Wow, this is actually a big deal. There are many aspects to this story which make it so compelling: one of the largest technology companies in the world versus one of the largest governments of the world. There is a lot of hope in China, especially as the domestic market grows. Many American businesses have [...]
Archive for the ‘technology’ Category
Google vs. China
January 14, 2010Dismantling of Nortel almost complete
January 8, 2010It seems as if more of Nortel has been sold off over the holidays. It is truly sad to see a Canadian technology giant just disappear. There is always hope that the engineering know how will stay in Ottawa, but I am personally seeing signs of engineers leaving the city. And large businesses usually employ many [...]
…and to follow, Politics and Social Media
December 9, 2009And of course writing the last post, I remembered what I have been seeing on Facebook recently. “Become a fan of this politician, or sign this petition, or sign up for this group”. Politics have definitely found their way into social media, which is no surprise as politics have a good deal of marketing and [...]
Marketing and Social Media
December 8, 2009Again, a slight departure from pure politics, but still something that is affecting the way the world works, and will ultimately affect the way the world is governed. We looked at the way that the internet can be called the world’s brain, but there is also a more immediate affect on marketing. It’s been [...]
