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Vivendi Buys Activision. Next? 2007-12-04 07:09:43 In the Hutong Huddling close to the G5 for warmth 0953 hrs. The great global consolidation of the video game industry has begun. Vivendi’s purchase of Activision - announced over the weekend - was the opening lap in what is likely to become a global race on the part of large media companies to snap up game properties. The [...] ...

eKarma: Have a little Virus, Pirates 2007-12-04 07:09:41 Third Ring Road East Breathing deep the inversion layer 1022 hrs. Steven Schwankert of Village Grouch fame wrote an excellent piece for IDG (picked up here in The Washington Post) describing how Chinese fans seeking to download illegal copies of Ang Lee’s excellent film “Lust, Caution” are finding on their hard drives not a copy of the film, [...] ...

Saying "SNAFU" in Chinese 2007-12-04 07:09:38 Heqiao Tower, Guanghua Road, Beijing Waiting for another meeting to start 1535 hrs. Melinda Liu over at Newsweek blogs on the run-up to the Olympics in her Countdown to Beijing blog. Covering the Olympic ticket website meltdown, Melinda asks some really good questions. She also quotes yours truly. BOCOG Don’t Get Web. Worth a read. Her point is simple: right now [...] ...

Get Over Single-Browser Optimized Websites - Or Lose Money 2007-12-04 07:09:35 Starbucks Fortune Plaza, Beijing Enjoying the gloomy fall weather 1517 hrs. I probably receive about four invitations a day to some sort of event - either live or electronic - from some event management company. One, in particular, is very active here in Asia in mobile communications. They’re running an event in December that I urged them to run [...] ...

CleanTech Forum XV is Coming 2007-12-04 07:07:20 In the Hutong Hiding from Expat Trick-or-Treaters 1647 hrs. For those of you with an interest in clean technology and not otherwise occupied on the day, the Cleantech Forum is coming to Beijing on December 3-4. The real interest here will be for firms looking for interesting venture opportunities, as well as for the usual suspects seeking to [...] ...

Beijing’s Hybrid Hypocrisy 2007-12-04 07:07:18 Starbucks Pacific Century Place, Beijing Digesting raw fish 1254 hrs. Here in the Hutong we are looking for ways to lower our carbon footprint while enjoying the conveniences of modern life. Tired of driving a car that is getting too small for the family, not wanting to own two cars, wanting a tough vehicle, and at the same [...] ... Hybrid

Blackberry: Not Exactly DOA, but Close 2007-12-04 07:07:16 In the Hutong Munching peanuts 2035 hrs. About a week ago I was listening to somebody on CNBC (I don’t remember whom, but he was in New York, not Singapore or Hong Kong) tout Research in Motion (RIM) because they are about to launch in China, and that’s going to mean big things for the company. With respect to [...] ...

WSJ Database Marketing is a Dud 2007-12-04 07:07:14 In the Hutong Digging for my American Chopper DVDs 2127 hrs. One of the great promises of computer technology was a thing called Database Marketing. The theory behind database marketing is that a company with which you have a relationship will record information it learns about you and it will send you solicitations that will not only be relevant, [...] ... Marketing

Forget the Great Firewall 2007-12-04 07:07:12 The Airport Expressway, Beijing Heading to my appointment at NBC 0931 hrs. Sitting here prepping for an interview at the NBC bureau, I’ve realized that our metaphors are not keeping up with the time. Bear with me. The expression “Great Firewall of China” originated in the mid-1990s, when China’s government was attempting to create an alternate Internet that was walled [...] ...

Windows and Hoops 2007-12-04 07:07:02 In the Hutong Slowly decompressing 1456 hrs. As Tim Chen makes his move from the leadership of Microsoft China to his new chair running the NBA here in the PRC, everyone seems to be asking two things: how badly will this damage Microsoft, and why is Tim doing this? To answer the first question, you have to look at [...] ...

The Chinese Government and Innovation 2007-12-04 07:06:58 The Carlsburg Lounge Singapore Changi International Airport 1846 hrs. Big Ed Flanagan from NBC was in the audience last week when I joined the panel on China’s Internet at AmCham’s Under the Digital Influence event, and he did a nice piece for MSNBC’s “About World” blog on censorship and gaming, where he was kind enough to refer to [...] ...

Dell: The Channel Is Not The Product 2007-12-04 07:06:56 The Silicon Hutong Suite Grand Hyatt Singapore 1041 hrs. Dell’s agreement to sell computers through Gome is a sign that the folks in Round Rock have come to an important conclusion: they can - and in many places around the world, must - adjust the way they do business in order to sell their product. That is a conclusion [...] ... Dell

The Future of the Internet in China 2007-12-04 07:06:53 The Grand Ballroom Renaissance Beijing Hotel 1642 hrs. During the panel at Under the Digital Influence, one of Matt Roberts’ questions to my panel was what we saw as the biggest factor that will change the Internet in China over the next five years. My response was that while there are a lot of trends that are affecting China’s [...] ... Internet

Entire subway temporarily out of order 2007-12-04 07:02:28 In my last post about the new No.5 subway line, I bitched and moaned about the faulty conveyor belt at the Chongwenmen transfer station.  I didn’t realise that even bigger problems were in the offing – this morning the subway line was temporarily out of order and my wife and I had to catch a [...] ...

Soldiers strip to the waist at Taiwan's 'Double Ten' celebrations 2007-12-04 07:02:24 If you haven’t seen the footage of the military parade at Taiwan’s National Day celebrations on October 10, the following photo is not from the Sydney Gay Mardi Gras.  It is in fact, a photo of Taiwanese Navy marines who are trying to show that they are ready to kick mainland butt.  Chinese websites describe [...] ... Amp