Cultural Observations

Peer-to-Peer Lending In China: A College Education For Everyone

This past summer I took some time off to visit my family in Boston. Even though I was on the other side of the world, I still felt as though I had a special link to China. On one of … Continue reading

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An Introduction to Virtual Currency in China

After a long week of overtime with my eyes glued to the computer screen, I needed some time away from the monitor. On Saturday morning I walked from my apartment to the newspaper stand down the street and picked up … Continue reading

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Cultural preferences for entertainment make China’s beer market #1

SMASH! Beer seeps through the fabric and in an instant my pants and socks are soaked. I look to my right and a red-faced balding Chinese man with a double chin begins to apologize as though he had just committed … Continue reading

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Fleshing Out The Truth: Chinese netizens unite to deliver their own form of justice

“Yesterday after work I went online and took part in renrou sousuo. The girl’s boyfriend cheated on her while she was away on vacation in Hong Kong, so she posted all of his personal information on her blog. He deserves … Continue reading

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It takes more than just “showing up” to reach Chinese consumers

I came across this post on the China Web2.0 Review blog about Lenovo’s recent online social media marketing campaign for its Ideapad S10 notebook computer. According to the post, the campaign made use of BBS, QQ emoticons, video and widgets/apps … Continue reading

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