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Entries from April 2008

Using IM to go viral in China and boycotting french goods

April 17th, 2008 · 5 Comments

As I signed onto MSN instant messenger yesterday, I was greeted with a bunch of “heart china” signatures.
too lazy to take my own screenshot, here is one from shanghaiist

Similarly reported by Shanghaiist and Wangjainshuo according to QQ MSN China tabulates over 2 million users adding this signature! (in chinese)
To summarize, this was a […]

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Tags: Business · Consumer

Yet another step closer to localization - tooling around in a bike

April 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

At the behest of my friend to by a bicycle, I succumbbed and bought this bike last week. My only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner!
Mine is the shiny red one.

And it folds up too! Which is nice in case I get tired and can just put it in a taxi or head […]

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Tags: Consumer · Pics

So that’s inflation!

April 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

How bad is inflation in China? According to businessweek 8.7% in Feb…is that good? bad? what does it really mean?
First off, some frame of reference - since Ben Bernanke has taken over, the Fed has come out explicitly to target an inflation rate of 2%…so by that measure 8.7% is extraordinarily high. In […]

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Tags: Business · Consumer