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Aston Martin's Lagonda SUV Concept Spies Well-Heeled Chinese Drivers
by China.new
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, famed for its high performance GT sports cars favored by the likes of James Bond, reckons its future lies far to the east of MI6 headquarters in the garages of China's rich and famous. The super-luxury 4x4 Lagonda SUV is expected to cost a pretty moneypenny and would likely leave 007 shaken, not stirred.
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Add new comment Coin Laundry Calls When Your Clothes Are Clean
by Steve Levenstein
Kyoto Laundry Service announces "Hello Call”, Japan's first coin-operated laundry voice information service. Got things to do and people to see? No problem, your machine will phone when it needs more detergent, more change or more repairs.
1 comment Facebook's IPO Morality Tale: If The Green Shoes Fit, Wear Them?
by Ron Callari
Facebook's reversal of fortunes in such a short span of time has played
out almost like a modern-day morality tale. The fall-out of the social
network post-IPO, after such an enthusiastic build-up was telling. While it lined the
pockets of some (namely investment bankers), it deprived the 99
Percenters (or Dumb F*cks
as Zuckerberg so adroitly labeled them back in 2004) full-disclosure,
resulting in a subsequent short-fall on their FB investment.
Do You Have Enough Klout To Fly The Friendly Skies Or Land The Perfect Job?
by Ron Callari
Klout is to 'personal influence' what Google is to 'page ranking.' While
the Big G's algorithms determine the relevance of the Internet's every
web page, Klout supposedly ranks the influence of every person online.
As a 3-year old start-up, it's raison d'être is to measure influence
based on the digerati's ability to drive action.
How Many "Dumb F*cks" Will Rock Facebook's IPO Like It's 1999?
by Ron Callari
The term "Dumb F*cks" has hung over Mark Zuckerberg like a dark cloud during the course of the last 8 years. Not because his nickname "Zuck" rhymes with the expletive, but because the CEO of today's largest social network derided his early FB users as such. In 2004, when first percolating the idea of FB in a Harvard dorm room and asked how he attracted so many followers so quickly, he off-handedly responded they were following him blindly, like "Dumb F*cks."
Top 50 Best Quotes About Success
by Spencer Lanoue
Here's a compilation of 50 amazing quotes about success and
entrepreneurship meant to inspire and motivate you. Contributing authors include Edison, Einstein,
Picasso, Twain, Mandela, and other greats.
KFC Japan Serves Beer & Booze Beside the Bucket
by Steve Levenstein
Forget that Happy Meal, at KFC Japan it's Happy Hour! Want a double with that Double Down? Perhaps a cocktail with your cock-a-doodle-doo? Tokyo's newly opened KFC Route 25 restaurant has begun serving beer & booze by (or at least, beside) the bucket.
China's Taobao Internet Mall Offers Beautiful Girl Delivery Service
by China.new
Special delivery indeed: China's Taobao internet mall is boosting their business with the aid of “beautiful girls” who personally deliver customers' orders for a small extra fee.
Singapore Coke Machines Give Out Cold Drinks for Warm Hugs
by China.new
If you think machines have no compassion, you've either been watching too many Terminator movies or you haven't visited Singapore lately. The Southeast Asian city-state is where you'll find The Coca-Cola Hug Machine: you supply the hugs, it provides the Coke.
Starbucks To Phase Out Crushed Bugs From Pink Drinks & Pastries
by Toby
Just as I was introduced to Starbucks coffee-free Strawberries and Creme Frappachino, I learn that its lovely ballet pink color is not from the mix of deep ripe strawberries and luscious thick cream. Darn that I had to find out that a cactus feeding bug found in Central and South America is the mother of the color in Starbuck's pink drinks and desserts. Yum. Chopped cochineals.
Helen Keller Sunglasses: Insensitive Insult or Respectful Tribute?
by China.new
When you wear Helen Keller sunglasses, “You see the world, the world sees you.” One wonders what the real Helen Keller, blinded by illness at an early age, would think of the Chinese company who came up with that jarringly inappropriate motto.
Burger King Japan's Bakin' Up a Big Bacon Bargain
by Steve Levenstein
Got a yen for bacon? Got a hundred yen? Then get your appetite to Burger King Japan! For a limited time only, the popular fast food chain is offering customers a whopper of a deal: 15 strips of bacon on almost any Burger King Whopper for just 100 yen.
Social Media's Dark Side "Is Anyone Up" Is No Longer Up!
by Ron Callari
The number of followers who had joined "Is Anyone Up"
might not have been in the hundreds of millions like some of the more popular
social networks, but it sure was capitalizing on the profiles that were registered on Facebook and Twitter, nonetheless. Entrepreneur
Hunter Moore had taken Chatroulette to a whole 'nother level to what some were defining as "revenge" or "identity" porn.
“Fat Guy” Underwear from China Pounds Home the Message
by China.new
Stout men considering moving to China should be prepared some very direct critiques from the country's ad agencies. You may think you're just slightly overweight but that package of “Fat Guy Briefs” in your shopping cart dares to accuse otherwise by pulling no punches.
Calling All Inventors! Casting Call For INVENTION USA!
by Myra Per-Lee
Good news for all of you who've been sitting on your brilliant inventions! National casting calls have just been announced for the second season of Invention USA which airs on The History Channel. There are just a few, but important steps, to apply for an interview by the show casting directors and the hosts of Invention USA, Reichart Von Wolfsheild and Garrett Lisi.
Social Media Finds Room At The Inn
by Ron Callari
Hotel commerce, branding, online reputation management, guest feedback,
reviews, and customer satisfaction are no longer disconnected or
disjunctive focus areas for hoteliers. Today, social media's tetra-like
tentacles reaches out to all of these touch points, and the more
forward-thinking hoteliers are embracing 21st century technology to get
the job done comprehensively, from decision-making to check-out.
Baked Apple: China's iPhone Branded Gas Stoves
by China.new
You'd be forgiven for thinking smartphones are kinda big in China but consider this: put your hand on an iPhone branded gas stove while it's cooking and we guarantee you it will really, really smart!
Unhappy Meals: China's Top 8 Fake Foods
by China.new
China's 1.3 billion people are hungry for wealth and riches. Too often, however, making a buck means taking a buck by foisting imitation nutrition on the unwary. These top 8 Chinese fake foods and drinks may leave a bad taste in your mouth but consider yourself lucky you're just reading, not eating.
Toxic Glue Puts Chinese Migrant Workers in Sticky Situation
by China.new
If you thought toxic glue was a “first world problem” whose only victims were women engaged to marry George Costanza, think again. A major scandal brewing in China's southern city of Guangzhou has shone the spotlight on a vast, unlicensed leather-goods trade that exposes tens of thousands of migrant worker employees to high levels of dangerous chemicals.
The Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Chinese Soft Drinks
by China.new
Though Japan is infamous (and rightly so) for its weird and bizarre soft drinks, China is quickly narrowing the gag gap with its own unique canned & bottled horrors. These ten terrifying tipples may not be available in your local supermarket unless you've been Shanghai'd, so to speak, but that's a GOOD thing. Just consider yourself lucky China doesn't export everything they make.