Monthly Archives: February 2010

Working with China’s Generation Y

BusinessWeek In urban China, Gen Y is a group of exceptionally talented people. No other generation in Chinese history has received such high-quality education for so many people. Chinese Gen Ys are single children born under China’s one-child policy. According … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Foreign Internet Companies in China

I read a fantastic article last week on the Advertising Age website entitled, “The Internet Does Not Rise Above Nations and Cultures.” The article, by @wolfgroupasia of

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Chinese Video Takes Aim at Online Censorship

WSJ.com The latest battle over Internet freedom in China is playing out in an online movie that pits an armored blue beast and his band of antiauthoritarian rogues against a sinister force called Harmony that seeks to clean up the … Continue reading

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HBS Cases: Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

HBS – Working Knowledge Google, the “do no evil” company, gained entry into the Chinese search engine market last decade by agreeing to ban search results on topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese government. To Google’s way of thinking, it … Continue reading

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Keep an Eye on E-Commerce in China During The Year of the Tiger

In this recent post on The China Observer about where I see the most potential growth for businesses in China’s Internet space I wrote: “Companies who wish to succeed

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Top 5 Chinese Technology Trends For The Year Of The Tiger

ChinaTechNews Another Chinese New Year is upon us, and this year we transition into the Year of the Tiger. As Chinese businesses begin to shut down until the beginning of March 2010, we’ve stared at the eye of the tiger … Continue reading

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Here Come the Viet Gamers

Forbes Perched above a Big C supermarket on a street jammed with bipeds dodging mopeds, the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of VinaGame is easy to miss. But inside, amid funky warehouse decor and lots of young staff glued to … Continue reading

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The China Observer: Ranked One of the Top 50 China Blogs

“Over the past few decades China has risen to be one of the world’s biggest economic and political powers. Yet even as it has gained increasing recognition on the world stage, many people know little about Chinese culture, day-to-day life … Continue reading

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Smart Cities – A $30 Billion Opportunity For Cisco, But Will Local Citizens Be Ready?

The following post is about two former colleagues – Asa from New York City and Lifen from Changsha, China. They have never met one another, but their lives are bizarrely

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