Category: china | 中國 | 중국 | 中華

Ni hao – this category features any blog posts that relate to the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese communist party, Chinese citizens, consumer behaviour, business, and Chinese business abroad.

It is likely the post will also in other categories too. For example a post about Tong Ren Tang might end up in the business section as well. Inevitably everything is inherently political in nature. At the moment, I don’t take suggestions for subject areas or comments on content for this category, it just isn’t worth the hassle.

Why have posts on China? I have been involved in projects there and had Chinese clients. China has some interesting things happening in art, advertising, architecture, design and manufacturing. I have managed to experience some great and not so great aspects of the country and its businesses.

Opinions have been managed by the omnipresent party and this has affected consumer behaviour. Lotte was boycotted and harassed out of the country. Toyota and Honda cars occasionally go through damage by consumer action during particularly high tensions with Japan.

I put stuff here to allow readers to make up their own minds about the PRC. The size of the place makes things complicated and the only constants are change, death, taxes and the party. Things get even more complicated on the global stage.

The unique nature of the Chinese internet and sheltered business sectors means that interesting Galapagos syndrome type things happen.

I have separate sections for Taiwan and Hong Kong, for posts that are specific to them.

Jamie Hewlett + more news

Jamie Hewlett

Jamie Hewlett was not someone that I would have associated with luxury menswear brand Dunhill. Dunhill have been creating interesting content for a number of years, that used to be accessed through an iPad application and their own site. This interview with Jamie Hewlett is brilliant. Hewlett’s talent as a comic creator developed early with him working in the studios of Bob Godfrey. Godfrey is famous to UK TV watchers for the cartoon series Rhubarb & Custard. After college Jamie Hewlett was recruited for Deadline magazine, which is where his iconic Tank Girl creation was formed and his relationship with Damon Albarn of Gorillaz.

