Been back in China a little over a day now….catching up with jetlag and all this travel. California really wore me out…up and down the coast of Southern Cali.
But really….it feels good to be back in China, seeing friends and businesses. Shenzhen...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
