Online Classifieds
SEEK seeks to take jobs portal space to the next level
With its JobStreet acquisition wrapped up, SEEK Asia is gearing up for the next stage of its online recruitment business, writes Goh Thean Eu.
Mudah.my to fend off rivals with ‘one simple approach’
As Malaysia’s largest online marketplace, with products and services in over 50 categories, Mudah.my is facing competition on all fronts. Its new CEO is unperturbed however, because he has a focused game plan, reports Goh Thean Eu.
Property rental app Speedrent wants to take agents out
Asia Capital Management Sdn Bhd makes no bones about what it wants to do with its Speedrent app – it wants to disrupt the property rental market by taking real estate agents out of the equation.
Patrick Grove goes ‘wild digital,’ has a crazy dream
Any large company in the brick-and-mortar world that attended last week’s Wild Digital conference in Kuala Lumpur, organised by Catcha Group, would have walked away very sober and alarmed, writes Karamjit Singh.
Online recruitment startup Scoot to take on the big boys
Launched only in April, Scoot wants to become the No 1 online recruitment portal in terms of listings within five years, cofounder Daniel Joshuia tells Goh Thean Eu.
MyMotor out to speed past online classified incumbents
All eyes are on the entry of Car X Services Sdn Bhd’s MyMotor.my into the Malaysian online automotive classifieds space, currently dominated by ASX-listed iCar Ltd and Singapore’s 701Search Pte Ltd.
Catcha’s iflix expects to raise well over U$100mil
Expect Internet TV service iflix to raise well in excess of US$100 million as it presses on with delivering great entertainment value to its subscribers.
MyEG launches automotive portal
E-government services provider MY EG Services Bhd (MyEG) has launched its new automotive portal MyMotor, which it said would offer “an integrated transactional online solution” to vehicle ownership.
Three years after Singapore, Yelp finally enters Malaysia
Online classifieds and review website Yelp.com has officially launched in Malaysia, three years after it entered the South-East Asian market via Singapore in 2012. Edwin Yapp reports on its strategy for Malaysia.
Findit aiming for No 1 spot in online marketplaces
Findit Services Sdn Bhd, the company behind location-based social platform app Findit, may be new to the e-commerce space, but it believes it has what it takes to become the Malaysian online marketplace leader within the next 12 months.
