Brendan Maynard

Brendan Maynard is a tech writer who has written for GoalEurope, Inventures, and Webrazzi. He graduated with a B.A. in International Relations from Michigan State University and an M.A. in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He studied politics in school, but has since developed a passion for startups and wants to tell their stories.

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Vietnamese mobile operator Viettel may invest in 3G network in Ukraine

Vietnamese company Viettel is interested in the development of the 3G network in Ukraine, said Alexey Shovkoplyas, Ukrainian ambassador to Vietnam, as reported by Ukrainian online publication Inventure. Viettel is prepared to invest $1 billion towards the development of their own network and would like to obtain licenses for the GSM-1800 (10 MHz), GSM-900 (5 MHz), …

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SBU claims that Russian intelligence creates fake social media accounts and spreads mobile viruses in Ukraine

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says that Russian intelligence has begun to create a panic on social networks and to spread viruses to Ukrainian phones, UNIAN reports. According to the the first claim, Russian intelligence are preparing fake information about losses by Ukrainian forces in clashes in the eastern part of the country and …

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Ukrainians have more than 40 million social network accounts, Russian sites still dominate the market

According to research by Yandex Ukraine, Ukrainians have created 40 million accounts on popular social networks like Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte (VK.com), Facebook, and Twitter as of summer 2014. Russian social networks still dominate the market, as 27 million accounts have been created on Vkontakte and 11 million have been created on Odnoklassniki, as opposed to only …

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Ukrainian startup Ritot accused of fraud after raising $1 million on Indiegogo

Ritot, a Ukrainian startup seeking crowdfunding on Indiegogo for a what they present as the “first projection watch,” has raised a considerable amount of funding, but garnered criticism and accusations of fraud in the process. With less than a week left in their Indiegogo campaign, the company has far surpassed its original target of $50,000 …

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Report: Illegal importation of IT-related products causes huge losses to Ukrainian budget

Last week the analytical firm IDC reported that losses in potential VAT revenue from the illegal importation of IT-related products, such as tablets, laptops, and phones from $233 million in 2013. Moreover, this figure does not take into account the related losses borne by the state when refunding nonexistent VAT to unscrupulous importers. For the …

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Poroshenko unveils Instagram account while presidential website faces DDos attack

As Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others become ubiquitous, many Ukrainian leaders now communicate via social networks. Since the Maidan revolution these networks have even been used by several top officials to announce important government decisions. Following the trend is Petro Poroshenko. The newly-elected Ukrainian president, who already maintained an official presence on Twitter and Facebook, last …

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Google and TNS offer portrait of typical Ukrainian Internet user

Google has revealed the results of a study of consumer behavior among Ukrainian Internet users, reports Ukrainian IT-news portal proIT. According to the report, which involved the survey of 1,000 adults (aged 16+) in in January of this year and was completed by market-research firm TNS at Google’s request, 56% of those polled state that …

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New Ukrainian social networks emerge to challenge Facebook, VK, and Odnoklassniki in domestic market

Facebook may have established itself as a global leader in social-networking and VK (founded in Russia as Vkontakte) may have captured a strong market share in Russian speaking countries as an alternative service, but they have not stopped a host of competitors from entering the Ukrainian market. Within the past year, SocialFace, Zine, Ukrainci, Druzi, …

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Ukrainian social media advertising agency AdCenter acquired by US agency VertaMedia

New York-based VertaMedia, an online marketing agency, last week announced the acquisition of AdCenter for $400,000. Based in Odessa, AdCenter organizes targeted ad campaigns on Russian-language social networks including Vkontakte (VK.com) and Odnoklassninki.ru. The agency serves Ukrainian as well as Russian clients via an office in Krasnogorsk in the Moscow region. The AdCenter site currently operates …

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Google announces expansion of All Access Music service to Ukraine

Google announced last week that they are expanding their All Access Music service to Ukraine among five other countries – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru. With this latest move, Ukraine joins Russia as the only former Soviet republics with access to the service. The All Access Music service launched last summer as a streaming music platform to compete with …

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Ukraine wants to lessen reliance on foreign software and develop local IT industry

On July 3rd, the Ukrainian parliament voted to recommend that the national government cease using Russian-created software in state agencies. The move is billed as being in the interests of national security, as software created in Russia may carry cyber threats, Ukrainian lawmakers believe. The bill, which was proposed by MPs Oleksandr Mochkov from Udar …

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