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Introducing Selfiestick.org!

I am happy to announce that I’ve just launched my first e-commerce site: Selfiestick.org!

It all revolves around the awesome Selfie Stick that I’ve spotted people running around with in Tokyo and Seoul. Why shouldn’t we be taking equally great selfies in Europe? With a Selfie Stick, you can expand your smartphone up to 109cm in front of you, ensuring that you capture more of your surroundings in the picture. It’s also great for experimenting with bird’s eye view and low angle views when taking a photo. (more…)

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Travel blogger at Vagabond.se!

I am very happy to announce that as of a few weeks back I am an official travel blogger at Vagabond.se – the largest travel magazine in Sweden. Here, you will be able to follow my adventures in Tokyo, Japan, as well as other trips I take around the world as part of my personal goal to visit 50 countries before I turn 30. Visit the blog here: http://www.vagabond.se/bloggar/fiftyby30 (more…)

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The mobile messaging app war is on – Facebook buys WhatsApp

Facebook announces it buys Mobile Messaging App WhatsApp for $19 billion dollars. WhatsApp has close to 450 million users, and is increasing with an additional million users every day.

As I wrote the other week, LINE is steadily growing in Japan, and is also attracting users all over Asia, Europa and South America. Currently the mobile app has over 350 million users.

Last week, Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten acquired Cyprus messaging app Viber. The app claims to have over 300 million users worldwide. The Next Web talks about Rakuten’s strategy to focus on the growth of mobile messaging platforms – and to be able to achieve the same journey as Line. (more…)

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