The first company is not proof that social media works. That’s not the issue. The issue, of course, is that social media simply “is”. It’s no different than the focus groups and surveys of twenty years ago. It’s both marketing…

There is a lot of competition in mobile payments, and sometimes it takes an odd idea for a product to stand out. These banks, card networks and other companies dared to bring something new to the market, but only a…

Asian Development Bank sharply cut its 2015 GDP growth forecast for Kazakhstan, the largest economy in Central Asia, from 5.2%  to 4.6%, saying that Kazakhstan will not only be affected by a slowdown in Russia but also lose its competitiveness…

Kazakhstan believes it is ready to hold a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council because of its experience managing food security, energy security, water security, and nuclear security. Source: http://www.silkroadreporters.com

Kazakh President Addresses Concerns About The Feasibility Of Almaty 2022 – posted in GB Newswire: Kazakhstan President Nursulatn Nazarbayev discussed the feasibility of a 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Almaty at a meeting of media representatives. … Source: http://www.gamesbids.com

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, during a visit to Kyiv, has reportedly called on Russia and Ukraine to seek compromise in order to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine and preserve it… Source: http://www.rferl.org

Consumers are using their phones to research, check product reviews, look up product information and, in some cases, make a purchase from their phone, based on a new report. The study for SPS Commerce comprised a market analysis from Forrester’s…

Suspicious Web traffic in the U.S. rose 36% sequentially in the third quarter of 2014, and bot traffic grew by 35%. Data released Friday identifies 55% of the traffic on retail sites as suspicious with 34% of traffic confirmed as…

Easy Solutions Inc.© is simplifying the way businesses deal with and effectively deploy – security for online transactions. Source: http://www.easysol.net

Check out these mobile payment systems that hope to revolutionize the way Filipinos do financial transactions. Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com