Jamie Hewlett submarined during the 1990s when the underground became mainstream drawing Get The Freebies. Eventually Jamie Hewlett teamed up with Albarn to provide the visual look of The Gorillaz.
</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">China</h4> <p><a href="http://www.warc.com/Content/News/Megatrends_set_to_transform_China.content?ID=b4d2dac9-6c84-4e2e-9127-c67684080bbd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Megatrends to reshape China: News from Warc.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1068733/united-colours-beijing" rel="nofollow">United colours of Beijing | South China Morning Post</a> – graffiti artists in Beijing</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Consumer behaviour</h4> <p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/23/children-texting-and-spending-more-time-online-according-to-ofcom/" rel="nofollow">Ofcom Report Shows More Kids Than Ever Before Online Using Mobile Devices</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Culture</h4> <p><a href="http://www.cabrerabrothers.com/" rel="nofollow">CYPHER: Cyberpunk Text Adventure</a> – looks brilliant</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Design</h4> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19996372" rel="nofollow">BBC News – Pages from Ceefax: Into the archives</a> – nice slideshow of Ceefax. The criticism that the digital service equivalent has received has been interesting and instructive in terms of UX design</p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671176/a-rare-look-at-the-eames-offices-graphic-design#1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Rare Look At The Eames Office’s Graphic Design | Co.Design</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/27/3560484/cloud-atlas-concept-art-george-hull" rel="nofollow">The concept art behind the futuristic cities of ‘Cloud Atlas’ | The Verge</a> – eye poppingly good</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Economics</h4> <p><a href="http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/global-recessionary-sentiment-grew-in-q3-2012/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Global Recessionary Sentiment Grew in Q3 2012 | Nielsen Wire</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/11/judge-throws-book-sp-over-shoddy-rating-practices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Judge Throws Book at S&P Over Shoddy Rating Practices | Mother Jones</a></p> <p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/11/01/how-the-internet-economy-works-guns-butter-and-bandwidth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How the internet economy works: Guns, butter and bandwidth — Tech News and Analysis</a></p> <p><a href="http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20121105/news_20121105_56_880705.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">S Korea debt soars to US$2.75 trillion</a></p> <p><a href="http://qz.com/19674/meet-the-man-the-oil-industry-goes-to-for-a-voice-of-gravitas-in-the-us-election/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meet the man the oil industry goes to for a voice of gravitas in the US election – Quartz</a> – great profile of <a href="http://renaissancechambara.jp/2012/02/23/oprah-time-the-quest-energy-security-and-the-remaking-of-the-modern-world-by-daniel-yergin-书评/">Daniel Yergin</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/improving-prospects-for-the-eurozone-s-survival-by-martin-feldstein" rel="nofollow">An Optimistic Case for the Euro by Martin Feldstein – Project Syndicate</a></p> <p><a href="http://media.stylus.com/media/pdf/SampleReports/09_2012_September/StylusSample_Fashion_letshearitforthegirls.pdf" rel="nofollow">Let’s hear it for the girls</a> – a trend report on girlstyle</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Finance</h4> <p><a href="http://qz.com/22902/europes-vat-system-loses-billions-annually-to-fraud-so-whats-the-delay-in-fixing-it/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why 27 countries can’t agree on how to stop themselves all losing billions a year to VAT fraud – Quartz</a></p> <p><a href="http://qz.com/23788/watch-out-ratings-agencies-you-may-be-about-to-be-hit-by-a-tidal-wave-of-derivatives-claims/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Watch out, ratings agencies. You may be about to be hit by a tidal wave of derivatives claims – Quartz</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_21830021/valley-residents-more-upbeat-about-economy" rel="nofollow">Silicon Valley residents more upbeat about economy – SiliconValley.com</a> – increasing confidence</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">FMCG</h4> <p><a href="http://www.warc.com/Content/News/Brand_owners_test_venture_capital_model.content?ID=cbacefb4-4aca-45f6-a3a6-52e2423e89b6" rel="nofollow">Brand owners test venture capital model | Warc.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.campaignasia.com/Article/320767,ursaclemenger-turns-raid-into-a-bug-killing-first-person-shooter-game.aspx" rel="nofollow">UrsaClemenger turns Raid into a bug-killing first-person shooter game – Campaign Asia-Pacific</a> – I love this campaign idea</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Gadget</h4> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/design/microcontroller-mcu/4400479/Teardown--Apple-iPad-Mini?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Teardown: Apple iPad Mini</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Hong Kong</h4> <p><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Paper-Economy/2012/1101/Residential-prices-on-the-rise-in-Hong-Kong" rel="nofollow">Residential prices on the rise in Hong Kong – CSMonitor.com</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">How to</h4> <p><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/kelvinnewman/google-and-social-seo-squeezing-the-social-seo-value-out-of-your-social-media-campaign-smm12" rel="nofollow">Google+ and Social SEO: Squeezing the Social SEO value out of your Google+ account</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Ideas</h4> <p><a href="https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pressclub/p/pcgl/pressDetail.html?title=bmw-guggenheim-lab-publishes-100-urban-trends-a-glossary-of-ideas-from-the-bmw-guggenheim-lab-berlin&outputChannelId=6&id=T0134178EN&left_menu_item=node__2218" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BMW Guggenheim Lab Publishes “100 Urban Trends: A Glossary of Ideas from the BMW Guggenheim Lab Berlin”. Lab Advances Public Conversations about Urban Life Through Ongoing Projects in Berlin and Online.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.warc.com/Content/News/Emotion_key_for_brands.content?ID=c56158b4-4e28-40ba-8ad7-c89e18bf921a">Emotion key for brands | Warc.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.kk.org/newrules/blog/2012/11/because-the-nature-of-the-netw.php" rel="nofollow">New Rules for the New Economy | A thousand points of wealth</a></p> <p><a href="http://hoverstat.es/" rel="nofollow">Movement in interaction design | Hover States</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Innovation</h4> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4400684/Moore-s-Law-goes-biotech?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore’s Law goes biotech</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/hw.html" rel="nofollow">The Hardware Renaissance | Paul Graham</a> – so maybe the silicon needs to go back into Silicon Valley</p> <p><a href="http://bgr.com/2012/11/01/apple-rd-spending-microsoft/" rel="nofollow">Apple R&D spending up $1 billion in 2012, still far behind Microsoft | BGR</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/chris-anderson-on-the-maker-movement-were-going-to-get-sued/264153/" rel="nofollow">Chris Anderson on the Maker Movement: ‘We’re Going to Get Sued’ – The Atlantic</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/10/22/gartner-10-critical-tech-trends-for-the-next-five-years/" rel="nofollow">Gartner: 10 Critical Tech Trends For The Next Five Years – Forbes</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Ireland</h4> <p><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2012/1031/1224325931740.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">There’s little special about being Irish, no matter how many certs you have – The Irish Times – Wed, Oct 31, 2012</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Japan</h4> <p><a href="http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20121025/247705/" rel="nofollow">Japanese Firm Announces ‘World’s Smallest’ 4k2k LCD Panel — Tech-On!</a></p> <p><a href="http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/10/24/starbucks-japan-unveils-posh-leather-cup-sleeves-as-part-of-charity-drive/" rel="nofollow">Starbucks Japan Unveils Posh Leather Cup Sleeves as Part of Charity Drive | RocketNews24</a> – love these Loewe Starbucks cups leather cuffs and they benefit victims of the Great Tohoku earthquake</p> <p><a href="http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20121105/news_20121105_56_880831.htm" rel="nofollow">Toyota raises profit forecast</a> – more diversified markets than peers Honda, Nissan etc so less exposed to the nationalist consumer sentiment in China</p> <p><a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/new-products/view/otoshidama-kitkat" rel="nofollow">‘Otoshidama’ KitKat ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Korea</h4> <p><a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/executive-impact/view/happy-campers-coleman-japan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Happy campers – Coleman Japan ‹ Japan Today:</a> – interesting how camping supplies has shot up in Korea as workers no longer have to work on Saturdays</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Luxury</h4> <p><a href="http://www.jingdaily.com/second-hand-luxury-losing-stigma-in-china/21877/" rel="nofollow">Jing Daily: Second-Hand Luxury Losing Stigma In China</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/material-world/2012/10/30/hugo-boss-and-the-fashion-cycle-vs-reporting-cycle/#axzz2AsHJgYIy" rel="nofollow">Hugo Boss and the fashion cycle vs reporting cycle | Material World</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media</h4> <p><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/whitepapers/2/six-things-you-need-to-know-about-real-time-display-advertising/" rel="nofollow">MediaPost – six things you need to know about real-time advertising</a> – great paper from Quantcast</p> <p><a href="http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/11/04/the-press-google-its-algorithm-their-scale/" rel="nofollow">The press, Google, its algorithm, their scale | Monday Note</a></p> <p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/11/is-facebook-broken-on-purpose-to-sell-promoted-posts/" rel="nofollow">Is Facebook “broken on purpose” to sell promoted posts? | Ars Technica</a></p> <p><a href="http://paidcontent.org/2012/10/29/ft-digital-subs-pass-300000-growing-readership-and-revenue/" rel="nofollow">FT digital subs pass 300,000, growing readership and revenue — paidContent</a> – looks like subscriptions growth is slowing</p> <p><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20121031/the-math-behind-disneys-star-wars-deal/" rel="nofollow">The Math Behind Disney’s “Star Wars” Deal – AllThingsD</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/bloomberg_terminal_growth_slows_dOz5ACkgoDgQUpDxtAQzxI" rel="nofollow">Bloomberg terminal growth slows to a crawl – NYPOST.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681815/why-the-ad-industry-is-in-a-talent-rut-and-a-prescription-for-change" rel="nofollow">Why The Ad Industry Is In A Talent Rut And A Prescription For Change | Co.Create: Creativity Culture Commerce</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Online</h4> <p><a href="http://kluwercopyrightblog.com/2012/10/25/dr-strangelaw-or-how-portugal-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-p2p-2/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Strangelaw or: How Portugal Learned to Stop Worrying and Love P2P | Kluwer Copyright Blog</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57543177-93/gmail-edges-hotmail-as-worlds-top-e-mail-service/" rel="nofollow">Gmail edges Hotmail as world’s top e-mail service | CNET News</a> – another area where Yahoo!’s lead has been slipping</p> <p><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/10/25/facebooks-surge-shortlived.htm" rel="nofollow">Facebook’s surge may be shortlived – Rethink Wireless</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Retailing</h4> <p><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2221827/comet-is-latest-technology-retailer-to-go-into-administration?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Comet+is+latest+technology+retailer+to+go+into+administration" rel="nofollow">Comet is latest technology retailer to go into administration- The Inquirer</a> – its not a recession it’s a restructure</p> <p><a href="http://www.realwire.com/releases/UK-becoming-a-nation-of-returners-survey-says" rel="nofollow">UK becoming a ‘nation of returners’, survey says</a> – interesting patterns to replace instore purchases</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Security</h4> <p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-04/coke-hacked-and-doesn-t-tell.html" rel="nofollow">Coke Hacked And Doesn’t Tell – Bloomberg</a> – disclosure and homogeneous IT system based on Windows seem to be main issues</p> <p><a href="http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/rsa-us-government-eu-data-protection-law-95745" rel="nofollow">RSA 2012: US Lobbying Hard To Alter EU Data Protection Law | TechWeekEurope UK</a> – US doesn’t like EU’s tough privacy laws</p> <p><a href="http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/23/new-air-force-missile-turns-out-lights-with-raytheon-microwave-t/" rel="nofollow">New Air Force Missile Turns Out Lights With Raytheon Microwave Tech</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/10/dkim-vulnerability-widespread/all/" rel="nofollow">How a Google Headhunter’s E-Mail Unraveled a Massive Net Security Hole | Wired.com</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Software</h4> <p><a href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/11/06/curious-timing" rel="nofollow">Daring Fireball Linked List: Curious Timing</a> – Google and Apple apps</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/05/google-maps-doubt-iphone" rel="nofollow">Google sources think maps app might struggle for Apple approval | guardian.co.uk</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-microsoft-ballmer-phone-idUSBRE8A40GH20121105" rel="nofollow">Windows Phone sales to ramp quickly: Microsoft CEO | Reuters</a> – the how doesn’t seem to appear in this article</p> <p><a href="http://www.dodgycoder.net/2012/11/the-slow-decline-of-pcs-and-fast-rise.html" rel="nofollow">Dodgy Coder: The slow decline of PCs and the fast rise of Smartphones/Tablets was predicted in 1993</a> – which is why they took so long to get to Windows8?