When people complain or talk about why chinese government is filtering or blocking internet websites, the topic is always about censorship + control of information, but i believe its not just for filtering, but to allow their own chinese internet companies compete vs global or american brands…..
I have had this talk with some chinese internet [...]
Its become my passion, connecting the USA and Chinese ecommerce. Being in China over a couple years now….and fighting both sides – US ebay accounts requiring a USA IP address, Chinese government banning certain foreign websites, VPNs, international shipping without tracking, chargebacks, duties, trademarks…..
I am so attracted to it because SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SCARED [...]
So I am spending a day in Hong Kong….got more passport pages at the US Consulate….I’m watching CNN, was pretty cool as I haven’t watched it in years…
See reports about Google “uncensoring” its results……by sending google.cn to google.com.hk – which is basically going to Hong Kong search engine.
To me – that means THEY LEFT CHINA. [...]
Man……Seems the news is all over the place, and google.cn may be turning off as early as mid april.
What will this mean for all those workers? The google workforce is probably one of the top of the line workers, so I am sure Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, and all the other Chinese internet companies will [...]
I have personally been wondering what is going on with the Google vs. China government. My friends are asking me the latest, but its really quiet….there was tons of news on it, back and forth with the Chinese government, news press releases, and other crazy news….then it got quiet.
Google Buzz came out, and seems to [...]
Had to post this…..its amazing……will Google really leave China ? The news I’ve been reading it is highly unlikely. But the news loves hearing about the battle between Chinese government and Google. Almost wondering – is it a PR stunt to get attention to Google from China? Or is it a USA political match to [...]
Google has just released google buzz, a twitter like platform that is integrated into your gmail account – so your “buzz” from friends and followers comes through as a folder in your email box.
This is all cool stuff, but from the matter of the current state of “google leaving china”….this is another step towards leaving.
Its [...]
Am I going to be caught in the middle of an internet war? In a way, i feel a bit strange, as i’m an american in china with google seeming to fight with the chinese government. and its seeming to become more policital then anything…..usa internet companies are siding with google / us [...]
man….its all over the news these days…..Google is looking to exit the market in China….
its just gone that far in China….they are blocking my friend’s Chinese blogs here, they have blocked twitter, facebook and others….
it seems unfair, google is considered to be the last major foreign internet company in china….yahoo sold out to alibaba , [...]
This is a great example of how you need to have guan xi (good relations) in China. Even in the digital age, its important to have strong relations with government agencies and high power internet companies here in China…let me show here below. (breath in….)
Man….how annoying…..after some talking in beijing to internet companies, i [...]
Ouch, what a way to end a week. Late last night talking to Andrew at New York Bar Store and then he tells me about a phone call he got from a customer saying there was some spam on our site, newyorkbarstore.com. Then I take a look, view source, and a HIDDEN iframe [...]
I had a coffee break with my new friend Guang Yao (english name is Tristan), who is an avid social media guy, loving twitter, blogs, and other social online stuff. Here are some notes of what I got from our discussion this evening:
There is a coffee shop in Hangzhou city, China called “Beta Cafe” [...]
Pretty awesome, my speech at the Xiamen SEO event was posted on a Chinese PR site sina.com
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2009-04-09/17242988117.shtml
Amazing, the photo is HILARIOUS! Translation is discussing my speech about SEO keyword research, importance of organizing your strategy before building a website, and the internet startup in Shenzhen, China that I am part of. Lets [...]
(my mom still isn’t up to emailing – and posted me this clipping from the local Florida newspaper….haha, good timing!)
Keep pushing forward, but I keep telling myself – no more mister nice guy – should I change and not care as much about how others feel?
I feel I’ve gotten more agressive, as I get deeper [...]
Even with the rather discouraging week I had with the negative feelings – still pushing forward on the china ecommerce front….searching for warehouse space – looking for locality, scalability…and security……that one is a bit scary and questionable……..
98products.com was a big project most of the day today, Saturday – every day a work day
not [...]
