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Networking 2.0 Series: Q&A with Julia Hobsbawm, Author of Fully Connected

July 19, 2017 By Bennett Voyles

Today, we pack more computing power in our pocket than it took to get to the moon, and we can send a message to anyone in the world in less than a second. We’re overloaded with information, and as a consequence, many of us feel more anxious, more distracted and less productive. Why? “Unlike computers, we do not have limitless storage nor do we have unlimited time”, writes Julia Hobsbawm in her book Fully Connected. As a social network analyst, she says that people today are struggling with over-connectedness and are searching for meaning. People need to look more closely at what she calls “social health”.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Q&A Tagged With: Communication, Facebook, Interviews, LinkedIn, Network, Networking series, social network

China Roundup: Alibaba Bonds; and the China-Australia FTA

November 21, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, we saw the debut of Alibaba’s bonds, the new China-Australia FTA, and China’s factory output shrank thanks to the APEC conference.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, International Trade, Know China, Manufacturing, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, APEC, Apple, Australia, Bonds, Facebook, Google, International Trade, PMI, RMB, Slider

Will WeChat Succeed in Mobile Commerce?

August 26, 2014 By Li Hui

WeChat, China’s wildly popular social messaging app, is experimenting with mobile commerce in a bid to become an all-in-one platform. What are the odds of success? Twenty two-year-old Yin Junyu has been selling fashion accessories made of synthetic pearls and designer jewelry replicas for the last two years at a small store in Beijing’s Tongzhou […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Mobile Commerce, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Dianping.com, Facebook, JD.com, Mobile App, Mobile E-Commerce, Mobile Payments, Online Shopping, Slider, Social Commerce, Tencent, WeChat

Facebook’s Social Experiment: A Marketer’s Perspective

July 29, 2014 By Major Tian

Facebook’s social experiment has angered many. But the social network may have learnt a thing or two about better customer segmentation and targeting. Facebook’s social experiment, where about 700,000 users’ news feeds were secretly controlled to prioritize “sad” or “happy” status updates, is viewed by many as an unethical—and potentially illegal—manipulation. While Sheryl Sandberg, the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Marketing Tagged With: Advertising, Consumer Behavior, Consumers, Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, Slider, Social Media

China Roundup: China’s Slowing Economy; Tencent’s Profits Up; and Facebook’s China Office

May 16, 2014 By Major Tian

The week that was: China’s slowing economy; Tencent profit rises on growth in online games; Alibaba battles fakes; and Facebook will finally dip its toes in Chinese waters with a Beijing office (but won’t scale the Great Fire Wall).  A slower Chinese economy? Get used to it Last week’s surprisingly solid trade numbers (exports and […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Finance, Intellectual Property, Know China, Real Estate Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Economy, Counterfeits, Economic Growth, Facebook, Fosun, Game Industry, Real Estate, Slider, Taobao, Tencent, WeChat

Diffusion of Innovation: What Sticks, What Doesn’t and Why

May 6, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

Why do some products and technologies take off while others don’t? Why did iPhones become such a rage overnight, while some much hyped (and technologically sound) releases, such as Sony’s Blu-Ray discs, bombed in the market? The diffusion of innovation, or the likelihood and speed at which innovations and technologies spread, is a tricky science. There […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Conversations, Creativity, Innovation, Marketing, Q&A, Strategy, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Apple, Creativity, Facebook, Innovation, Marketing Strategy, R&D, Research, Slider, Social Media

China Roundup: LinkedIn Checks into China; Weibo to List on the NASDAQ; and the Renminbi Slides Further

February 28, 2014 By Major Tian

  The week that was: LinkedIn enters China with an innovative model; Sina Weibo plans US listing; the Chinese renminbi depreciates; and banks fight back against internet finance channels.  LinkedIn Connects with China Six months ago people were curious why LinkedIn isn’t blocked in China, like Twitter, Facebook and many other networking sites are. Well, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Apps, China, Facebook, ICBC, Internet FInancing, IPOs, LinkedIn, PBOC, RMB, Sina, Sina Weibo, Slider, Taxis, Tencent, Twitter, WeChat

Leaning in with Sheryl Sandberg

September 12, 2013 By Xin En Lee and Neelima Mahajan

Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, wants to see more women in the corner office. Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, has turned herself into an evangelist for women. Sandberg, who regularly ranks on various lists of the most powerful women in the world, believes that there is no such thing […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Management, Q&A, Talent, Videos Tagged With: Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, Slider

China’s Social Media Giants

December 13, 2012 By CKGSB Knowledge

  Unknown to most people outside China, the country has a very vibrant social media landscape. A surprisingly large percentage of people across both urban and small-town China are hooked to micro-blogs and social networking service (SNS) products. Over the years, Chinese social media companies have come up with some very innovative products and services, such as Tencent’s WeChat, […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, China, Infographics, Technology Tagged With: Facebook, Infographic, QQ, Qzone, Sina Weibo, Slider, Social Media, Tencent, Twitter

Socially commercial

April 10, 2012 By Lucille Liu

In the West, many companies are already using social media to listen to customers, build brand loyalty and learn how they can improve customer service. Facebook recently partnered with Amazon.com to generate recommended gift lists based on Facebook users’ favorite books and movies, recent activity, and what friends have liked. The telecommunications company Verizon monitors […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Marketing Tagged With: Amazon, Facebook, Social Commerce, Social Media, Tao Jianghu, Taobao, Xiaomi

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