</p> <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/18/apple_maps_economics/" rel="nofollow">iOS was SO much more valuable to Google than Android – until Maps • The Register</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.visualizing.org/visualizations/state-linux" rel="nofollow">The state of Linux | visualizing.org</a> – another good reason why Microsoft did its deal with Nokia. Microsoft’s enterprise business would have been happy to see Nokia no longer contributiing to the Linux kernel</p> <p><a href="http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/open-standards-consultation-documents" rel="nofollow">Open Standards Consultation documents | Cabinet Office</a></p> <p><a href="http://getwired.com/2012/11/01/windows-rt-sideloading-and-office-oh-my/" rel="nofollow">Windows RT, Sideloading, and Office. Oh my. « getwired.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/do-share/oglhhmnmdocfhmhlekfdecokagmbchnf" rel="nofollow">Chrome Web Store – Do Share</a> – handy for Google Plus activity</p> <p><a href="http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=477458&mail=885&C=0" rel="nofollow">RIM says BlackBerry 10 now in hands of 50 carriers</a></p> <p><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/969091-the-upcoming-microsoft-train-wreck?source=feed" rel="nofollow">The Upcoming Microsoft Train Wreck – Seeking Alpha</a> – interesting analysis</p> <p><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2221097/nokia-claims-it-resurrected-the-windows-phone?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Nokia+claims+it+%27resurrected%27+the+Windows+Phone" rel="nofollow">Nokia claims it ‘resurrected’ the Windows Phone- The Inquirer</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.techeye.net/software/windows-8-cant-pull-developers" rel="nofollow">Windows 8 can’t pull developers – Submission process allegedly terrible | TechEye</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/october/eu-charges-microsoft-over-browser-choice-and-expresses-concern-about-windows-8/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft browser choice: European Commission issues formal statement of objections over non-compliance</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/24/3551632/lg-open-webos-smart-tv" rel="nofollow">LG reportedly working on Open webOS-powered smart TV | The Verge</a> – interesting comments on Google’s conditions on smart TV software</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Technology</h4> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4398990/Why-Microsoft-s-Surface-will-be-no-show-in-Japan?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" rel="nofollow">Why Microsoft’s Surface will be no-show in Japan</a></p> <p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/teardown-ipad-mini-is-more-like-a-big-ipod-touch-than-other-ios-devices/" rel="nofollow">Teardown: iPad mini is more like a “big iPod touch” than other iOS devices | Ars Technica</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4399594/Burning-question-for-ARM-this-week?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Two burning questions for ARM this week</a> – interesting points around computing power per watt</p> <p><a href="http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2012/10/24/cador_on_byod/" rel="nofollow">BYOD for our own staff? That would be ’embarrassing’ – HP exec • The Channel</a> – not terribly surprising</p> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4399500/Yoshida-in-China---Freeze-mode--China-affects-NXP?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yoshida in China: NXP deals with ‘freeze mode’</a> – interesting downturn in demand</p> <p><a href="http://www.adamalthus.com/blog/2012/10/25/microsofts-pivot/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft’s Pivot – A Plan to Dominate “Devices and Services” – Adamalthus</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/29/us-reynolds-sale-idUSBRE89S13Y20121029" rel="nofollow">Exclusive: Reynolds and Reynolds explores $5 billion LBO – sources | Reuters</a>  – sources (Banks: Quattrone’s Qatalyst, Deutsche Bank)</p> <p><a href="https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/10/29Apple-Announces-Changes-to-Increase-Collaboration-Across-Hardware-Software-Services.html" rel="nofollow">Apple – Press Info – Apple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services</a> – interesting moves, the ex-Dixon’s guy was no surprise ejection. Forstall was a bit more of a surprise: on one hand tipped for the top with a reputation for being a nasty piece of work, on the other scapegoated in the media for Apple iPhone missteps</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/26/apple-ipad-sales-slow-down" rel="nofollow">Wall Street not impressed by iPad numbers | The Guardian</a></p> <p><a href="http://rant.monkeydom.de/apples-no-internal-client-syndrome" rel="nofollow">Apple’s no internal client syndrome – rant-dom</a></p> <p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/staff/2005/11/1816/" rel="nofollow">Strange game | Ars Technica</a> – interesting analysis of Microsoft</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Telecoms</h4> <p><a href="http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/dotcom-pledges-to-resurrect-international-cable-project" rel="nofollow">Dotcom pledges to resurrect international cable project | Computerworld New Zealand</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Web of no web</h4> <p><a href="http://m.cnet.com/news/us-looks-to-replace-human-surveillance-with-computers/57540826" rel="nofollow">U.S. looks to replace human surveillance with computers (Declan McCullagh/CNET)</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4399490/Robots-making-inroads-in-the-home--study-finds?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" rel="nofollow">Robots making inroads in the home, study finds</a> – interesting delineated attitude to acceptance by task</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Wireless</h4> <p><a href="http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stories/9500.aspx?channelFilter=media" rel="nofollow">UK spectrum use worth £52bn a year</a> – no it’s worth whatever the users are prepared to pay</p> <p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/05/mary-meeker-internet-trends/" rel="nofollow">Mary Meeker Gives Mid-Year Internet Trends Report: Android Adoption Ramping Up 6X Faster Than iPhone | TechCrunch</a></p> <p><a href="http://bgr.com/2012/11/05/samsung-rebranding-rumor/" rel="nofollow">Samsung: Rebranding rumor claims a new look to debut in Janaury | BGR</a> – Samsung tries to reposition brand, or is it to move away from the associations of family court battles and political corruption? Ok, I was being a bit harsh, in reality decoupling brand from being a cheap Sony to being a cheap Apple</p> <p><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/news/iPhone-Apple-Consumers-iOS-Android,18843.html" rel="nofollow">For The First Time Ever, iPhone Owner Loyalty Declines</a> – perceived lack of innovation, maps and a tough economy especially in Europe I would have said were factors. Interestingly Strategy Analytics didn’t seem to touch on the economy as a factor</p> <p><a href="http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/ltes-early-benefits-hindered-obstacles-according-economist-study/2012-10-31" rel="nofollow">LTE’s early benefits hindered by obstacles, according to Economist study – FierceWireless:Europe</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/02/three_1800mhz/" rel="nofollow">The iPhone 5 WILL do 4G magic on Three … but not until 2014 • The Register</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/01/sony-cuts-q2-2012-losses-by-a-third-to-198-million/" rel="nofollow">Sony cuts Q2 2012 losses to $198 million, bumps revenue to $20.6 billion thanks to mobile — Engadget</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-kicks-huawei-out-of-windows-phone-8-global-launch-7000006529/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft ‘kicks Huawei out’ of Windows Phone 8 global launch | ZDNet</a> – WTF</p> <p><a href="http://www.t3.com/news/panasonic-set-to-ditch-smartphones" rel="nofollow">Panasonic set to ditch smartphones | T3</a> – a few things about this. Beyond the product launch did anyone see the Panasonic phones, you know in shops where they could buy them? What went wrong on the channel? Finally given that Sony and Panasonic’s success plans look similar: abandon brown goods, win through ‘convergence’, mobile (because that’s successful) and cameras – does this mean that Sony will have a similar burn?</p> <p><br></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2012-11-07T23:01:23+09:00"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2012/11/07/jamie-hewlett/">November 7, 2012</a></time></div></div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-16730 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-china category-consumerbehaviour category-economics category-finance category-fmcg category-howto category-innovation category-ireland category-japan category-london category-luxury category-media category-online category-quality category-retailing category-security category-software category-technology category-telecoms category-webofnoweb category-wireless"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2012/10/22/mastercard/" target="_self" >MasterCard + more news</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">MasterCard</h4> <p><a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001614.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NTT DOCOMO and MasterCard to offer NFC payments in 41 countries— MasterCard PayPass merchants to accept DOCOMO’s iD-brand mobile credit payments — | Press Center | NTT DOCOMO Global</a> – interesting move by MasterCard. NTT DoCoMo, Sony and other Japanese countries have already been ing the NFC payments business for a while. MasterCard will be a fast follower, but had the advantage of a international user base. Even then it will be competing against China’s Union Pay and others. </p> <p>MasterCard already has extensive experience in RFID with most modern cards in Europe vended. However like Visa, MasterCard is not a technology company in its own right. The company provides payment reconciliation software. For card hardware it relies on vendors like GemPlus, Infineon, NXP and Oberthur. The MasterCard move also sparks questions about security applications for Near Field Communications in the future. Will MasterCard be the pioneer that open this up further? </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">China</h4> <p><a href="http://vdisk.weibo.com/s/b2ihm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Great internet resources from CIC</a> – great resources on the Chinese web</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Consumer behaviour</h4> <p><a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2394/social-media-political-civic-engagement-facebook-twitter-social-networking" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">4-in-10 Adults Use Social Networking to Engage in Political or Civil Activities – Pew Research Center</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Economics</h4> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/nyregion/tough-criticism-of-candidates-by-bloomberg.html?_r=0&nl=todaysheadlines&adxnnl=1&emc=tha4_20121021&adxnnlx=1350803019-tvvIBEmWAQqJugQggH76YQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bloomberg Has Tough Criticism for Obama and Romney – NYTimes.com</a> – raise taxes, cut costs to sort out deficit and be more progressive on social issues</p> <p><a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/10/rebalancing-china?fsrc=rss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rebalancing China: China’s consumer-led growth | The Economist</a> – growth driven by Chinese consumers rather than inbound investment</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2012/10/06/the-problem-with-high-frequency-trading/" rel="nofollow">The problem with high frequency trading | Felix Salmon</a> – great read</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/10/19/south-africa-bits-in-pieces/#axzz29m4jx0Yp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">South Africa: BITs in pieces | beyondbrics</a> – a sell and divestment signal on South African exposed equities, bonds etc</p> <p><a href="http://www.pwc.com/us/en/cities-of-opportunity" rel="nofollow">Cities of Opportunity: Analysis and forecast of global urban economic centres: PwC</a> – it seems to be sponsored by ‘Partnership for New York City’, interesting research even if some of the findings are debatable</p> <p><a href="http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/immigrant-entrepreneurship-has-stalled-for-the-first-time-in-decades-kauffman-foundation-study-shows.aspx" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Immigrant Entrepreneurship Has Stalled for the First Time in Decades, Kauffman Foundation Study Shows</a> – entrepreneurship more attractive in home countries. More related content <a href="http://renaissancechambara.jp/?s=shenzhen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://thediplomat.com/pacific-money/2012/10/07/china-and-australias-coming-economic-divorce/" rel="nofollow">China and Australia’s Coming Economic ‘Divorce’ – Pacific Money</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.warc.com/Content/News/Household_wealth_to_surge.content?ID=02019698-fed9-456f-947b-90fa01fedcd1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Household wealth to surge | Warc.com</a> – doesn’t mean relief for the declining middle classes of western economies</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Finance</h4> <p><a href="http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=477212&mail=877" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Turkcell heading to US to show off mobile wallet service | TotalTelecom</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">FMCG</h4> <p><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/936421-revisiting-the-bullish-case-for-mcdonald-s?source=feed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Revisiting The Bullish Case For McDonald’s – Seeking Alpha</a> – Europe business doing surprisingly well</p> <p><a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/food/view/mcdonalds-gets-flak-for-removing-menus-from-counters" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">McDonald’s gets flak for removing menus from counters ‹ Japan Today</a> – interesting change, presumably designed to rush customers into higher value meal buys</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">How to</h4> <p><a href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/add-logo-to-youtube-videos/25948/" rel="nofollow">How to Add a Logo or Watermark to YouTube Videos</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hobo-web.co.uk/webmaster-guidelines/" rel="nofollow">Top 50 Google Webmaster Guidelines Pages Monitor « « hobo</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Innovation</h4> <p><a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/contribution-open-source-europes-economy-450-billion-year" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Contribution of open source to Europe’s economy: 450 billion per year | Joinup</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/194822/steve-jobs-vowed-to-patent-everything-apple-invented-after-being-stung-by-100m-ipod-fine-report/" rel="nofollow">Steve Jobs Vowed To Patent Everything Apple Invented After Being Stung By $100m iPod Fine [Report] | Cult of Mac</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/138315-mit-creates-hydrophobic-material-that-could-revolutionize-fossil-and-nuclear-power-plants" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MIT creates hydrophobic material that could revolutionize fossil fuel and nuclear power plants | ExtremeTech</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4398608/MIT-applies--invisibility--to-electronics?