Haibao has Growing Pains – Branding in China
Over the Chinese New Year, I noted an article about Haibao, the aquatically-ambiguous official mascot of the Shanghai...  read more
What China’s 253 million Internet users are looking at
 Huge numbers capture the imagination, while some numbers merely surprise, and still other numbers only reaffirm or validate an expectation. China's Internet users now top 253 million, the highest globally. This announcement by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) falls into that final category: After all it was only a matter of time...  read more
China’s Netizens ignite a new controversy: Insufficient earthquake donations
 In a recent post on China's Human Flesh Search engine, I discussed how the behavior of Netizens in China can be harnessed for good and ill to solve social problems. Occasionally, the online forums in China become vitriolic (much as they do anywhere) for reasons related to China's strong sense of cohesiveness (which we describe in Supertrends of Future...  read more



China’s Human Flesh Search Engine – Not what you might think it is…
 In the recent book, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, author Clay Shirky discusses how new technologies for collaboration and information-sharing impact society. It is a fascinating analysis and commentary on how groups of people are collaborating and networking online in new and more efficient ways because of blogs,...  read more
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  • Jason is a China-based strategy consultant and professional speaker with ten years of experience in Asia, and has been in China since 2004.
    From living and working in the Bubble Economy years in Japan, the Dot-Com boom and bust in the US, to China’s rise in the 2000s, Jason has sought out life in some of the most exciting economic environments in the world. He is currently living in Shanghai as a business advisor, professional speaker, and entrepreneur.
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