Archive for March, 2010

Bund is Back :: DeluxZilla

Monday, March 29th, 2010

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After walking for 15 minutes, following the banks of the Huangpo River, watching the throngs of people enjoying the last moments of daylight on the renovated Bund, I found myself not even halfway close to hitting the end of the pedestrian walkway. I remember two years ago not being [...]

I’ve moved :: Running into Myself

Monday, March 29th, 2010

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guardian bicycleOriginally uploaded by rogerejones
For the time being, you can view my new posts here (if you can’t click on the link, then copy and past it into the URL):
http://runningintomyself.wordpress.com/
It’s become impossible to access Blogger or Blogger Dashboard in China. Goodbye blogger, hello Wordpress.

Mesa Manifesto :: Shopgirls Shanghai

Monday, March 29th, 2010

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Great weather today, I spent my morning having brunch at Mesa Manifesto. Then some shopping, and at last manicure and pedicure. Typical Sunday-activities.

China blogs: The Google, the bad, and the ugly; 17 years of cinema; rich women :: GoChengdoo

Monday, March 29th, 2010

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There’s been more than a flurry (perhaps we could call it a sandstorm) of posts about Google’s move in redirecting Chinese users to the company’s Hong Kong-based sites. To pick a few, Qian Gang at the Chinese Media Project takes an overall positive view of Google’s move, while Kai [...]

China blogs: The Google, the bad, and the ugly; 17 years of cinema; rich women :: Go Chengdoo

Monday, March 29th, 2010

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There’s been more than a flurry (perhaps we could call it a sandstorm) of posts about Google’s move in redirecting Chinese users to the company’s Hong Kong-based sites. To pick a few, Qian Gang at the Chinese Media Project takes an overall positive view of Google’s move, while Kai [...]

Earth Hour China :: DeluxZilla

Monday, March 29th, 2010

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“Dear Residents,
As global warming is already an undisputable fact, it has been effecting our daily life in many ways. ‘Earth Hour’ is an international event aiming to bring the attention and awareness of the climate change and further to promote energy saving life style. As usual XXXXX Property Management [...]

China Tweeting/Twittering. Et Tu?

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

A month or so ago, I did a post, entitled, “25+ China People You Should Follow On Twitter. Not One “China Expert” Among Them.” I did it in response to a client asking me for a list of China people he should be following and my post consisted of little more than me pulling [...]

Google, Rio Tinto And The Truth About China FDI. BTW, They Are Not Even Really Related.

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

For days now, I have been planning to write a “moderate” post on the state of FDI in China. By moderate, I mean one between the “sky is falling down everyone flee now” lines being pitched by some (mostly those who are actually not involved in China) and those who are writing that everything [...]

China Social Gaming. An Overview.

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

ReadWriteWeb has an excellent piece on China’s social gaming market and participants. The post is entitled, “China’s Social Gaming Landscape: What’s Coming Next?” and its written by Joel Backaler of The China Observer. The post does a nice job answering the following questions:
– What makes a ‘winning’ Social Game in China?
– Which [...]

Google, China, And Free Speech For Those Who Actually Give A Damn.

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

– “94,000″ sue Danish cartoonist in a London court for a cartoon that offended
– Canada “clamps down on free speech,” forcing American author has to cancel her speech in Canada due to anticipated violence For more on Canada, check out “The creepy tyranny of Canada’s hate speech laws” (h/t EastSouthWestNorth)
– Turkey’s Prime Minister threatens to [...]