What are your favourite music videos on YouTube?
Here are the most-watched music videos on YouTube in 2011 (globally):
1. Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor ft. Pitbull
Here are the rest of the Top Ten:
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Top ten: YouTube music videos in 2011 – Globally
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Top ten: YouTube community videos in 2011 – Globally
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011“The 10 most-watched YouTube videos of 2011 show that around the world, whatever language we speak, there are certain things that bring us all together around a computer screen or mobile phone — adorable babies, talented performers, and clever advertising.” — YouTube Trends Manager Kevin Allocca.
Globally, the most-watched YouTube community videos in 2011 are:
1. Rebecca Black – Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
The rest of the Top Ten videos are:
Top ten: YouTube music videos in 2011 in Singapore
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011In a year when YouTube reached 48 hours of content uploaded every minute, YouTube viewers in Singapore couldn’t get enough of global smashes from LMFAO, Jennifer Lopez and Bruno Mars, as well as viral hits like the comedic tunings of “Nice Guys” (finish last), and local YouTube hit Yam Ah Mee.
In Singapore, the most watched music videos from major music labels in 2011 are:
1. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock
Here are the rest of the Top Ten videos:
Top ten: YouTube community videos in 2011 in Singapore
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011What are the YouTube community videos that netizens in Singaporeans love most in 2011? Yes, other than that remix of Singaporean General Election sensation Yam Ah Mee. Ryan Higa’s “Nice Guys” tops the list.
In Singapore, the most-watched YouTube community videos of 2011 were:
1. Nice Guys
Here are the rest of the Top Ten videos:
SingTel BroadBand on Mobile price plans
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011SingTel has just launched its Prestige 75 LTE mobile broadband service.
The price plan for the BroadBand on Mobile (BBoM) Prestige 75 LTE is shown here.
| SingTel Broadband on Mobile Prestige 75 LTE Price Plan | |
| Price (including GST) | $69.90/month |
| Data Bundle | 50GB 3G data (21Mbps) + 10GB LTE data |
| Excess Charges | $0.512/MB, Capped at $94.16/month |
| Download Speed | Theoretical: 75Mbps Typical range: 3.4Mbps to 12Mbps |
| Comes with free LTE dongle and free Wireless@SG (3Mbps) | |
For comparison, here are the price plans for its other BBoM packages.
| 3G Mobile broadband plan | Theoretical speed | Typical download speed range | Price |
| Classic 3.6 | 3.6Mbps | 0.8Mbps to 2.1Mbps | $29.90 |
| Priority 7.2 (with Priority Pass) | 7.2Mbps | 1.4Mbps to 3.7Mbps | $40.00 |
| Premium 21 (with Priority Pass) | 21Mbps | 1.7Mbps to 4.8Mbps | $59.90 |
SingTel launches commercial LTE mobile broadband
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011SingTel toady announced the commercial launch of the Mobile Prestige 75 (S$69.90 per mth), the first LTE service in Singapore for both consumer and business customers.
Eventually, coverage will grow to 80% of mobile data users by end 2012 and 95% by 2013.
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced the commercial launch of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) BroadBand on Mobile (BBoM) service.
Fast speed
Bandwidth consumption profile
Yuen Kuan Moon, SingTel EVP of Digital Consumer said that SingTel does not offer any unlimited data plans, although the 50GB limit is more than enough for most consumers.
He revealed that 89% of SingTel’s subscriber base consume less than 10GB per mth, 10% consume 10 to 50 GB, while only 1% consume more than 50%.
This effectively means that 11% of subscribers consume 60% of data traffic.
The service offers theoretical download speeds of up to 75Mbps and typical download speeds between 3.4Mbps and 12Mbps.
It provides mobile Internet access that is more than three times faster than existing 3G-based services, with only one-fifth of the network latency.
SingTel 4G LTE will enable many bandwidth-intensive applications, such as cloud storage, music/video/HDTV streaming, video conferencing, online gaming, mobile data networking, rich voice etc.
