There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today about how the Chinese hate to use voicemail. Basically it interferes with their culture. Leaving messages for people of lower status is seen as a loss of face. Most meetings are done face-to-face so people are never at their
Shopping engine, Smarter.com has launched in China and Japan according to Gary Price over at Search Engine Watch. Obviously the growth of consumers in China has made this a profitable target. The web design of the Chinese site is closer to the US design, while the Japanese one has more
An analyst at Morgan Stanley predicted China’s internet industry will surpass Japan with 10 years, an article at Yahoo! News reported today. “The $15.1 billion equity value of China’s commercialized Internet, which includes 13 portals, online game services and auction houses, lags the approximately $40 billion equity value of the
Though the NY Post headline reads “Bested Microsoft offers Google truce” – that they are willing to settle with Google and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, a China development expert, suggests they are ready to move on. Obviously Lee will be restricted from recruiting Microsoft employees until June of 2006 and
According to the Seattle Times, Microsoft announced it will outsource over 1,000 jobs to China in the near future. Coming at a time when Google and Microsoft are feuding over Mr. Lee who has extensive experience and connections in the Chinese market, this move may be an effort to improve
Move over Google, Yahoo! and MSN Orion is coming. Australian PhD student, Ori Allon has patented a new way of searching the web and this new method could dramatically change how search results are provided. Got to love Australian ingenuity.
A fine example of the global village, the small Baltic state of Estonia is allowing its citizens the ability to vote in the upcoming local elections via the internet. The elections take place on October 16. I will be following it to see how it goes and hope that someone
The story that information given to the Chinese government by Yahoo! is getting major coverage right now. The story initially broke by Reporters Without Borders has been picked up by most new services. The BBC News gives a good recap of the situation as well as explores the implications of
Seems Google is responding to recent surveys that have Baidu taking a lead in the Chinese market. They have released China Local Search. News coverage and other blogs have been quick to notice and comment. Since Biadu went public recently and had its brief rocket from $40 to $150 (though
The launching of Hispanico Click marks the first all Latin/Hispanic advertsing network. They allow demographics to separate the various Hispanic subgroups which will improve advertisers CPA and prove profitable for all. As their copy states “If you campaign goal is to reach the Hispanic Market, you’re arrived at the right