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MIT applies ‘invisibility’ to electronics</a></p> <p><a href="http://techonomy.com/2012/09/how-the-u-s-can-reinvent-manufacturing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How the U.S. Can Reinvent Manufacturing » Techonomy</a></p> <p><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/24/intel-gordon-moore/" rel="nofollow">Gordon Moore’s journey – Fortune Tech</a> – talking about changing skills and decline of hard innovation in Silicon Valley “<em>… Software applications are where all the big deals seem to be. I don’t understand why things like Facebook (FB) and other social media deals get the attention they do — not being on Facebook myself, I guess.</em>“</p> <p><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2215406/us-copyright-militias-megaupload-witch-hunt-threatens-online-innovation?WT.rss_f=Home" rel="nofollow">US Megaupload copyright witch hunt threatens online innovation- The Inquirer</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.technovia.co.uk/2012/10/did-apple-and-google-really-spend-more-on-patents-than-rd-yes-but-its-not-all-it-seems.html" rel="nofollow">Did Apple and Google really spend more on patents than R&D?Technovia</a></p> <p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5951051/apple-hires-away-top-samsung-chip-designer-to-build-custom-apple-chips" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Hires Away Top Samsung CPU Designer to Build Custom Apple Chips</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Ireland</h4> <p><a href="http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/i-survived-an-assassination-hit-on-a-real-ira-leader" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">I Survived an Assassination Hit on a Real IRA Leader | VICE</a> – I didn’t realise that Ireland had turned into that much of a battleground</p> <p><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1008/1224325017491.html#.UHWjzFrIR6I.twitter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The story of Ireland told to the world from Manchester – The Irish Times</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Japan</h4> <p><a href="http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/10/18/life-on-a-budget-and-how-the-salarymen-and-women-of-japan-make-ends-meet/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Life on a Budget and How the Salarymen and Women of Japan Make Ends Meet | RocketNews24</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sony-closes-japan-factory-cuts-2000-jobs-7000006047/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sony closes Japan factory, cuts 2,000 jobs | ZDNet</a> – it’s like a Greek tragedy</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">London</h4> <p><a href="http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-cartel-are-britains-biggest-drug-gang" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘The Cartel’ Are Britain’s Biggest Drug Gang | VICE</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Luxury</h4> <p><a href="http://blog.dapperdanofharlem.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dapper Dan of Harlem | Official Blog</a> – the original Dapper Dan who made blinged out hip hop and hustler clothing with the finished fabrics, finishes and fake designer trimmings from Korea</p> <p><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/561849d8-0eff-11e2-9343-00144feabdc0.html#axzz29IRwsu00" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ermenegildo Zegna expects a bumpy ride – FT.com</a> – growth declining from 20-30 per cent back to 10 per cent</p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/12/nokia-finishes-offloading-vertu-with-android-switch-rumored/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nokia finishes offloading Vertu, rumors claim Vertu plans a matching switch to Android – Engadget</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/material-world/2012/10/11/luxury-ceos-get-even-more-pessimistic/#axzz292PKf19l" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Luxury CEOs get even more pessimistic | Material World</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media</h4> <p><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/10/17/china-wheres-our-gangnam-style/#axzz29Z4raD1W" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">China: where’s our Gangnam style? | beyondbrics</a></p> <p><a href="http://research.yougov.co.uk/news/2012/10/16/music-consumption/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Music Consumption</a> – Listening to CDs is more popular than listening to the radio or to digital downloads</p> <p><a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121013/18332220701/textbook-publisher-pearson-takes-down-15-million-teacher-student-blogs-with-single-dmca-notice.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Textbook Publisher Pearson Takes Down 1.5 Million Teacher And Student Blogs With A Single DMCA Notice | Techdirt</a></p> <p><a href="http://paidcontent.org/2012/10/12/investors-like-new-york-times-paywall-progress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Investors like New York Times‘ ‘paywall’ progress — paidContent</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/13/technology/ftc-staff-prepares-antitrust-case-against-google-over-search.html?_r=1&hp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">F.T.C. Staff Prepares Antitrust Case Against Google Over Search – NYTimes.com</a> – interesting that it is being compared to the Microsoft case, which I don’t think is particularly pertinent</p> <p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/have-we-lost-41-percent-of-our-musicians-depends-on-how-you-the-riaa-count/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Have we lost 41 percent of our musicians? Depends on how you (the RIAA) count | Ars Technica</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ycharts/2012/10/11/facebook-tries-to-monetize-by-annoying-linkedin-adds-to-value-of-its-site/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook Tries to Monetize By Annoying; LinkedIn Adds to Value of its Site – Forbes</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.warc.com/Content/News/APAC_to_become_biggest_ad_market.content?ID=d82b19e5-0697-4d96-85d0-bb080f245ac1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">APAC to become biggest ad market: News from Warc.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3001961/google-breach-eu-privacy-laws-say-commissioners" rel="nofollow">Google In Breach Of E.U. Privacy Laws, Say Commissioners | Fast Company</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57527134-38/robert-bork-on-antitrust-google-is-no-microsoft/" rel="nofollow">Robert Bork on antitrust: Google is no Microsoft | CNET News</a> – oh yes it is</p> <p><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/917011-4-reasons-it-s-time-to-sell-google?source=feed" rel="nofollow">4 Reasons It’s Time to Sell Google – Seeking Alpha</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Online</h4> <p><a href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/10/suicide-prices-the-coming-crisis-at-big-law-firms/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Suicide Prices” (& the Coming Crisis) at Big Law Firms | The Big Picture</a> – fees got so expensive it encourage innovation in legal process outsourcing, moving work abroad to the likes of India</p> <p><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20121019/facebook-we-werent-moving-fast-enough-in-mobile/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook: We Weren’t Moving Fast Enough in Mobile – AllThingsD</a> – I don’t think many people have it right</p> <p><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2012139/icloud-sharing-done-wrong.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iCloud: Sharing done wrong | Macworld</a> – iDisk was far better. Apple jumped the shark on its cloud services</p> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/net-us-yahoo-korea-idUSBRE89I0EY20121019" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yahoo to exit South Korea in first Asian pullout | Reuters</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-search-share-2012-10" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yahoo’s Search Share Is Imploding – Business Insider</a> – no real surprise here, apart from the fact there isn’t a realisation in the report that search is the glue in the Yahoo! network for the other properties effectively cross-selling users across properties…</p> <p><a href="http://www.promomarketing.info/digital/online/pg-tips-adds-scratch-card-facebook-app/17348" rel="nofollow">PG tips adds scratch card Facebook App</a> – conversion rate is going to take a hit, going to a microsite</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Quality</h4> <p><a href="http://putthison.com/post/33365286157/seven-things-better-bought-used-its-sometimes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Put This On • Seven Things Better Bought Used It’s sometimes…</a> – interesting how much of this is down to changing economics and processes. Globalisation and progress aren’t always positive</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Retailing</h4> <p><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/185576/macys-involves-marilyn-to-woo-gen-y.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MediaPost Publications Macy’s Involves Marilyn To Woo Gen Y 10/22/2012</a> – authenticity from nostalgia</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Security</h4> <p><a href="http://allfacebook.com/bitdefender-monitoring_b102674#more-102674" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Women Use Monitoring Program To Track Their Spouses’ Facebook Activity – AllFacebook</a> – and they wonder why many men won’t commit</p> <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2012/10/12/chrome-extension-protects-privacy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chrome Extension Protects Your Privacy on Facebook, Google</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/10/communications-data-bill-your-verdict-their-efforts-at-secrecy/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Communications Data Bill: Their secrecy, your verdict – Simon Says…</a></p> <p><a href="http://torrentfreak.com/microsofts-bogus-dmca-notices-censor-bbc-cnn-wikipedia-spotify-and-more-121007/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft DMCA Notice ‘Mistakenly’ Targets BBC, Techcrunch, Wikipedia and U.S. Govt | TorrentFreak</a></p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/10/china-huawei-us-claims/" rel="nofollow">China says U.S. report on Huawei based on “untrue evidence” | VentureBeat</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Software</h4> <p><a href="http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=477205&mail=877&C=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RIM takes BlackBerry 10 on the road to woo corporate clients | TotalTelecom</a></p> <p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10/apple-removes-java-from-all-os-x-web-browsers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple removes Java from all OS X Web browsers | Ars Technica</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/10/17/rim-broadens-bb10s-appeal-car-2.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RIM broadens BB10’s appeal with Car 2 – Rethink Wireless</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/10/17/apple-acquires-html5-design-house.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple acquires HTML5 design house – Rethink Wireless</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.igloosoftware.com/blogs/inside-igloo/gartnerreleases2012magicquadrantforsocialsoftwarei" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gartner Releases 2012 Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace – Igloo Software</a> – interesting, I would have had 37 Signals and Google in there</p> <p><a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/11/microsoft-strategy-analysis-windows-phone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft strategy analysis: Microsoft forced to be more like Apple</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=49401&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10" rel="nofollow">TelecomTV | RIM shares take another hit after analyst says the fabled BlackBerry 10 OS will not be available before the end of March next year</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Technology</h4> <p><a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/19/1080p-smartphone-criticism-raymond-soneira-displaymate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1080p smartphones: Dr. Raymond Soneira breaks down display myth</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2012137/hands-on-with-apples-lightning-to-30-pin-adapters.