AllThingsDigital - AsiaD graces Hong Kong

"Chairman Mossberg" and Kara Swisher scout Hong Kong for their AllThingsDigital Conference, known as "AsiaD", that kicks off today at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wanchai.



The speakers have been described as the "digital demi-gods of our time!" so, naturally, tickets are hard to come by. Don't worry, if can’t make it to the event, you can still catch the digital action:

Via the official website with its live blogs, videos, attendee interviews and photo galleries or via twitter (@allthingsd and #AsiaD) for real-time highlights and quotes. I will be tweeting (@webwednesday) from the event along with other local digerati, including Casey Lau, Jay Oatway and Jocelyn Liipfert. If you're interested in joining their mailing list to receive updates about future D events, sign-up here.

Love the way that they've decorated the entrance to the ballroom at the Grand Hyatt.

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Fun and Prizes at Social Mixer V52.0

Calling all rain-challenged Digerati,

We're on for another fun and educational Web Wednesday social mixer at Bisous tonight.

Educational #1: insights on Chinese social media from Meg Lee, the GM of SINA Hong Kong, who've just celebrated reaching 200 millions users on Sina Weibo, 1 million of whom are based in our home town.

Educational #2: A brief intro to AsiaD - AllThingsDigital and how you can access the video interviews and other content free online and via Twitter (@allthingsd and #AsiaD). With speakers like Al Gore, Apple's Phil Schiller, Alibaba's Jack Ma and Yahoo!'s Jerry Yang, the event has been described as, “The sexiest thing to hit Hong Kong's shores in ages! The speakers are the digital Demi-gods of our time”.

Educational #3: Meet new people and make new business connections and friends.

Fun #1 : Dress up in drag or Halloween garb and capture yourself on film with HK Photobox.

Fun #2: An additional round of free drinks and lucky-draw cinema tickets sponsored by JigoCity Hong Kong.

Fun #3: A bottle of champagne sponsored by our glitzy venue, Bisous Hong Kong.

Fun #4: A Blackberry Bold Smartphone, sponsored by S4BB as our lucky draw top prize.

Fun #5: One full conference pass to Cloud Computing Asia worth HK$11,585.

Fun #6: One 1-day complimentary conference pass to Digital Media Asia worth SG$750.

Fun #7: You get to laugh at my bad jokes!

Social Mixer V52: Sina Weibo, The Empress of Chinese Social Media

Calling all China Watchers!

No doubt, you enjoyed the spectacular fireworks in Victoria Harbour to celebrate 62 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China（中華人民共和國成立六十二周年煙花匯演).



Now come celebrate the 2nd birthday of Sina Weibo (新浪微博), China's rapidly ascending empress of the social media space, with over 200 million serfs/users (二亿用户).

Our guest speaker on Wednesday 12th October will be Meg Lee, General Manager of Sina Hong Kong (screenshot of home page below) and Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong Association of Interactive Marketing (hkaim.org). (You can find Meg at weibo.com/mugmeg).

Our 52nd social mixer will take place at Bisous on Wednesday 12th October, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with the talk/interview starting at 7:15pm. [Bisous is located at 9th Floor, LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong. Easiest way to get there is via the lifts next to the Hard Rock Cafe at the top of Lan Kwai Fong].

Let us know you're coming by signing up on Facebook, LinkedIn or this blog.

As per usual, there's a HK$100 entrance fee, including one complimentary drink, a free talk, high-quality networking and the chance to win lucky draw prizes. 



Our lovely assistant, Vivian, will issue receipts if you need one. (For students, you can get in for HK$50 without free booze). Thereafter, all standard drinks will be charged at special happy hour prices.

This month we will donate 10% of entrance fees to poor families in Hong Kong via the Food Bank of St James Settlement. 



Looking forward to seeing old faces and meeting budding weibo stars,

Napoleon Biggs (weibo.com/napoleonbiggs)
Founder and Host - Web Wednesday Asia

Social Mixer V51: Mobile banking - why is it so damn hard?

