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Vivendi Buys Activision. Next?
In the Hutong Huddling close to the G5 for warmth 0953 hrs. The great global consolidation of the video game industry has begun. Vivendi’s purchase of Activision – announced over the weekend – was the opening lap in what is likely to become a global race on the part of large media companies to snap [...]
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 [...]
Saying "SNAFU" in Chinese
Heqiao Tower, Guanghua Road, Beijing Waiting for another meeting to start 1535 hrs. Melinda Liu over at Newsweek blogs on the run-up to the Olympics in her Countdown to Beijing blog. Covering the Olympic ticket website meltdown, Melinda asks some really good questions. She also quotes yours truly. BOCOG Don’t Get Web. Worth a read. [...]
CleanTech Forum XV is Coming
In the Hutong Hiding from Expat Trick-or-Treaters 1647 hrs. For those of you with an interest in clean technology and not otherwise occupied on the day, the Cleantech Forum is coming to Beijing on December 3-4. The real interest here will be for firms looking for interesting venture opportunities, as well as for the usual [...]
Beijing’s Hybrid Hypocrisy
Starbucks Pacific Century Place, Beijing Digesting raw fish 1254 hrs. Here in the Hutong we are looking for ways to lower our carbon footprint while enjoying the conveniences of modern life. Tired of driving a car that is getting too small for the family, not wanting to own two cars, wanting a tough vehicle, and [...]
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 [...]
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