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hands on with Apple’s Lightning to 30-pin Adapters | Macworld</a> – some good workarounds</p> <p><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/922721-apple-take-the-money-and-run-part-2?source=feed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple: Take The Money And Run (Part 2) – Seeking Alpha</a> – has Apple reached it’s maximum possible value</p> <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2012/10/11/apple-ipod-ads/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why the iPod Still Matters to Apple</a> – interesting particular use cases (context rather than convergence) and as a gateway product</p> <p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/10/pc-shipments-to-decline-in-2012-for-the-first-time-since-dot-com-bust-can-windows-8-save-the-day/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Global PC Shipments Expected to Decline in 2012</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Telecoms</h4> <p><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4398479/The--net--world-according-to-Bechtolsheim?cid=NL_EETimesDaily" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bechtolsheim brainstorms on next networking wave</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.techeye.net/internet/uk-worst-in-europe-for-superfast-ftth-broadband" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UK worst in Europe for superfast FTTH broadband – Operators still focusing on FTTC upgrades | TechEye</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/global/huawei-chinese-telecom-company-finds-warmer-welcome-in-europe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Huawei, Chinese Telecom Company, Finds Warmer Welcome in Europe – NYTimes.com</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Web of no web</h4> <p><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429660/microsofts-plan-to-bring-about-the-era-of-gesture/?ref=rss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft’s Plan to Bring About the Era of Gesture Control – Technology Review</a> – Kinect developer support. Lots of niche applications</p> <p><a href="http://technode.com/2012/10/13/baidu-ramping-up-lbs-effort-to-tap-into-o2o-heat/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baidu Ramping up LBS Effort to Tap into O2O Heat | TechNode</a></p> <p><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/11/microsoft-expands-motorola-patent-case-to-target-google-maps" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft expands Motorola patent case to target Google Maps</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Wireless</h4> <p><a href="http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444592704578067012660157452.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Weighs Mobile-Patent Antitrust Settlement – WSJ.com</a> – interesting, is this Google or Motorola Mobility related?</p> <p><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20121015/its-official-softbank-links-up-with-sprint-in-20-billion-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">It’s Official: SoftBank Links Up With Sprint in $20 Billion Deal – AllThingsD</a> – what does all this mean for Clearwire?</p> <p><a href="http://www.tnl.net/blog/2012/10/06/why-apple-should-acquire-nokia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Apple should acquire Nokia — TNL.net</a> – I am not convinced that this would be a sensible course of action, but it could be of interest to read at least</p> <p><a href="http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2012/10/nokia-q3-results-what-can-i-say-we-knew-it-would-be-misery-all-around.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Communities Dominate Brands: Nokia Q3 Results.. What can I say, we knew it would be misery all around</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/10/sorry-samsung-iphone-is-not-your-mothers-smartphone.php" rel="nofollow">Sorry, Samsung, iPhone Is Not Your Mother’s Smartphone</a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2012-10-22T23:01:00+09:00"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2012/10/22/mastercard/">October 22, 2012</a></time></div></div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-16585 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-branding category-china category-consumerbehaviour category-economics category-finance category-fmcg category-ideas category-innovation category-japan category-korea category-luxury category-media category-online category-security category-software category-technology category-telecoms category-webofnoweb category-wireless"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2012/10/06/hurun/" target="_self" >Hurun listings & more news</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Hurun</h4> <p><a href="http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120930000067&cid=1102&MainCatID=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Money slipping through China’s wealthiest fingers: Hurun｜WantChinaTimes.com</a> – Hurun is like the Forbes or Sunday Times rich lists. In other countries being on the rich list brings scrounging letters from charities and assorted liggers, possibility heightened security risks due to kidnapping attempts. Being in Hurun also means immense government scrutiny. Even the most politically connected would be wise to not want to appear in Hurun. Yet, Chinese entrepreneurs still view a Hurun listing as a reflection of personal status and prestige that they look to leverage into further business. Hurun is widely used a consultant and partner for <a href="http://renaissancechambara.jp/category/luxury/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">luxury brands</a>. Hurun seems to offer everything from contacts to market sizing for luxury brands. I am surprised Rupert Hoogewerf is allowed to run Hurun Report in China given the sensitivity of the information</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Branding</h4> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/04/interbrand-apple-amazon-samsung-fast-becoming-brand-darlings/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Interbrand: Apple, Amazon, Samsung fast becoming brand darlings, ousting crusty traditional labels — Engadget</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">China</h4> <p><a href="http://thediplomat.com/2012/09/11/chinas-one-country-two-systems-under-threat/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">China’s “One Country, Two Systems” Under Threat | The Diplomat</a> – I am surprised China has managed to resist its Stalinist instincts for this long</p> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/us-china-politics-idUSBRE88R0HM20120928" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">China sets leadership succession congress for November 8| Reuters</a> – my money is on the dangerous neo-Stalinist authoritarian ultra-nationalist Xi Jingping. Bo Xilai’s brand of red tub thumping has meant that even though he is out of favour, he has set the agenda politically in the Communist Part of China. Expect a massive consolidation of power coupled with slowing economic growth massive acceleration on lightning rod issues in foreign policy as he plays for the nationalist peanut gallery. He is a leader in the mould of Mao rather than Deng. His views are at odds with the more liberal leanings of his father who was communist party royalty</p> <p><a href="http://infoproc.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/good-things-just-dont-get-shown-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Information Processing: “… the good things just don’t get shown to Western investors”</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Consumer behaviour</h4> <p><a href="http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121002000003&cid=1503&MainCatID=0" rel="nofollow">China’s younger generation sees changing marriage landscape</a></p> <p><a href="http://marketingland.com/pew-releases-more-smartphone-data-on-eve-of-iphone-5-launch-21127" rel="nofollow">Pew: Almost 70 Percent Of Affluent Adults Own Smartphones</a> – a new digital divide?</p> <p><a href="http://m.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-857918.html#spRedirectedFrom=www" rel="nofollow">Double Lives: Study Reveals Germans Less Confident than they Seem – SPIEGEL ONLINE</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Economics</h4> <p><a href="http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120930000033&cid=1103&MainCatID=0" rel="nofollow">Surveys hint at poor level of social mobility in China｜WantChinaTimes.com</a> – I would imagine that this would be pretty similar in many western countries. However it presents a problem of social instability in a middle income country like China which depends on a compact of the people staying out of politics so long as the Party looks after them</p> <p><a href="http://thediplomat.com/2012/09/13/more-money-more-problems-in-south-korea/" rel="nofollow">More Money, More Problems in South Korea | The Diplomat</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/09/14/s-korea-reasons-to-be-cheerful/#axzz26TEuT1cc" rel="nofollow">S Korea: reasons to be cheerful | beyondbrics</a> – beyond the scary household debt numbers things are looking pretty good</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10000872396390444083304578018731890309450-lMyQjAxMTAyMDIwNjAyODY3Wj.html" rel="nofollow">Cellphones Are Eating the Family Budget – WSJ.com</a> – disrupting substitute entertainment products: eating out, children’s confectionery sales. Not at all surprised by this, I was hearing this back at the first MobileYouth conference panels that I spoke at</p> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/us-usa-economy-pmi-markit-idUSBRE8900MP20121001" rel="nofollow">Factory activity caps worst quarter in three years: Markit| Reuters</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Finance</h4> <p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valleys-strangest-sex-scandal-gets-more-dramatic-yet-2012-10" rel="nofollow">Silicon Valley’s Strangest Sex Scandal Gets More Dramatic Yet – Business Insider</a> – interesting that this hasn’t been settled and they don’t seem to have done anything to help their legal case. Are they hoping legal muscle and strong arm tactics will work or do they have something else that they know? Badly handled from a PR PoV</p> <p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ellen-pao-kleiner-perkins-dfeh-wrongful-termination-2012-10" rel="nofollow">Ellen Pao Files For Wrongful Termination – Business Insider</a> – one long train wreck in slow-motion</p> <p><a href="http://www.siliconvalley.com/chris-obrien/ci_21653896/obrien-sociology-risk-dark-side-dot-com-parties" rel="nofollow">The sociology of risk and the dark side of dot-com parties – SiliconValley.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-09-30/presenting-worlds-biggest-hedge-fund-you-have-never-heard" rel="nofollow">Presenting The World’s Biggest Hedge Fund You Have Never Heard Of | ZeroHedge</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">FMCG</h4> <p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/10/03/deal-profile-krafts-snack-spinoff/?mod=WSJBlog" rel="nofollow">Deal Profile: Kraft’s Snack Spinoff – WSJ</a> – basically a sign that the Cadbury buy didn’t have the desired effect on the Kraft share price</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Ideas</h4> <p><a href="http://www.monocle.com/monocolumn/2012/10/01/some-technology-curbs-creativity/" rel="nofollow">Some technology curbs creativity | Monocle </a></p> <p><a href="http://business.time.com/2012/09/25/what-happens-when-we-reach-peak-car/" rel="nofollow">What Happens When We Reach ‘Peak Car’?</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/travel/view/airasia-x-to-make-first-7-rows-of-economy-class-child-free-zone" rel="nofollow">AirAsia X to make first 7 rows of economy class child-free zone ‹ Japan Today</a> – interesting move</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Innovation</h4> <p><a href="http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/01/us-defense-biz-outlook-grim-foreign-sales-wont-save-it-deloit/" rel="nofollow">US Defense Biz Outlook Grim, Foreign Sales Won’t Save It: Deloitte</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/01/4869876/3m-buying-ceradyne-for-about-847.html">3M buying Ceradyne for about $847 million – The Sacramento Bee</a> – Ceradyne does interesting things with ceramic material innovation including nuclear fuel pellets and ballistic plates</p> <p><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429203/room-temperature-superconductivity-found-in/?ref=rss" rel="nofollow">Room Temperature Superconductivity Found in Graphite Grains – Technology Review</a> – IF this is true, things could be getting very interesting</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Japan</h4> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/technology/a-new-tech-generation-defies-the-odds-in-japan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan – NYTimes.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120923000117&cid=1101&MainCatID=0" rel="nofollow">Chinese economist weighs up how to inflict damage on Japan</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Korea</h4> <p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/09/12/in-samsung-vs-japan-does-samsung-have-a-weakness/?mod=WSJBlog&buffer_share=f282a" rel="nofollow">A Rare Analyst Discussion of Weakness at Samsung – WSJ</a> – Samsung is overleveraged and could damage the Korean government as well</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2012/09/26/chuseok-nears-firms-give-bonuses-pay-vendors-early/?mod=WSJBlog&buffer_share=3a4d7" rel="nofollow">South Korean Companies Give Bonuses as Thanksgiving Nears – WSJ</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Luxury</h4> <p><a href="http://www.jingdaily.com/as-chinas-luxury-market-evolves-whos-winning-and-whos-losing/21219/" rel="nofollow">Jing Daily: The Business of Luxury and Culture in China</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/09/12/taiwan-struggling-to-entice-students-from-mainland-china/?mod=WSJBlog" rel="nofollow">Mainland Chinese Students Eager to Enroll Abroad, Just Not in Taiwan – WSJ</a> – education could be considered a luxury product in China as it is used by parents to show ‘success’. I have questions about this research. Chinese propaganda doesn’t see Taiwan as the separate country that it obviously is. Secondly, it wouldn’t be viewed as a high status move both of which would impact on the survey and its methodology</p> <p><a href="http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120925000053&cid=1503&MainCatID=0" rel="nofollow">How China’s wealthy transfer their assets abroad</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/material-world/2012/09/27/is-chanel-the-swatch-of-luxury/?#axzz27i0UVJ2b" rel="nofollow">Is Chanel the Swatch of luxury? | Material World</a> – is this Chanel becoming vertically integrated and getting a monopoly position</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media</h4> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/10/01/facebook-lays-out-all-of-its-new-targeting-techniques-in-one-easy-to-read-blog-post/" rel="nofollow">Facebook Lays Out All Of Its New Targeting Techniques In One Easy-To-Read Blog Post – Forbes</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/us-microsoft-msn-idUSBRE8900WN20121001" rel="nofollow">Microsoft launching news operation, new MSN | Reuters</a> – I think that this is as much about stepping out of legacy infrastructure of MSN as it is about journalism</p> <p><a href="http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/1152618/" rel="nofollow">Newspapers and TV drag down Zenith’s UK adspend forecast – Brand Republic News</a> – no olympic dividend</p> <p><a href="http://marketing-interactive.com/news/35197" rel="nofollow">Marketing, China ad spend to hit RMB 440 billion, CHINA, ADVERTISING, Research, Budgets, | Market-interactive.