Maybe China is Right to Make It Difficult For Foreigners?

Posted on : 19-08-2010 | By : mike | In : china seo

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Maybe China is Right to Make It Difficult For Foreigners?

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 [...]

Everyone “fails”, Even Google, Stay Motivated!

Posted on : 06-08-2010 | By : mike | In : business, motivation

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Everyone

As I have said, I don’t believe in people FAILING, I think its part of growing, gaining experience, and finding what we are really meant to be and do with our lives.  Losing something might be positive, as they say in China.
Many people only think “small businesses” or startups fail.  But while working in Deutsche [...]

Running a international business from China – Middle Kingdom

Posted on : 30-03-2010 | By : mike | In : china business, travel

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Running a international business from China - Middle Kingdom

In the Chinese language, China translated into Middle Kingdom – or middle land – and while Westerners feel Chinese are developing into the modern world, I believe Chinese feel they are the original race, and all people came from China at one point – so in essence it is the Chinese that are now allowing [...]

I love the internet, blogging, and social media

Posted on : 14-03-2010 | By : mike | In : websites

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I love the internet, blogging, and social media

I guess I’ve found a great time to do international business…technology has allowed us all to stay so tuned in, that location doesnt matter as much…
Today I went over my blog posts, read back through comments, and reflected. I am able to follow through life via the internet.
sure, i do miss my [...]

Internet war brewing?? USA vs China?

Posted on : 16-01-2010 | By : mike | In : china business, china seo

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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 [...]

Seems Like Google is Really Leaving China – hello Thailand

Posted on : 15-01-2010 | By : mike | In : china business

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seems like I have to do it now…..i’m sure that the chinese government will retaliate and start blocking google services. already they have blocked youtube, blogger, and some others for over a year….but imagine google gmail, google english search.
too much risk for me to sit and wait….i need to at least develop a plan [...]

If Google left China, would I follow?

Posted on : 13-01-2010 | By : mike | In : china business, china seo

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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 , [...]

Beijing business development trip

Posted on : 20-11-2009 | By : mike | In : china business

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been exactly 2 years since my first and only trip to beijing. not sure how it always ends up that i come here in the winter….for those not familiar with the location of various cities of china- i live in southern china (guangdong province, city of shenzhen) which is right across from hong kong. [...]

Fresh Week – Plan, Work Hard, Succeed

Posted on : 15-11-2009 | By : mike | In : china business, motivation

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…I can talk to the internet and it never gets bored………..I was going to write this as an internal staff memo, but why not make it a blog entry to share with anyone who cares to read! A lot going on, so hope to get to the point and not bore everyone:
I will first [...]

Hard Choices Make Us Stronger

Posted on : 06-08-2009 | By : mike | In : china business

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Hard Choices Make Us Stronger

I try not to get my emotions mixed into things…but life is life…and I am who I am…..I guess I genuinely care about the outcomes in life for others like myself……maybe that is why I get myself in difficult situations to begin with……
But right now, I am part of DBR Shenzhen Oy and I have [...]

My Twitter Account Suspended – focus on facebook

Posted on : 05-07-2009 | By : mike | In : websites

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My Twitter Account Suspended - focus on facebook

So I have been pushing my twitter, facebook, and all other social media tools like no other over the weekend. I start to really realize connecting to friends online now is big business, and its not really friends anymore, its the new link trading and public relations. I have been saying how facebook [...]

China now blocking more – twitter, hotmail, bing,

Posted on : 02-06-2009 | By : mike | In : china business, websites

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China now blocking more - twitter, hotmail,  bing,

The 20th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre on June 4th is approaching, so it seems the Chinese government is adding more to the blocked list. My favorite new site, Twitter, has been blocked, as well as hotmail, the new search engine bing (microsoft), flickr, wordpress, and probably more we cannot find now. That adds [...]

Twitter has resparked my interest in the internet!

Posted on : 30-05-2009 | By : mike | In : websites

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Its now 3am here on a saturday night / sunday morning….wow, i’m more of geek more then ever!!! Tomorrow (yes, Sunday!) the office is opened as the Chinese government made Sunday a workday due to Thursday and Friday being a holiday, so being here on a Saturday isn’t as bad then…
follow me on twitter [...]

Now Going 100% Internet and SEO

Posted on : 12-04-2009 | By : mike | In : websites

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Going through the travels, and mainly I’ve been always “tiptoeing” around the internet, but maybe not confident to do it 100%. Mobatech I was getting into sales and marketing, which lead to new york bar store, to shadstone – and in shadstone I was going to make it a marketing company, but decided instead [...]