Update on Business Direction & Life

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 20 2011 | Comments (9)
I always like Sunday to be the day I reflect and if I had my way I would not have any meetings or work scheduled…just to catch up on errands, clean up the “house” (where I am), reflect on the last week, and think about the upcoming week and get...

Building an Awesome Team – Which Xmen Character Are You?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 18 2011 | Comments (4)
Maybe I’m such a nerd, but this movie “The Wolverine” recently made me think more about TEAMS and working in groups. And the most important thing I think about working with other people is UNDERSTANDING WHO YOU REALLY ARE….. I know, I think...

Shame is the Fear of Disconnection, apply to social media

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 10 2011 | Comments (2)
Finally budgeting some time to watch this AWESOME TED video my friend Josh Whiting sent over to me – The power of vulnerability presentation by Brene Brown.  I don’t know about you, but I prefer to read something than to watch something….I wrote...

Putting Your REAL NAME on the internet, being YOU!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 09 2011 | Comments (12)
Social media has changed the internet, or “web 2.0″. I think the original web 1.0 was more just websites posting news and it hard for the general public to interact. Now, anyone with an internet connection can create a facebook account, twitter account,...

FINALLY Social Media formally in Google Search!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 18 2011 | Comments (1)
Today Google announced something BIG for all those social media people out there…..we have been blessed today! Us social media guys, who have been kinda joked as social media just “playing games” and not really making money by our pure-play SEO...

Will Facebook Soon Replace Our USA Social Security Numbers?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 17 2011 | Comments (4)
Just read the other day I read an article – Facebook will now be embedded into mobile phone SIM cards, the company Gemalto, says it has embedded the software application into the SIM. This ensures the Facebook application is compatible with 100% of SIM-compliant...

test video from my tablet

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 13 2011 | Comments (0)
testing video recording from my tablet and uploading directly to my wordpress blog…..technology is blowing my mind right now seems error…wordpress says i need to upload to http://videopress.com/…. my friend said i should use tumblr instead

Quick Motivational Email From My Dad

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 12 2011 | Comments (4)
I guess I am already “successful” depending on how you define it, we all are if we accept the person we are, and utilize our strengths and offset our weaknesses with good people. But why is there this constant internal pressure to “prove ourselves”...

Literally Working Anywhere….new Android Tablet – Viewsonic Tab

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 09 2011 | Comments (14)
I have been tweeting and showing off my new android viewsonic tablet…..walking around the busy streets of Hong Kong and in the MTR underground…..bought this tablet Saturday afternoon to be a “between” my mobile phone and my laptop….. People...

So Much Networking In Hong Kong – Startup meetings

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 07 2011 | Comments (4)
Sorry I’m behind on my blogging….just exhausting between the moving in to Hong Kong, the Chinese New Years holiday, and the hyperactive networking I’ve been doing in Hong Kong…..my friend Cat warned me yesterday to be careful in Hong Kong….you...

Is Social Media Making Us Anti-Social?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 25 2011 | Comments (3)
While it is scary to see people ALWAYS on their mobile phone…I find it hard to believe it is making us “anti-social”…..Marshall sent me over an article I thought would be worth blogging about…..Social networking under fresh attack...

Groupon Coming Fast Into the Chinese Market, will it succeed?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 17 2011 | Comments (2)
Yet another foreigner coming to China to make quick money in the biggest population internet users! To give you readers the background story, I think many of us in the internet world hear about Google trying to buy Groupon last month for like 6 billion US dollars...

Successful First Shenzhen Ecommerce Meetup

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 16 2011 | Comments (8)
I am getting on a roll making these meetups in all the cities I am traveling. Seems to be building on itself, but I have to say, I get more interested people to meet about business when I am in China. Seems this is where the most densely populated area of people,...

Is all this Social Networking Really Worthwhile? Its exhausting

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 13 2011 | Comments (9)
I think my whole life I have been a somewhat natural networker. I think it comes from my dad, I remember going to church with him as a little boy, he knew everyone, and would take the time to say hello to almost each and everyone after mass. I remember getting...

Back in Cebu for a few days, quick cebu meetup

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 12 2011 | Comments (1)
Been on a roll with these meetups as I’ve been traveling……was using twitter to gather people, but really picking up more of an audience of like minded, open minded people in the couchsurfing community and while I took a quick trip down to Cebu...

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American ecommerce guy, I've been living in South China - Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Dongguan (+ a touch of Philippines) since end of 2007.

Successfully selling online since 2004, took it fulltime early 2007. Love international business & connecting, and working on ways to give hard working people global opportunities. (Read More...)

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