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.chinatechnews.com/2012/09/13/16623-social-tv-comes-to-china-kaixin001-com-teams-with-samsung-haier-hisense" rel="nofollow">Social TV Comes To China: Kaixin001.com Teams With Samsung, Haier, Hisense</a></p> <p><a href="http://t.co/xwZMh3eD" rel="nofollow">Study: Smaller news websites depend more on social media for traffic than larger sites – Poynter</a></p> <p><a href="http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2200733/New-Google-Ad-Planner-Will-Exclude-Domains-Outside-Google-Network" rel="nofollow">New Google Ad Planner Will Exclude Domains Outside Google Network – Search Engine Watch (#SEW)</a></p> <p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/20/facebook-crm-ads/" rel="nofollow">Facebook Lets Businesses Plug In CRM Email Addresses To Target Customers With Hyper-Relevant Ads | TechCrunch</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/09/25/eric-schmidt-says-google-would-love-to-replace-microsoft-as-yahoos-search-partner/" rel="nofollow">Eric Schmidt Says Google Would Love to Replace Microsoft as Yahoo!’s Search Partner – Forbes</a> – but the same antitrust barriers that Microsoft would rake up still remain</p> <p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57521694-93/pew-study-news-consumption-up-via-mobile-social-media/" rel="nofollow">Pew study: News consumption up via mobile, social media | Internet & Media – CNET News</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/27/portugal_p2p_piracy_case_fails/" rel="nofollow">Portugal’s prosecutor punts P2P case • The Register</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19767970" rel="nofollow">BBC News – Japan introduces piracy penalties for illegal downloads</a></p> <p><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/more-spring-cleaning.html" rel="nofollow">More spring cleaning | Official Google Blog</a> – with no Adsense for feeds, does feedburner make any sense for Google anymore?</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Online</h4> <p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/07/10/mobile-health-is-taking-off-but-whats-still-in-its-way/" rel="nofollow">Mobile health is taking off but what’s still in its way? — GigaOM</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/kitchen-aid-twitter-tweet-obama-grandmother_n_1938031.html" rel="nofollow">KitchenAid Twitter Account Sends Offensive Tweet About Obama’s Deceased Grandmother (TWEETS)</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.comscoredatamine.com/2012/10/mobile-phones-and-tablets-now-account-for-1-in-8-u-s-internet-page-views/" rel="nofollow">Mobile Phones and Tablets Now Account for 1 in 8 U.S. Internet Page Views</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-usage-declining-2012-9?op=1" rel="nofollow">Facebook Usage Declining – Business Insider</a></p> <p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/13/jonathan-abrams-nuzzel-launch/" rel="nofollow">Friendster Founder Jonathan Abrams Launches Nuzzel: A Fast, Simple, Social News Reader | TechCrunch</a></p> <p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/17/google-bought-something-announced-some-google-numbers-and-you-probably-arent-impressed/" rel="nofollow">Google Bought Something, Announced Some Google+ Numbers, And You Probably Aren’t Impressed | TechCrunch</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Security</h4> <p><a href="http://www.ownedcore.com/forums/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-general/375573-looking-inside-your-screenshots.html" rel="nofollow">Looking inside your screenshots</a> – steganography in real-world application</p> <p><a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120921/03581820457/eu-officials-propose-internet-cops-patrol-no-anonymity-no-obscure-languages-because-terrorism.shtml" rel="nofollow">EU Officials Propose Internet Cops On Patrol, No Anonymity & No Obscure Languages (Because Terrorism!) | Techdirt</a> – because this all worked really well in Korea when Cyworld got cracked and wholesale identity theft occurred</p> <p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/09/24/new-zealand-prime-minister-orders-enquiry-unlawful-wiretapping-kim-dotcom/" rel="nofollow">New Zealand Prime Minister orders enquiry into “unlawful” spying of Kim Dotcom (Jon Russell/The Next Web)</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Software</h4> <p><a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/01/windows-8-early-adoption-numbers-low/" rel="nofollow">Windows 8 early adoption numbers: low compared with Windows 7</a> – not as bad as it looks as there aren’t that many PCs would could use all the features of Windows 8 yet</p> <p><a href="http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2012/10/the-future-of-customer-service-using-technology-to-increase-both-efficiency-and-relationship-strength.html" rel="nofollow">The Future of Customer Service: Using technology to increase both efficiency and relationship strength | Trends in the Living Networks</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/11/3317230/mark-zuckerberg-betting-on-html5-for-mobile-was-a-mistake-hints-at" rel="nofollow">Mark Zuckerberg promises a native Android app, says betting on HTML5 for mobile was a ‘mistake’ | The Verge</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/russias-yandex-combines-chromium-and-opera-code-for-new-browser-7000005030/" rel="nofollow">Russia’s Yandex combines Chromium and Opera code for new browser | ZDNet</a> – all of which misses out that WebKit came from KDE Conqueror and Apple’s work on Safari…</p> <p><a href="http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/09/am-i-an-outlier-or-are-apple-products-no-longer-easy-to-use.php" rel="nofollow">Am I An Outlier, Or Are Apple Products No Longer Easy To Use? | John Battelle’s Search Blog</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120925071702895" rel="nofollow">Groklaw – SCO Files Final Chapter 11 Report in Bankruptcy, Files August MORs; Now It’s Onward and Downward in Chapter 7 ~pj</a></p> <p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/survey-ios-6-leads-to-decrease-in-device-satisfaction-among-iphone-users/" rel="nofollow">Survey: iOS 6 Leads To Decrease In Device Satisfaction Among iPhone Users | TechCrunch</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/10/01/samsung-plans-acquisitions-software-company.htm" rel="nofollow">Samsung plans acquisitions to become a software company – Rethink Wireless</a> – it will be interesting to see how this clashes with Google’s plans</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Technology</h4> <p><a href="http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/12/thunderbolt-on-an-iphone-5/" rel="nofollow">Thunderbolt, on an iPhone 5? ~ I, Cringely</a></p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2012/09/13/after-a-decade-of-research-intel-shows-off-its-digital-radio-chip/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">After a decade of research, Intel shows off its digital radio chip | VentureBeat</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/09/29853/" rel="nofollow">Intel Confirms Decline of Server Giants HP, Dell, and IBM | Wired.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429342/ten-office-items-that-will-be-relics-by-2017/?ref=rss" rel="nofollow">Ten Office Items that Will Be Relics by 2017 – Technology Review</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/10/the-pc-is-over.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Coding Horror: The PC is Over</a> – hyperbole but some interesting data points</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Telecoms</h4> <p><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5izregeKA7s1bJcspWgD25uROt0IQ?docId=CNG.6d7aa2947b6ccf9a8f6706256db1a6d4.181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AFP: Japan’s Softbank to buy rival eAccess for $2.3 bn</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Web of no web</h4> <p><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20120926/apple-google-maps-talks-crashed-over-voice-guided-directions/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple-Google Maps Talks Crashed Over Voice-Guided Directions – AllThingsD</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.quora.com/Maps-iOS-app/Why-is-everyone-so-obsessed-with-picking-faults-with-Apples-new-maps-on-the-iPhone" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(24) Maps (iOS app): Why is everyone so obsessed with picking faults with Apple’s new maps on the iPhone? – Quora</a>v- good discussion on everything wrong with Apple’s Maps app</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Wireless</h4> <p><a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/02/microsoft-surface-phone-release-date-windows-phone-8/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft Surface Phone release date: Windows Phone 8, 2013 launch</a></p> <p><a href="http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2012/10/previewing-nokia-q3-results-later-this-month-kantar-confirms-disasterous-smartphone-collapse.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Communities Dominate Brands: Previewing Nokia Q3 Results later this month? Kantar confirms disasterous smartphone collapse</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+PT+Change/Credit+Suisse+Downgrades+Nokia+%28NOK%29+to+Underperform%3B+Things+Arent+Getting+Better,+a+Break-Up+Needed/7759647.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">StreetInsider.com – Credit Suisse Downgrades Nokia (NOK) to Underperform; Things Aren’t Getting Better, a Break-Up Needed</a> – interesting that Microsoft isn’t seen as a purchaser</p> <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-schedules-strategy-meeting-with-googles-schmidt-over-apples-android-war-26249240/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Samsung schedules strategy meeting with Google’s Schmidt over Apple’s Android war – SlashGear</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/09/26/ti-ready-complete-exit-smartphones.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TI ready for complete exit from smartphones – Rethink Wireless</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.splatf.com/2012/09/rim-share-chart/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Just In Case You Forgot How Far RIM Has Fallen</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2012/09/25/nokia-bmo-cuts-to-sell-doubts-windows-phone-appeal/?mod=BOLBlog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nokia: BMO Cuts to Sell, Doubts Windows Phone Appeal – Barrons.com</a></p> </div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><time datetime="2012-10-06T07:01:16+09:00"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2012/10/06/hurun/">October 6, 2012</a></time></div></div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-16463 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business category-china category-consumerbehaviour category-culture category-economics category-energy category-finance category-hongkong category-howto category-ideas category-innovation category-japan category-korea category-luxury category-marketing category-materials category-media category-online category-retailing category-security category-software category-taiwan category-technology category-telecoms category-webofnoweb category-wireless"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://renaissancechambara.jp/2012/09/14/inmobi/" target="_self" >InMobi + more news</a></h2> <div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">InMobi</h4> <p><a href="http://blog.dabr.co.uk/inmobi-advertising-removed" rel="nofollow">InMobi advertising removed – Dabr blog</a> – interesting publisher feedback. InMobi is part of a new generation of ad tech firms. InMobi is an Indian multinational mobile advertising technology company, based in Bangalore, India. InMobi was founded in 2007 under the name mKhoj by Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta and Abhay Singhal.InMobi started off in SMS-based search engine and in 2008 refocused on mobile advertising and rebranded as InMobi. InMobi is backed by Soft Bank and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. InMobi one of India’s first unicorn companies. InMobi provides advertising services via over 30,000 app developers. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Business</h4> <p><a href="http://www.kernelmag.com/features/report/3028/samsung-power-corruption-and-lies/" rel="nofollow">Samsung: power, corruption and lies – The Kernel</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">China</h4> <p><a href="http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/dan-rather-those-who-doubted-chinas-rise-underestimated-power-people" rel="nofollow">Dan Rather: Those Who Doubted China’s Rise Underestimated ‘Power of the People’ | Asia Society</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/08/23/chinas-b-shares-getting-erased-as-a-shares-boom/?mod=WSJBlog" rel="nofollow">China’s ‘B’ Shares Getting Erased as ‘A’ Shares Boom – WSJ</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Consumer behaviour</h4> <p><a href="http://anopenbox.com/customising-consumer-behaviour/" rel="nofollow">How Apple is customising consumer behaviour – Open Box Communication</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.warc.com/Content/News/Simultaneous_media_use_growing_in_UK.content?ID=dbbb2e5f-72de-40ea-8107-8d87fce0989c">Simultaneous media use growing in UK: Warc.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-hollywood-encouraging-onine-piracy" rel="nofollow">How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy: Scientific American</a> – making the process hard to use, makes piracy more attractive</p> <p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/09/the-cheapest-generation/309060/" rel="nofollow">The Cheapest Generation – The Atlantic</a> – possessions like cars and big televisions no longer of interest for younger people – reminds me a lot of early gen-x to be honest with you</p> <p><a href="http://www.monocle.com/monocolumn/2012/08/20/is-sweden%e2%80%99s-paternity-leave-breeding-flagging-fathers/">Monocolumn – Is Sweden’s paternity leave breeding flagging fathers? [Monocle]</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Culture</h4> <p>DJ Nu-Mark’s re-edit of Ernie Hines soul classic <em>Our Generation</em> was my tune of the week (on SoundCloud so may not be available to all readers)<br><iframe src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F53955878&show_artwork=true&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=ff8100&callback=reqwest_0&_=1347435473326" width="100%" height="166" frameborder="no" scrolling="no">

