June 2011
1 post
China is a Demographic. →
[via JingDaily]
“Chinese Shoppers Spent 400% More On Luxury Goods Overseas Than At Home”
Of the US$69 billion the World Luxury Association says Asian tourist-shoppers spent on luxury goods in Europe last year, nearly $50 billion was spent by Chinese, meaning these individuals spent four times as much on luxury goods abroad as they did at home.
Four times more abroad than at...
October 2010
1 post
Twitter Launches Promoted Accounts
@parislemon:
@chadcat:
@parislemon:
Twitter Launches Promoted Accounts; Algorithm-Based And Brand-Only (For Now) t.co/TwAmxAG
personally, I think the scale of letting all users pay for Promoted Accounts will be too tempting for Twitter
think so too.
yes, inevitable/
August 2008
8 posts
I can’t believe this is the same Passby Bar. Nanlouguxiang is barely recognizeable from six years ago. Beijing is crazy.
Grooving in beijing’s urban, Olympic-infused anonymity. Heading to a useless investment conference.
Who is the brainiac who neglected to air condition Beijing airport express station? I’m melting!
Beijng new Terminal 3 looks a lot like… an airport. Photogs are on 24-7 celeb watch.
Element Fresh @hongqiao arrivals is a life-saver. security is all kinds of jacked-up, by the way.
Shanghai provides buses back to city from stadium… Good thing - no taxis in rain way out here.
LeBron playing well. USA up by 8. Loudest PA system EVER. Re nao.
Left 90 extra minutes to get into USA-Russia bball game in shanghai. Perfect timing!
July 2008
24 posts
MacBook Pro battery died with 28 minutes remaining on timer. Mac batteries wear out after 1 year of normal use. This should be disclosed by Apple.
Found rmb100 in a shoe, and blew it all on… breakfast. So lame.
Was just intimidated into blubbering on TV by Marc Faber, investment guru and total badass. Oh well. Nobody’s awake yet.
Talked my way into the bowels of shanghai’s media world without a passport… THIS guy.
Reflecting: 20 mins to CNBC live spot from shanghai… Do I really know anything abt China? Why ask me?
Watched entire S4 of The Wire today. Sheeeeeeeeeeiiiiiit.
Been dehydrated and miserable all day. Always get sick during the ChinaJoy Petrie dish festival.
Not my typical style, but I’m digging Shanghai Restor. Project http://ping.fm/Dnez3 Thanks @christinelu ;-)
Satellite images show Shanghai will get clobbered, but probably will fizzle overnight. http://ping.fm/hK2Q5
Possibly decorating baby’s room this weekend. What do u think about this theme? http://ping.fm/oKMHw
Just saw an old guy on a motorbike wearing pajamas. I have probably seen this many times, but it just struck me.
All doctors’ offices smell the same
Glueing expense receipts onto A4 paper. Why? Because I work in China.
Biggest bummer about Moon River Diner closure: it was dog-friendly. Nuts!
Heading to a photo shoot with bailey and @reneecolette
Reading: Author traces his underpants to China. http://ping.fm/9x1fL
I got in!
Just locked myself out of my house. I’m wicked smooth.
Today’s sky is blue like I have never seen in Shanghai.
Crazy stars tonight in Shanghai….relatively speaking. WTH? Are they spiffing up SH for the Olympics too?
Will some kind soul please send me a brightkite invite? I’m afraid I’m not wasting enough time. Thanks.
Talked with someone who has never seen “Office Space” before. Everyone, especially CEOs, should see it http://ping.fm/8zBZv
If ping.fm can work out their differences with friendfeed, they will b in driver’s seat.
Ping.fm iPhone interface is really slick.
January 2008
3 posts
Politico.com →
Politico.com was a co-organizer of one fo the recent debates, so I thought I should check it out. Seems to be a new independent gossip site. Will have to investigate further.
Jim Fallows' blog at The Atlantic →
I do this all the time when crossing the street in China, and Renee always yells at me!
LA is like another planet
No place could be more different from Shanghai, despite the coy claims of Shanghai natives (or the fabulous, fresh-off-the-boat party people who have glommed onto the Shanghai scene like Suckerman) Even before the word entered my lexicon, Suckerman was ‘awesome’ http://www.bigredtoybox.com/cgi-bin/toynfo.pl?suckermanindex I am sitting in a brand-spanking-new Custom Hotel...