the starcount website.

Drew Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, All The Worlds Entertainment, bringing guests through the starcount website.

Who is the most popular artiste in the world today?

No prizes for guessing that it’s Lady Gaga, who happened to be performing live in Singapore at that time – almost directly above the venue for the launch of starcount at Pangaea in Marina Bay Sands.

But which is the most popular football (as in soccer) club in the world?

There were equally riotous calls for Manchester United and Barcelona among the guests at the launch event.

Well, starcount says it’s Barcelona FC.

The starcount website is all about popularity.

It crawls the top 11 social networks on the Internet everyday to mine what 1.5million people are saying and sharing about celebrities or things (from sports clubs to musical instruments).

Based on the amount of buzz in the social space, each celeb is allocated a starcount score which is used in ranking them in all manners of leaderboards that users of the website can view.

Based and nurtured in Singapore, www.starcount.com looks set to tap and unlock the trove of opinions and sentiments swirling within the top 11 social networks on the Internet.

There are preset leaderboards in the usual categories (such as best films, most popular singers) for users to browse, or they can create their own charts (such as who serves the best macaroons in Tanzania).

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Press Release: starcount launches the world’s first global social entertainment charts

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Amplified through The Social Star Awards 2013 – the world’s first-ever multi-genre global awards show celebrating the biggest stars on social media – to be staged at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, and The Singapore Social – a 2 day international A-list multi-artist music extravaganza to be staged at Gardens by the Bay.

Leaderboard of leading celebrities in the social space.

Leaderboard of leading celebrities in the social space.

Singapore – 31 May 2012 – All The Worlds Entertainment, along with its subsidiary Digitales, today announced the launch of starcount (www.starcount.com) – the world’s first and largest global, digital platform for social entertainment charts. starcount aims to provide the most extensive range of charts on the planet and be the definitive measure of social media popularity for fans, talent, media and brands alike.
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Ian Wright eats cockroaches!

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

The host of “Invite Ian Wright” invited his fans and the media to drinks and dinner at the Marina Bay Sands, during his 2-day visit to Singapore. He was promoting the adventure tourism TV series which screens on Starhub Discovery Channel 427 on Thursdays 10pm from 29 March 2012 onwards.

Listening to Ian Wright was truly entertaining. All photos taken with a Leica V-Lux 3.

Listening to Ian Wright was truly entertaining. All photos taken with a Leica V-Lux 3.

The bubbly travel host was in his element as he shared his experiences and answered questions from fans about shooting Season 2 of the TV series.

Ian Wright in his element.

Ian Wright in his element.

“Invite Ian Wright” takes an off-beat and humourous look at travel as locals warmly welcome Ian into their lives.

Countries that Ian travelled to in Season 2 were Japan, Australia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore.

The menu for the night’s dinner at the Orchid Ballroom were specially designed by Sky 57 chef Justin Quek, who based the dishes on the countries covered in the series.

Justin also hosted Ian during his stay in Singapore in Season 2 of the show.

The MC for the night was local actress, radio and TV presenter Vernetta Lopez, who had hosted Ian during his stay in Singapore in Season 1 of the show.

The dinner was jointly hosted by Canon and Discovery Channel – TLC.

Oh, the bit about eating cockroaches? This was what Ian ate during his visit to Cambodia.

He was offered the fried cockroaches because the locals could not find the spiders for the planned fried spiders dish.

Soft shell crab tempura

Soft shell crab tempura

Angus beef

Angus beef

Those fried cockroaches were the worst thing Ian had eaten while filming the series, although he mentioned that it was still more “palatable” than eating fried spiders!

Ian Wright talking about his experiences during filming of the series, with MC Vernetta Lopez.

Ian Wright talking about his experiences during filming of the series, with MC Vernetta Lopez.

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Up close with Kobe Bryant in Singapore

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Kobe Bryant will meet the public at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands at 10pm on Saturday night, 17 September 2011.

Fans of Kobe Bryant can meet him at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands on Saturday (17 September 2011) at 10 pm.

Fans of Kobe Bryant can meet him at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands at 10 pm on Saturday (17 September 2011).

Marina Bay Sands will be hosting American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant on Saturday, 17 September 2011 through a series of private and public events including a basketball workshop for youths, and a public appearance at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands.
“We are excited to offer youths a once-in-a-lifetime experience from a legendary athlete through a personal hands-on basketball clinic with one of the greats of modern basketball,” said Mark Juliano, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Marina Bay Sands.
A total of 52 youths under the purview of Singapore’s Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, and 12 junior athletes from The Basketball Association of Singapore will participate in a half-hour basketball clinic at Marina Bay Sands on Saturday, where Kobe will share tips on how to sharpen one’s basketball techniques.

The five-times NBA championship winner aims to further promote key values of sportsmanship and teamwork through the sport, and motivate the youths to live their dreams and strive for the best opportunities that they can achieve.

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Event: Kobe Bryant at Marina Bay Sands

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Catch the basketball superstar up close at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands at 10pm on Saturday night, 17 September 2011.

Day Saturday
Date 17 September 2011
Time 10 pm
Venue The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Southern Promenade

Kobe Bryant, world-renowned American basketball player, five-time champion, thirteen-time All-Star and 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist, will be making a special appearance that is open to the public.

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