Archive for December, 2008
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Tuangou: Chinese Consumers Group Together For Bargains
The China Observer’s post about human flesh search earlier this month examined how Chinese netizens utilize enabling communication technologies for organizational purposes. We found that these manhunts begin online, but often conclude in a real world interaction with the target of the search. tuangou, otherwise known as “group purchase” or “team buying,” is another part [...]
Freeter in China: It’s Not Free Riding, It’s Freelancing
“ç‰æˆ‘有点儿钱, 我也è¦å½“飞特æ—!†My Chinese co-worker, Tony, told me that after he saves up enough money he wants to become a freeter. Freeter is the word used to describe a growing number of young Chinese who leave their companies for a more entrepreneurial life aligned with their passion. This popular term first originated in Japan to [...]
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
Danwei, “37 years in China: CNN Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruzâ€
CNN’s Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz arrived in China from the Philippines in 1971. He was supposed to stay for three weeks, but while he was away from home, President Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines and jailed his critics…
All Roads Lead to China, [...]
China’s Momentous 2008
Guardian/December 25, 2008
The famed Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times” is apocryphal; but perhaps it should have been coined for 2008. Both China’s citizens and outside observers thought the year would be dominated by the Olympics. Instead, it began with the heaviest snowstorms for decades and ended with an economic crisis seeing mass [...]
There’s Still Hope for Focus Media After Sina Acquisition
The following is an article I recently published on Seeking Alpha. To read the original article click here. Over the past few years Focus Media built a name for itself as a leader in China’s outdoor advertising market through use of strategically placed framed advertising and LCD screens. This past week Sina, a major Chinese [...]
WSJ Best of the China Blogs: December 24
WSJ China Blog/December 24, 2008
–But would they eat cheese? A saleswoman compares the dairy product to the popular stinky tofu snack. At least some Chinese people actually like cheese, though we’ve yet to meet a Westerner who enjoys stinky tofu. [The China Observer]
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Sina to buy Focus Media assets to increase advertising revenues
Financial Times/December 23, 2008
Sina Corporation, China’s leading internet news portal, is to buy the core assets of Focus Media, the country’s leading digital media company, for more than $1bn in a bold attempt to seek a growth engine for its advertising revenues.
Under the deal, Sina will gain control of Focus Media’s network of outdoor advertising [...]
Chinese Consumer: Some Imported Cheese With Your Stinky Tofu?
Local favorites bridge the gap for lesser-known foreign products in China
“Have a taste, it’s just like stinky tofu!†the point of sale woman says to an unsuspecting fifty-something year old woman in the dairy aisle at Carrefour. The saleswoman was wearing a red and white pin-striped blouse with a bright red mini-skirt and a red [...]
