[Business Today] ARTSY Cakes
[Malaysia SME] Hashtags as Intellectual Property
[Business Today] Hashtags as Intellectual Property
ARTSY Cakes
By Rebecca Chong Since the win in the US Presidential election to the inauguration of President Trump, the new leader has been put under the microscope by the media, with endless coverage of the daily affairs of the new President. Even celebrities are talking about President Trump! Why break the trend? Relax. There is no politics […]
#Hashtags as Intellectual Property
#What #How #CanYou #ShouldYou “[Twitter] told me flat out, ‘These things are for nerds. They’re never going to catch on.’” – Chris Messina on Twitter’s rejection to his idea of hashtag. #WhatIsAHashTag In 2007, Chris Messina, the inventor of the hashtag, first suggested in a tweet, that Twitter users utilise the hash symbol to […]
[Invention Asia] The Key to Beating your Competitors
Most SMEs are started by persons who were once employees in an organisation where they had acquired the necessary technical skills and knowledge to manufacture the product their employer was manufacturing. These same individuals had the entrepreneurial spirit burning deep inside them, and so, armed with the skill / knowledge and a little capital (usually […]
The TPPA Dream: Is it over?
By Joel Cheong While the whole wide world was still reeling from the news of Brexit and Brangelexit (Seriously, who comes up with terms like these?), the news of Donald Trump edging against fellow presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to become the next US president may have overloaded the incredulity meter of most common folks. As those […]
[Business Today] Trademarks as a competitive advantage
Trademarks indicate the source of the product or service to a customer. That is the primary role of a trademark. However, trademarks have come to play a very important role in today’s business world. How is a manufacturer of products to attract the attention of a customer whose attention is drawn by hundreds of similar […]