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eKarma: Have a little Virus, Pirates
Third Ring Road East Breathing deep the inversion layer 1022 hrs. Steven Schwankert of Village Grouch fame wrote an excellent piece for IDG (picked up here in The Washington Post) describing how Chinese fans seeking to download illegal copies of Ang Lee’s excellent film “Lust, Caution” are finding on their hard drives not a copy [...]
Blackberry: Not Exactly DOA, but Close
In the Hutong Munching peanuts 2035 hrs. About a week ago I was listening to somebody on CNBC (I don’t remember whom, but he was in New York, not Singapore or Hong Kong) tout Research in Motion (RIM) because they are about to launch in China, and that’s going to mean big things for the [...]
WSJ Database Marketing is a Dud
In the Hutong Digging for my American Chopper DVDs 2127 hrs. One of the great promises of computer technology was a thing called Database Marketing. The theory behind database marketing is that a company with which you have a relationship will record information it learns about you and it will send you solicitations that will [...]
Forget the Great Firewall
The Airport Expressway, Beijing Heading to my appointment at NBC 0931 hrs. Sitting here prepping for an interview at the NBC bureau, I’ve realized that our metaphors are not keeping up with the time. Bear with me. The expression “Great Firewall of China” originated in the mid-1990s, when China’s government was attempting to create an [...]
Windows and Hoops
In the Hutong Slowly decompressing 1456 hrs. As Tim Chen makes his move from the leadership of Microsoft China to his new chair running the NBA here in the PRC, everyone seems to be asking two things: how badly will this damage Microsoft, and why is Tim doing this? To answer the first question, you [...]
The Chinese Government and Innovation
The Carlsburg Lounge Singapore Changi International Airport 1846 hrs. Big Ed Flanagan from NBC was in the audience last week when I joined the panel on China’s Internet at AmCham’s Under the Digital Influence event, and he did a nice piece for MSNBC’s “About World” blog on censorship and gaming, where he was kind enough [...]
Dell: The Channel Is Not The Product
The Silicon Hutong Suite Grand Hyatt Singapore 1041 hrs. Dell’s agreement to sell computers through Gome is a sign that the folks in Round Rock have come to an important conclusion: they can – and in many places around the world, must – adjust the way they do business in order to sell their product. [...]
The Future of the Internet in China
The Grand Ballroom Renaissance Beijing Hotel 1642 hrs. During the panel at Under the Digital Influence, one of Matt Roberts’ questions to my panel was what we saw as the biggest factor that will change the Internet in China over the next five years. My response was that while there are a lot of trends [...]
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