Brand campaigns, contests, and community happenings I have taken part in or covered.
Synology launched a Loyalty Rebate Program in Singapore, valid 7th to 18th March 2018. Owners of Synology 12-series NASes and older qualify for 15% off the new DS218+, DS718+, or DS918+. I reviewed the DS918+ recently.
Yesterday, Hossan Leong took over SingTel's Twitter page as part of a campaign promoting their 4G mobile service, using the hashtag #Need4GSpeed. Tweet with it, and Hossan and his team of actors respond on the spot with entertaining short skits.
Nokia is looking for Nokia Lumia and smartphone owners to take part in a TV commercial shoot, talking on camera about why they love their devices. Applicants can be of any nationality but must live in Singapore.
After 15 episodes of Season 1, Joanne-Marie Sim returns for TGIS Season 2. TGIS, short for Thank Goodness It's SingTel, explores what Singaporeans are passionate about, helping viewers make sense of gadgets and social media. Episodes air on SingTel's YouTube.
About a month ago, SingTel set out to find Singapore's Next Social Media Star, and they've now chosen Joanne-Marie Sim. She walks away with a S$10,000 cash prize and a S$10,000 contract to host TGIS, a new weekly YouTube series.
SingTel is searching for Singapore's next social media star to host a new weekly YouTube programme launching in December 2011. The contest is open to all Singaporeans and PRs, and the winner takes home S$10,000 and a one-year contract.
Sharing a good cause: M1, SingTel and StarHub, with Ericsson's IPX, are letting post-paid customers donate $5, $10 or $20 by SMS to aid Japan's disaster victims. All three telcos are waiving their administration fees.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities falls on 3 December 2010, with the UN urging everyone to keep their promise of inclusion. To mark it locally, the Disabled People's Association holds a fundraising football match.
Here are SingTel's Singnet Broadband promotions for Sitex 2009, available at SingTel retail shops since they're skipping a booth this year. Highlights include a free white 13-inch Apple MacBook worth S$1,588 with the 10Mbps Premium plan at S$88 monthly.
The light-up starts tonight at 7:30pm outside INDOCHINE at Wisma Atria. For SingTel ZoukOut 2009, the world's longest chain of light-sticks, roughly 10,000 red ones, will stretch from SingTel's ComCentre at Exeter Road through Orchard's malls all the way along.
What is Youreka? Yahoo! Singapore has launched a fun online and offline contest for a chance to win adidas merchandise. Just spot a coloured red, blue or green ticket hidden on Yahoo! Singapore, then register online to play.
24seven is giving away three pairs of F1 Bay Grandstand tickets! To enter, tweet the contest message with the #f1 and #f1rocks hashtags and fill in the form. The contest closes on 21st September 2009.
Want a pair of F1 Rocks tickets for Friday, 25th September 2009, worth S$390? 24seven is giving away two pairs to bloggers. That night's concert features ZZ Top, No Doubt, Simple Minds and N*E*R*D. Here's how to win them.
Another charity post for good karma. Brother holds a charity auction on Friday, 31st July 2009 at its Customer Service Centre, Gateway East, 152 Beach Road, raising funds for its adopted charity, the Asian Women's Welfare Association.
Before you read this, I'm not affiliated with Beds.sg; I'm just raising awareness for a good cause and a little karma. While many of us sleep on thick, comfortable mattresses, plenty of underprivileged people go without one entirely.
BlogOut 2009 runs on 6th and 7th March, 10.30am to 5.30pm, at 8Q, Singapore Art Museum, 8 Queen Street. There are two tracks: the Corporate Track on both days, at S$90, and the Open Track on the 7th.
Microsoft Singapore flew in Tim Huckaby from headquarters to talk on Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight 2.0 and programming for Microsoft Surface. Consistently rated among the top 10% of speakers, Huckaby focuses on smart client technologies, making for an engaging session.
Just two days until April ends, and Frro is running a Crazy April Sale. We're giving S$85.40 off the discounted ATOM1000, a discount worth about 12 Big Mac Value Meals, a whopping 68% off! More details to follow.
I've been interviewed by The Pakistani Spectator. Asked to introduce myself and my site: I'm Lester, currently 24, studying Information Systems at the National University of Singapore. This site began as an assignment for one of my college modules.
FRRO will undergo scheduled maintenance this Friday, 14th March 2008, from 2200 to 0400 GMT+8, an estimated six hours, as our servers migrate to the REACH Datacenter. Expect the affected sites to be offline during that window.
David, aka Zeus, Junyang and I have revived Frozened, now known as Frro. Do check out our web hosting plans. We've already ordered our own server from Dell and will be providing VPS solutions soon. Thank you for your support!
My good buddy Shaun, aka DeMoBLiTzer, has redesigned his site, his seventh layout since 2000, called Project Zen. The red-and-black combination works well. As his news post says, the prototype 7.0 layout is finally out today.