mrspring.net – I love veteran DJ Mr Spring (aka Tim Hannigan) website

Economics

Next Chinese leaders face loose ends left by breakneck economic growth | South China Morning Post – slower sustainable economic growth

Ticked off: How stock market decimalization killed IPOs and ruined our economy ~ I, Cringely

UK consumers make “trade offs”: News from Warc.com

Hardly anyone in the U.S. economy feels prosperous ~ I, Cringely

Tom Holland: Five years after crisis began, we still can’t see the elephant | SCMP.com – (paywall)

Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Rose to Three-Month High – Businessweek

Analysis: Big cuts still ahead on Britain’s road to clear deficit | Reuters – things are about to get harder, expect a decade of pain

Further Fed easing not predestined: Fisher | Reuters

China’s Economy Besieged by Buildup of Unsold Goods – NYTimes.com

China: gloomy factory output survey | beyondbrics

Finance

China UnionPay to lose monopoly following WTO ruling｜WantChinaTimes.com

Despite Difficulties, China’s Banks Are Unlikely to Crash | China Power

Special Report: UK banks face scandal over toxic insurance products | Reuters

Hong Kong

An IPO minor league in Hong Kong for startups ~ I, Cringely

‘Triangular debt’ squeezes HK exporters’ supply chain | SCMP.com – tight credit in China and foreign buyers taking longer to pay their bills moving from 60 to 90 day terms(paywall)

How to

Free Template: Easily Create Infographics in PowerPoint

Use the FORD Technique to Make Small Talk Easier

Ideas

comScore Releases White Paper: “The Economics of Online Advertising: How Viewable and Validated Impressions Create Digital Scarcity and Affect Publisher Economics” | Virtual-Strategy Magazine

Print Your Own Penis | VICE – Warren Ellis on 3D printing and biotechnology

Innovation

Made in America, by robots

Starbucks Wants to Turn Its Coffee and Old Baked Goods Into Laundry Detergent

Scientists develop lithium-ion battery that charges 120 times faster than normal | ExtremeTech

Harvard creates cyborg flesh that’s half man, half machine | ExtremeTech

Can a Computer Tell Us What Makes Paris Look Like Paris? – The Atlantic

TSMC refuses exclusive deals for Apple and Qualcomm – Rethink Wireless

Darpa Has Seen the Future of Computing … And It’s Analog | Wired.com

Apple’s Tim Cook Adds Engineering VPs to Executive Management Team; Mansfield to Stay – AllThingsD – interesting that Bob Mansfield has been hauled out of retirement after two months

The Emerging Revolution in Game Theory – Technology Review

Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram | ExtremeTech

Silicon Valley’s Hardware Renaissance – NYTimes.com

Japan

63-year-old engineer may be Japan’s last ninja ‹ Japan Today so sad

‘Shirato Family’ star alongside Tommy Lee Jones in Boss-SoftBank crossover commercials ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion – love the crossover idea

Korea

‘Gangnam Style’ Viral Popularity in U.S. Has Koreans Puzzled, Gratified – Speakeasy – WSJ – interesting take

Luxury

Jing Daily: China Is One Of The Most Exciting Places To Be An Architect Right Now

Marketing

Nike’s ambush marketing rests on design: News from Warc.com

Media

Facebook’s China problem – Fortune Tech – nothing new but a cursory analysis and oblique explanation of why Facebook’s share price has dropped

How ‘Call Me Maybe’ and Social Media Are Upending Music – NYTimes.com – what comes through in this article to me is the serendipity rather than science

Sina Released New Weibo Ad Format with Guaranteed 100% Reach | China Internet Watch

How to forecast FB stock price correctly – read the Prospectus – broadstuff – I struggled with the valuation, the lack of rationality in the decision making process that Broadstuff lays out scares the living daylights out of me. What happened to the expensive education many of the investors would have enjoyed?

