All Posts For 2008 August

New York Times in perfect harmony after translation – Black & White Cat

New York Times in perfect harmony after translation – Black & White Cat

Black and White Cat (BWC) took the time to compare an original English language article in the New York Times entitled “Beijing Puts on a Happy Face for Games,... 

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Hotel Review of Jade Palace Hotel (Cuigong) in Zhongguancun Beijing

Hotel Review of Jade Palace Hotel (Cuigong) in Zhongguancun Beijing

I have some UpTake U.S. colleagues who are going to visit the UpTake Beijing R&D team in September. They asked me for some hotel recommendations. I will probably... 

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What next?  China in the post-Olympics age

What next? China in the post-Olympics age

From The Independent’s slideshow of Olympic photographs. Now that the Olympics are over, the foreign media and China observers are all quick to speculate... 

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More than just adding oil (加油)

More than just adding oil (加油)

Photo originally found on Mop here. “Add fuel?” “Let’s go?” “Olé! Olé! Olé?” “Come on?” One of the... 

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Blogger Sky Canaves Shows Exploding Olympics Lunchbox

Blogger Sky Canaves Shows Exploding Olympics Lunchbox

Sky Canaves, lead blogger of Wall Street Journal’s China Journal blog, highlights the ingenious solution to the lack of food options at the Olympic Green.... 

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The American Identity and The Chinese Identity

The American Identity and The Chinese Identity

I noticed an interesting comment posted by mtlyorel in Elliott’s recent post about David Brooks: Neither Brooks or other commentators let alone career China-bashers... 

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Reactions to Liu Xiang and the nature of Chinese national pride

Reactions to Liu Xiang and the nature of Chinese national pride

Guest post from Shanghai-based Xiaodi Zhang, product management executive at eBay and co-founder of HopStix, a new China travel review site for sharing about food... 

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Google 2008 Olympics Logos and China Basketball Win

Google 2008 Olympics Logos and China Basketball Win

Chinese basketball fans are elated over the China men’s team 59-55 victory over Germany. Looks like the triple play of Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue... 

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No Escape Beijing Olympics 2008: The Olympification of the Streets

No Escape Beijing Olympics 2008: The Olympification of the Streets

Think the games are confined to the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube? Well think again, outside of China the Olympics might be confined to your TV set or your... 

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The Online Evisceration of David Brooks, A Cautionary Tale

The Online Evisceration of David Brooks, A Cautionary Tale

Last week, on August 11, New York Times Op-Ed columnist David Brooks published his essay “Harmony and the Dream” (NYT login required) and inadvertently... 

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WordCamp 2008: WordPress SEO Mistakes We All Make

WordCamp 2008: WordPress SEO Mistakes We All Make

Off-topic post alert (but what is really on-topic for CNReviews these days heh) I’m at WordCamp SF today, and just saw a presentation by Stephen Spencer, founder... 

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Olympics Controversy – Misunderstanding China – Part I: Why It’s Easy For Americans to Hate China

Olympics Controversy – Misunderstanding China – Part I: Why It’s Easy For Americans to Hate China

Disclaimer: “I am here to bridge the gap. Not to hate. Not to love. Not to be biased. Only honesty.” After seeing and hearing many of the critical comments... 

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Wang Jianshuo Interview: Shanghai’s Veteran Blogger (part II)

Wang Jianshuo Interview: Shanghai’s Veteran Blogger (part II)

Wang Jianshuo, Veteran Blogger of Wangjianshuo’s Blog from Shanghai, China. Part II: Wang Jianshuo, noted Shanghai blogger, explains his philosophy of perspective... 

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How to purchase Olympic tickets for “sold out” events

How to purchase Olympic tickets for “sold out” events

Late last month, Beijing Olympic organizers proudly announced that the 6.8 million Olympic tickets were sold out. Yet empty seats are prominently featured on television... 

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Imagethief William Moss Interview: Blogging A Foreigner’s Life in China

Imagethief William Moss Interview: Blogging A Foreigner’s Life in China

William Moss, PR Consultant, Imagethief. William Moss shares his background in technology and start-ups as well as the story behind his popular China blog, Imagethief.... 

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