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What Amazon Can Learn from Taobao, the Largest Chinese Ecommerce Portal

February 16th, 2010 · View Comments · China

Taobao.com is the 11th most successful website in the world. It makes more money than most all US ecommerce sites, except Amazon, and this may be about to change. The way ecommerce works in China is different than in Europe and the US. Partly this is to do with low credit card penetration, complex delivery logistics and customer support.

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Chinese Social Media Event 2010 – Are You Interested?

January 12th, 2010 · View Comments · China, India, Social Media

Would you like to know more about Social Media in China? We are planning to arrange an event, hopefully in the summer, on Social Media in China. The location is yet to be defined. If you want to attend, or have ideas on who should be invited, please let me know.

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Is a Degree In Technical Writing Worth The Effort?

November 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, Google, How To, India

Do you have a degree in technical writing or technical communications? Was it worth the money? If you had a second chance, would you have chosen this or opted for another career path?
One of my younger cousins has started her degree in university in Limerick, Ireland. Not the place most of us think of as [...]

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India Moves Up Value Chain with Large IT Projects: Steve Forbes

October 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, India

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Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes, believes that India will increase its position in technology services as its software companies move up in the value chain. He said the bureaucratic procedures should be simplified to facilitate entrepreneurs. “One step – done!”

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