This month we challenge Aman Narain, Group Head of Remote Banking for Standard Chartered, to show us how his new service "Breeze" will revolutionise the clumsy experience that is mobile banking today. Find out more about Narain on LindkedIn and follow him on Twitter (@amanwhotweets).

Our 51st social mixer will take place at back at Volar on Wednesday 21st September, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with the talk/interview starting at 7:15pm.

Let us know you're coming by signing up on Facebook, LinkedIn or this blog.

As per usual, there's a HK$100 entrance fee, including one complimentary drink, a free talk, high-quality networking and the chance to win lucky draw prizes including iPad 2s.

For those of you who arrive on time, Standard Chartered is sponsoring HK$10,000 of cocktails, aptly named "Breeze"!

Our lovely assistant, Vivian, will issue receipts if you need one. (For students, you can get in for HK$50 without free booze). Thereafter, all standard drinks will be charged at special happy hour prices.

This month we continue to donate 10% of entrance fees to the Japanese Red Cross. (Read our earlier post about donation options).

Social Mixer V50: YouTube - The evolution will be localised

Calling all video fanatics!

Web Wednesday hits 50 this month! So we're going to celebrate in style...with a special show at Bisous, our sparkling new venue at 9/F, LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong (call: +852 8127 7521 or visit www.bisous.com.hk).

Join their Facebook Group and follow them on Twitter (@BisousHK). [Easiest way to get there is via the lifts next to the Hard Rock Cafe at the top of Lan Kwai Fong].

Our guest speaker will be Anthony Zameczkowski, the new Head of YouTube Partnerships for Asia. We'll be talking about YouTube's migration from UGC to professional content and the value of localisation. Sign up on Facebook or via this blog.

As per usual, there's a HK$100 entrance fee, including one complimentary drink and the chance to win lucky draw prizes. Our lovely assistant, Vivian, will issue receipts if you need one. (For students, you can get in for HK$50 without free booze). Thereafter, all standard drinks will be charged at special happy hour prices.

More details to come... but do spread the word and bring your fellow digerati for a fun night of high-quality networking, insights into the world of online video and a burlesque show with a digital twist!

Social Mixer V49.0: Battle of the Apps!

Calling all app entrepreneurs!

We're planning an open mike for you to introduce your best app to the Hong Kong Digerati on 20th July at Volar Club, Lam Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. Sign up on Facebook or LinkedIn.

You have 5 minutes to show off your app (videos preferred). At the end of the evening, we'll take votes from the audience. The most popular app will win great prizes and a full interview slot at an upcoming Web Wednesday with all the associated promotional benefits.

Do help me spread the word so that we can attract a wide range of contestants. All apps welcome, be they on iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows, Chrome or Symbian (TV, tablet or smartphone).

As per usual, there's a HK$100 entrance fee, including one complimentary drink, a free talk, high-quality networking and the chance to win lucky draw prizes.

Our lovely assistant, Vivian, will issue receipts if you need one. (For students, you can get in for HK$50 without free booze). Thereafter, all standard drinks will be charged at special happy hour prices.

This month we continue to donate 10% of entrance fees to the Japanese Red Cross.

CNNGo travels to Web Wednesday

Come join the 160+ web crowd at tonight's 48th social mixer in Volar, kicking off at 6:30pm.

Andrew Demaria will share his experience, building out a travel start-up, CNNGo.com, under the watchful wing of a big media company, Turner International.

Jigocity ("Daily deals for the way you live") is generously sponsoring 150 free drinks so come early and sign up for our Facebook Page (facebook.com/webwednesday)!

Prizes galore, including exclusive CNNGo hoodies, a CNN spotting scope (to keep you out of the line of fire), restaurant coupons, cinema tickets and Pure dumb bells!

And to celebrate World Oceans Day (@worldoceansday), we have two books to give away: "Man and Shark" and "The Deep". Here's a video from the Anti-SharkFin lobby, created locally with cute bilingual kid journalists.


Anti SharkFIn FInal from mag on Vimeo.