Tag Archives: China
Should Windows 7 be free in China?
Should Microsoft wait for software piracy to be policed or should the company look for new avenues of revenue during the lifecycle of Windows 7 in China? Last week I penned an editorial piece for ZDNet Australia with the argument on why Microsoft should give their next operating system, Windows 7, away for free in [...]
Q&A: Cosmetic Surgery in Shanghai
On any given day in Shanghai it’s not unusual to see and hear people originating from all corners of the globe. With such a mash-up of different cultures, languages, races, and influence I’ve been curious to know what the ideals of beauty are here. I mean, other than ginger folks who quite obviously sit at [...]
Posted in People Also tagged Asia, Australia, Botox, cosmetic surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Director of Clinical Liaison, liposuction, plastic surgery, Shanghai 3 Comments
Shanghai Shots: Qibao Town
“I could eat the arse out of a low flying duck”, a visiting friend said before we jumped a 15 minute cab ride to Qibao Ancient Town in Shanghai’s Minhang District. Neither of us knew we’d actually be squaring off more peculiar dishes than low flying duck arses for lunch. This was actually back in [...]
Posted in Food, Travel Also tagged Minhang District, Qibao station, Qibao Temple, Qibao Town, Shanghai 2 Comments
Tune in: Carsick Cars
Carsick Cars are one of the coolest indie bands I’ve heard since being in China. Their first album I downloaded via Google Music for free (and legally in China). This video below is the new single called Mogu, Mogu. I somehow don’t think they are singing about the Mogu (mushroom) to be bought at the [...]
Shanzhai Eye: The Hi-Phone
Make no mistake about it, Shanzhai (fake) phones are big business in China. According to some in the local mobile industry, shanzhai phones make up between 20-30% of the market in China. If you take the industry figure of 650 million mobile subscribers in the middle kingdom then you’re looking at a ballpark figure of [...]
Posted in Technology, Video Also tagged Android platform, cell phones, iphone, mobile phones, ophone, shanzhai 2 Comments
What dudes do at Shanghai’s Auto Show
The 13th annual Shanghai Auto Show has hit town this week. Even by China standards this event is simply huge – which is no surprise – every south-facing western car company wants a piece of the local market. I’ve written about the show elsewhere but as a person who watches people, I did find the [...]
China’s top 50 Websites
China: the world’s largest population of Interweb users. But what’s going on inside the great firewall and what are people interested in? This is a complex question to answer for a number of reasons; poor industry data, poor publisher’s data, data manipulation, and lack of industry standard measurements. However, one can find a general primer [...]
Posted in Technology Also tagged china in characters, chinese websites, Google, internet in china, search queries, Web landscape, websites 1 Comment
Why are you in China?
Why are you in China? That’s the question which seemingly arises in many introductory conversations with other expats and locals. The lure of living in China varies greatly amongst expats: job transfers, experience, teaching, love, and practicing loose morals are amongst the most common reasons. This same question was recently posted on the Shanghai Expat [...]
Photos: Bikes in Shanghai