Fridae
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Fridae is a diversified media and services company that caters to the gay and lesbian community of Asia
. Its strategy covers the Internet, Broadcasting, Publishing and Events. Its slogan is "Empowering Gay Asia".
Fridae was founded by current CEO, Dr Stuart Koe, in 2001. Prior to October 2006, Fridae was also involved in the organisation of large dance party
events such as Nation and Snowball. On 13 October 2006, Fridae announced that following Nation VI to be held in Phuket that year, Fridae would concentrate on regional expansion and advocacy work. Fridae Events include parties such as NATION (named one of the Top 10 Gay Events in the World by DNA Magazine) and SNOWBALL, offering companies invaluable offline exposure and marketing opportunities.
" from Daniel Defoe
's novel Robinson Crusoe
. Koe has stated "as a man Friday or girl Friday, we wanted a site that could be your indispensable assistant"
, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. It provides a mix of Content, Community and Commerce to more than 400,000 consumers each month.
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. Its strategy covers the Internet, Broadcasting, Publishing and Events. Its slogan is "Empowering Gay Asia".
Fridae was founded by current CEO, Dr Stuart Koe, in 2001. Prior to October 2006, Fridae was also involved in the organisation of large dance party
Singapore public gay parties
Singapore's first public LGBT pride festival, IndigNation, took place during the month of August in 2005, with a second annual IndigNation in August 2006....
events such as Nation and Snowball. On 13 October 2006, Fridae announced that following Nation VI to be held in Phuket that year, Fridae would concentrate on regional expansion and advocacy work. Fridae Events include parties such as NATION (named one of the Top 10 Gay Events in the World by DNA Magazine) and SNOWBALL, offering companies invaluable offline exposure and marketing opportunities.
The name
"Fridae" is inspired by "Man FridayMan Friday
Friday is one of the main characters of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe names the man, with whom he cannot at first communicate, Friday because they first meet on that day...
" from Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe , born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain and along with others such as Richardson,...
's novel Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe that was first published in 1719. Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is a fictional autobiography of the title character—a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and...
. Koe has stated "as a man Friday or girl Friday, we wanted a site that could be your indispensable assistant"
Online Portal
It's online presence is at the Fridae.com portal, offering news, city guides, opinion articles and personals. The site is currently published in EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. It provides a mix of Content, Community and Commerce to more than 400,000 consumers each month.