Links of the day
Amazon Opens U.K. Grocery Site – Barrons.com – Amazon vs Tesco: it is on!
Japan Looks to Emerging Market Poor – WSJ.com
6 Key Lessons From NewsHour’s Coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill | PBS – really great guidelines for companies as well as the media
Emily Brill Investigates Jonathan Zittrain, star Harvard Law Prof – The Daily Beast – Berkman Center for Internet & Society in funding transparency wrangle
China Mobile may adopt CMMB for mobile TV in Hong Kong – interesting not DVB or North American standards
Americans Adopt Chinese Web Habits « The China Tracker – Forbes.com
YouTube – thatjapanesegirl’s Channel – invaluable if you want an insight into everyday Japanese life
If You Only Do *Four Things in Social Media – some nice advice
The shortwave radio signals that the alleged Russian spies were using are still surprisingly effective. – By Brett Sokol – Slate Magazine – very underrated mature technology
Retailers come under scrutiny in Europe – Warc – better electronics prices more in line with Germany? I hope so
Carrefour pulls back in Asian markets – Warc – interesting move
HLWIKI Canada – great resource on online healthcare related things
Korean Sociological Image #42: Sunset for the Red She-Devils? « The Grand Narrative – interesting article on west versus east assumptions
7 in 10 Adults Don’t See Economic Improvement Coming – interesting data on US sentiment
EMC acquires database startup Greenplum | VentureBeat
The Market Share of Google in Various Countries
Foursquare Launches Location Layers – This is Big
Digital Pharma: Big pharma’s iPhone apps (part one) | InPharm
Chinese Phones For Sale: Cautionary Tales From The Emerging Markets « The China Tracker – Forbes.com – consumers want to be aspirational
Nokia Sells Its Modem Division For $200 Million | mocoNews – interesting move, some 24 hours after the EU launched an inquiry into ZTE and Hauwei style dongles being dumped in Europe
MediaPost Publications Fewer Affluents Buying Luxury Products 07/06/2010
Chicago is daring LeBron James to play for the Bulls – Ball Don’t Lie – NBA – Yahoo! Sports – nice attention-grabbing stunt by Leo Burnett that captures the silly season
How Google can beat Facebook at social | Technically Incorrect – CNET News
Big In Japan: Twitter – the rise of Twitter in Japan makes sense in retrospect. Mobile friendly, doesn’t reveal too much about the user and elegant in design. More importantly it brings Japan worldwide rather than ‘locked up’ on Mixi
.CSV » new developments in AI – really interesting post on the developments in weak AI including LbR (learning by reading)
The Future of Online Socializing – Pew Research Center
Five tips for promoting brands on Spotify | Econsultancy