Big Porn v. Big Web Ruling Could Spell Trouble for ICANN

Improvements To Our Site Integrity Systems | Facebook Blog – no more zombie likes (buy ads instead)

New Media Knowledge – BBC’s ‘VirtualBagel’ experiment does not prove Facebook Advertising ineffective

Facebook’s Got a Brand Problem | Digiday

Is Google’s Synonym Matching Increasing? How Searchers & Brands Can Be Both Helped & Hurt By Evolving Understanding Of Intent

Fantasy Apple TV | Monday Note – interesting that this is coming up whilst Hulu owners aren’t sure what to do with the business. I suspect the AppleTV speculation is more about media industry shadow boxing

And Now Facebook’s Bankers Are Divvying Up The $100 Million They Made Shorting Facebook’s Stock – Business Insider

DEAR FACEBOOK EMPLOYEES: Here’s The Truth About Your Stock Price – Business Insider – interesting how it matches this

American Vogue’s September issue causing postal problems – Telegraph – good to see that print adverts are doing well somewhere

UK supermarket Sainsbury’s to launch own-brand video streaming service | The Verge

Online

Resonance China | User analysis across top 5 China social media networks.

Sina Weibo Plans Google+-Inspired, Advertising-Focused Redesign

Sweet? Mayer Declares That It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time at Yahoo – AllThingsD – cutting back on meetings and endless process for the sake of process. However it also needs to have direction that doesn’t change week by week

Google facing irrelevance in China • The Register

Ex-Yahoo: Marissa Mayer Needs To Fire 10,000 People And Get Rid Of All The BlackBerrys – Business Insider

Can Someone Please Beg Google to Make Their Search Engine Useful Again? | Mother Jones

Retailing

Amazon’s Bezos Explains How It Makes Money While Keeping Prices Low – AllThingsD – this interview feels too well messaged, Bezos dodges like a politician

New Media Knowledge – New Facebook study sheds light on retail fans’ habits – I’ll revisit this when I have time

Uh Oh! Amazon Researchers Say Pinterest Doesn’t Generate A Lot Of Sales – Business Insider

Prospects for “F-commerce” mixed in UK: News from Warc.com

Chinese shopper habits evolve: Warc.com

Samsung store looks like Apple store

Security

Huawei – information security white paper

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales attacks government’s ‘snooper’s charter’ | The Guardian

Monocolumn – Military secrets are too good to keep [Monocle]

How I cracked my neighbor’s WiFi password without breaking a sweat | Ars Technica

Private justice: How Hollywood money put a Brit behind bars | Ars Technica – what is disturbing about this the failures in due process like the RIPA authorisation paperwork

MPs call for FATCA-style automatic disclosure of UK citizens’ foreign tax affairs

Hackers backdoor the human brain, successfully extract sensitive data | ExtremeTech – expect HR departments to get hold of this technology soon

Software

Samsung exec says company isn’t entering OS wars – FierceWireless – Samsung is the elephant in the room and it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have a Linux based OS in its back pocket

Samsung Claims Its Phones Don’t Infringe on Apple Patents Because Android Multitouch Sucks Too Much – title is a bit misleading: more complex and harder to develop for

EU says Microsoft pledged to meet antitrust requests on browsers | Reuters

nvPY Is a Fast, Free, Syncing Note-Taking App for Windows, Mac, and Linux

iOS and Android Adoption Explodes Internationally

Android is winning – if you’re writing apps for China. Elsewhere, though… | guardian.co.uk

What’s a WeJIT? ~ I, Cringely – lightweight collaboration tools would it threaten Exchange or Outlook? What about security?

Will Apple now sue Google? – Fortune Tech

Convert any image to HTML5 canvas | Experiments on GNU/Linux

ITC: Apple didn’t infringe two Google patents | MacNews

JavaScript video technology only 17 years in the making ~ I, Cringely

Sony axing Liverpool game studio, ends Psygnosis’ 28-year history – Engadget – sad

Taiwan

Foxconn International hit with $226M loss on slumping smartphone orders | VentureBeat

Technology

Public Lab DIY Spectrometry Kit by Jeffrey Yoo Warren — Kickstarter

Apple as the Last Hope for Growth in Business PCs – NYTimes.com

Kindle Fire HD hurts Microsoft more than Apple ~ I, Cringely

Why High-Tech Companies Are Moving to the City – WSJ.com

4K is the new 3D for Sony | Tech blog – interesting especially when you think about how 3D is apparently working in selling cinema seats

I.B.M. Mainframe Evolves to Serve the Digital World – NYTimes.com

Dell, HP and the folly of the consumer PC business | ZDNet

Amazon Web Services Blog: Amazon Glacier: Archival Storage for One Penny Per GB Per Month – sounds ideal for online back ups if it had an easy to use client or the iDisk replacement I want

LG says started production of new screen, as Apple plans product launch | Reuters

Telecoms

Mystery Google Device Appears in Small-Town Iowa | Wired.com

Exclusive: Google, Amazon, and Microsoft Swarm China for Network Gear | Wired.com

Engineers aren’t using social networking for work

Inside Huawei, the Chinese tech giant that’s rattling nerves in DC | CNET News

Web of no web

How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of Everything – Alexis C. Madrigal – The Atlantic

Nokia, Samsung, Others Form In-Location Alliance for Indoor Location

Wireless

TelecomTV | Nokia may have an exclusive UK LTE deal but its share price is still under pressure – at least carriers are talking to them which makes a change….

Communities Dominate Brands: Failure Version 2: Nokia Lumia Relaunch with Windows Phone 8 is Also a Total Dud (Updated)

South Korea Reassesses Samsung After Battle With Apple – NYTimes.com

Android Smartphone Sales, Led By Big Screens, Are Growing Everywhere Except In The U.S. | TechCrunch

Alt Text: This Apple v. Samsung FAQK Makes Everything Clear | Underwire | Wired.com

Daring Fireball Linked List: The ‘Samsung Was the Real Winner’ Theory

Groklaw – Jury in Apple v. Samsung Goofed, Damages Reduced — Uh Oh. What’s Wrong With this Picture? ~pj Updated 3Xs

Copying Works: How Samsung’s Decision to Mimic Apple Paid Off in Spades | PandoDaily

Exclusive: Apple-Samsung juror speaks out | Apple – CNET News

Jury Awards $1 Billion to Apple in Samsung Patent Case – NYTimes.com

Samsung Calls BS On Apple’s Charges Of Copying @ TeamCoco.com

South Korea Court Says Samsung, Apple Infringed Each Other’s Patents – WSJ.com

Everything Everywhere bags 4G monopoly in UK – for now • The Register

Everything Everywhere in spectrum talks – FT.com

Juggle work and play in style with Samsung GALAXY S DUOS | SAMSUNG TOMORROW Global

Apple, Samsung Report No Progress in Trimming Patent Case – Bloomberg

September 14, 2012
What Chinese Want by Tom Doctoroff

What Chinese Want author Doctoroff is advertising agency J Walter Thompson (JWT)’s man in China. He has been there since the mid-1990s and so has had the time and access to agency resources to try and make sense of Chinese society, culture and how it pertains to consumer behaviour.

Doctoroff provides a good introduction to Chinese the impact of communism on culture and consumer behaviour. As a marketer who has worked in China, the book’s content largely rang true to me. By focusing on culture, Doctoroff doesn’t fall into some of the pitfalls of a society under constant change. Technology may change interactions but

I found some of the campaigns Doctoroff references really interesting. He illustrates each of the points that he makes with case studies and isn’t shy of pointing out where mistakes were made and how approaches were tweaked. This critical honesty from an advertising agency is refreshing. Advertising agencies are used to providing shiny successful case studies to win new clients or industry award entries.

I read some of the reviews on Amazon and thought them a bit harsh. The reviewers don’t seem to have on the ground experience in China. Having been in the trenches, I would recommend What Chinese Want as a good informative read. More China related content here.

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Category: china | 中國 | 중국 | 中華

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What Chinese Want by Tom Doctoroff