Another day in Dongguan, Guangzhou – more developments in Pearl River Delta

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 30 2010 | Comments (0)
“Just when I thought I was out, they drag me right back in”, remember that saying when I was watching The Sopranos TV series on HBO years ago….and it refers to a mafia member thinking he was free / quit from the mob, but somehow he gets back into...

Letting People See Where You Are Online, good or bad?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 25 2010 | Comments (2)
For those of you not aware of this, one of the new things now is geo-based social networking…allowing you to share with the world where you are at the moment. I think this is pretty awesome, though I am aware the majority of people probably think invasion of...

Movie Review – The Social Network, A Facebook Story

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 22 2010 | Comments (4)
FINALLY got to watch the facebook movie “The Social Network”, and wow, it is AMAZING, really has not much to do with the actual making of the technology and marketing of facebook, but does bring home the struggles and problems in doing business with...

Being Yourself Online

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 03 2010 | Comments (0)
Reading Chris Brogan’s post and its simple, yet inspiring!! All I know is while I’m down here in florida with my grandma, uncles, parents, cousins TALKING ABOUT facebook and internet and mobile web – I KNOW this is where its at. I’m glad...

As I Have More Readers – I cannot change my purpose

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 22 2010 | Comments (9)
Its great that each day now I hear about people enjoying to read my blog.  Of course that is the first purpose I had when I first started this blog , to share my experiences starting up a company and transitioning from corporate America to entrepreneurship &...

will google buzz fizzle in china?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 11 2010 | Comments (0)
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...

Reflection – how did I end up here?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 19 2010 | Comments (14)
Reading some linkedin.com discussions, and one that caught my eye was “how did you get into your industry where you are today?” I answered it in the thread, but also want to expand on it more here. Since I can remember, I always wanted to have my own...

Baidu, China internet, and goverment relations

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 28 2009 | Comments (12)
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...

few days away, I hate email….

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 17 2009 | Comments (2)
I am back from a trip to Ningbo…and I didn’t have access to email…so now I am digging through 493 new emails…thus I am writing this “complaining” post, enjoy! and let me know what  you think “did you get my email about that...

sorry for slow reply uncle Bill

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 13 2009 | Comments (5)
….this is why I keep a blog…I am a bad family member maybe…I am so out of touch with dad, mom, Jocelyn, Nana…..sorry Uncle Bill, I am so slow to respond the longer I stay in China, the harder for me to stay in touch with my family and friends...

Mixing Friends and Business

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 06 2009 | Comments (9)
Dating girls in my high school – that was a mistake! It was a small catholic high school (Mary Immaculate Academy) and everyone knew everything about everyone. My first “girlfriend” was in my sophomore year in high school, I was a bit of a shy...

Economy Goes Down – Scumbags Go Up!

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 31 2009 | Comments (0)
Surfing around twitter and the overload of blogs, and its almost sad to see how people sell themselves out in hopes of getting some affiliate income. But this world where anyone can jump online and make a blog with some links to hope to make some money. Below...

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