SingTel’s BBoM Prestige 75 LTE will provide performances and services approaching that of fixed line networks. For instance, it will take only 2 min 14s to stream a 3.5 min-long snippet of video from YouTube.
Coverage evolution
At launch, the service provides outdoor coverage in the central financial district and other areas that experience high data usage.
At launch, SingTel BBoM Prestige 75 will cover the CBD and more than 100 sites.
This includes Shenton Way, Orchard, City Hall, Marina Bay, River Valley, Tanglin, Newton, Novena, Kallang, Rochor, Outram, Tanjong Pagar, Jurong West, Boon Lay, Bukit Panjang, Bedok and Changi.
In-building coverage is available in major shopping malls such as Ngee Ann City, Plaza Singapura, Ang Mo Kio Hub, Tampines Mall, West Mall, Parkway Parade and Jurong IMM. Office buildings such as Republic Plaza and Temasek Tower are also covered.
The service falls back to SingTel’s 3G-based Premium 21 service when users roam outside the LTE coverage area.
USB dongle
Mr Yuen said that SingTel is progressively expanding its network, which is expected to be able to provide LTE coverage for 80 per cent of mobile data users by the end of 2012.
By 2013, coverage will be extended to 95 per cent.
BBoM plans
Broadband on Mobile Prestige 75 will initially be available for USB dongle modems only.
Support for LTE-enabled smartphones and tablets will only be available when these mobile devices become more readily available in the market later on in 2012.
Existing 21Mbps 3G Broadband on Mobile Premium 21 customers can upgrade to LTE with a top-up of $10 per month.
The price plans for SingTel’s various mobile broadband plans can be found here.
Twitter app for BlackBerry smartphones update version 2.1
Friday, December 16th, 2011Update version 2.1 of the free Twitter app by Research In Motion (RIM) is now available in BlackBerry App World, incorporating multi-account support and sharing via BBM.
Update v2.1 of Twitter app for BlackBerry smartphones features multi-user support.
The Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones v2.1 app is available for users running BlackBerry OS v5.0 and up.
Multi-account support integration with Social Feeds is available for users running BlackBerry 6 OS and up.
The updates include:
Easily share Tweets with BBM Contacts and Groups
Multi-Account Support – Have up to five accounts on your Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones app. Switch between accounts and cross-post Tweets and Retweets from one account to another without switching the current account view.
Enhanced “Share with BBM” functionality – Easily share Tweets with BBM Contacts and Groups.
View multiple Twitter accounts in a single timeline – View a stream of Tweets from up to five Twitter accounts in the Social Feeds timeline, or opt to filter individual Twitter accounts.
Post a Tweet to multiple Twitter Accounts – Publish a Tweet to one or more Twitter accounts simultaneously using Social Feeds.
Facebook versus newsfeed porn
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Facebook has identified perpetrators of the recent flood of violent photos and hardcore porn in some users’ newsfeeds.
“We’ve built enforcement mechanisms to quickly shut down the malicious Pages and accounts that attempt to exploit it,” Facebook told Bloomberg.Facebook said that it is now working with its legal team to “ensure appropriate consequences follow.”
This was after porn images of extreme violence, and fake photographs of celebs including Justin Bieber in sexual situations inundated the profiles of some Facebook users.
Exploiting a browser vulnerability, users were tricked into pasting malware into their browsers, which resulted in sharing the offensive content.
Singaporeans are not the biggest complainers after all
Friday, November 11th, 2011The Argentinians are the most likely to complain about brands online – according to TNS’s Digital Life study of consumer attitudes and behaviour online – with 12.5 per cent of those who responded to the survey doing so.
On the other hand, the Japanese were the most polite, with only 7 per cent of them writing to complain online.
Romanians online and on the road
Globally, the Romanians are the most helpful online, at 55 per cent.
This seems in contrast to the actions of the former charge d’affaire to Singapore, who has fled Singapore after allegedly hitting three pedestrians and fleeing the scene while driving a car belonging to the Romanian mission.
One of the victims died while the diplomat has claimed that his car was stolen.
I just hope the helpful reputation of the Romanians will not be tainted by the actions of the minority driving on foreign roads.
I’m sure most Romanians will stop to help their victims when they knock someone down on foreign roads.
And I hope the Romanian government will send the right message by fairly punishing diplomats guilty of grievous hit-and-run.
In Singapore, more people like to praise than complain online – with 13 per cent likely to praise and only 11 percent inclined to complain.
This is consistent with the global averages.
The Spanish are the least likely to praise online, with just one in ten people saying they would do this.
The Thais, however, are most likely to praise online, with 22 per cent claiming to do so.
The Digital Life study also sheds vital light on why people do engage with brands online.
45 per cent of Singapore users motivated to post comments on companies do so for the simple desire to impart advice.
However, motivations of online commentators can be self-serving.
76 per cent of Singaporean consumers are driven to engage with brands online by a promotion or special offer.
The global average stands at 61 per cent.
Digital Life study by TNS uncovers Internet pollution by digital waste
Thursday, November 10th, 2011You’ve heard of “environmental pollution” and “noise pollution”, as well as “toxic waste” and “hazardous waste”. Now it’s time to add “Internet pollution” and “digital waste” to your lexicon.
Digital Life 2011 study by TNS
TNS today published their study of the modern digital lifestyle in today’s Internet age. The extensive survey was based on conversations with over 72,000 people in 60 countries. Digital Life’s size, scale and detail make it the most comprehensive view of consumer attitudes and behaviour online, on a global and local level.
“Digital waste is the accumulation of thousands of brands rushing online without thinking who they want to talk to – and why. Whilst many brand owners understand the value and relevance of the vast online world, many fail to understand the audience they are connecting with,” said Arnaud Frade, Regional Director Digital Strategy, TNS APAC.Inaugurated in 2010, today’s 2011 report is the second iteration of the annual study.
One of this year’s key findings is that businesses are generating much “digital waste” by way of electronic marketing material on the Internet that no one is interested in perusing.
For instance, even though brands are scrambling to inundate social networks such as Facebook and YouTube with their online presence, Digital Life showed that 43% of Singapore consumers actually don’t want to be bothered in social networks.
The global average for consumers who don’t want to engage with brands via social media is even higher at 57% for developed markets such as US (60%), UK (61%), Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
“Control is firmly in the hands of consumers. The goal should therefore be to understand your target audience intimately, enabling your brand to connect openly and with integrity. This also means that selecting the right online approach and focusing on efficient messaging are critical to be relevant” Frade added.Brands that persist in spamming these consumers are not only wasting their marketing resources, but polluting the Internet instead. In the worst case, mis-targeted consumers may even resent the invasion of their social networks by the uninvited attention.
Businesses should therefore study these demographics and their details in order to tailor a marketing campaign that targets the right audience on the Internet.
The Digital Life study aims to provide these knowledge to brands looking for growth opportunities in the online world.
Digital Life applies TNS’s long-established expertise and deep consumer understanding to develop insights and address the key questions that inform marketing investment.
Some of these questions include:
- How can I use digital channels to help grow my business?
- Who can I reach through digital platforms?
- How do I build my brand through engagement with new and existing consumers online?
- How do I identify and cultivate brand advocates online?
- How do I target potential customers online?
Digital Life also introduces the Digital Growth Index, a single number score defining the opportunity across product categories and countries for growth through digital channels, and showing the diversity of opportunities available in the online world.
An interactive data visualisation of the key findings can be found at www.tnsdigitallife.com.
About TNS
TNS advises clients on specific growth strategies around new market entry, innovation, brand switching and stakeholder management, based on long-established expertise and market-leading solutions.
With a presence in over 80 countries, TNS has more conversations with the world’s consumers than anyone else and understands individual human behaviours and attitudes across every cultural, economic and political region of the world.
TNS is part of Kantar, one of the world’s largest insight, information and consultancy groups.
