Consumer and technological trends in China
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Consumer and technological trends in China
Of course technology plays a key role in the world’s (expected) largest consumer market!
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January 11, 2014 12:15 PM
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Doughnut-shaped skyscraper completed in Guangzhou

Doughnut-shaped skyscraper completed in Guangzhou | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"A 138-metre skyscraper shaped like a giant doughnut has been completed by Italian architect Joseph di Pasquale in Guangzhou, China..."

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January 11, 2014 11:36 AM
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China Tops U.S. as Rolls-Royce’s Biggest Market - China Real Time Report - WSJ

China Tops U.S. as Rolls-Royce’s Biggest Market - China Real Time Report - WSJ | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"China is now the world’s biggest market for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, knocking the U.S. out of the top spot ..."

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January 9, 2014 6:42 AM
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Chinese consumers seek transparency: News from warc.com

Chinese consumers seek transparency: News from warc.com | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Chinese consumers are increasingly looking for a more balanced lifestyle and for greater transparency from brands according to a new report ..."

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January 9, 2014 4:15 AM
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Taobao lures Russian shoppers

Taobao lures Russian shoppers | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"...Russians, especially young people, have increasingly been buying goods from China. Taobao data showed about $2 million worth of goods were sent to Russia in February. The figure doubled in May ..."

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January 8, 2014 12:39 PM
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Will Semantic Technology Make Our Smart Phones Smarter?

Will Semantic Technology Make Our Smart Phones Smarter? | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"In the foreseeable future, search on smartphones will allow for intuitive logic not just text-matching based on keywords..."

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January 7, 2014 7:54 AM
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China lifts 14 year ban on foreign games consoles - Telegraph

China lifts 14 year ban on foreign games consoles - Telegraph | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Suspension of console ban will pave the way for games companies to enter the country's $14bn market ..."

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January 5, 2014 12:54 AM
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China's hi-tech emperors - Telegraph

China's hi-tech emperors - Telegraph | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"From a global online 'anything store’ to high-end smartphones challenging Apple, a generation of billionaire entrepreneurs is rising in the East ..."

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January 3, 2014 10:18 AM
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Online retail drives growth in parcel deliveries in China - InternetRetailer.com

Online retail drives growth in parcel deliveries in China - InternetRetailer.com | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"During the period Nov. 11 to Nov. 16, which included shipments of merchandise ordered on Nov. 11, a big day for online sales known as Singles Day in China, there were 346 million parcel deliveries, the government agency says..."

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January 3, 2014 8:25 AM
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Want to chat in 29 languages?

Want to chat in 29 languages? | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Droid Translator is a new app that promises to translate your phone, text and video conversations into 29 different languages..."

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January 3, 2014 7:44 AM
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Mobile ads have short life in China: News from warc.com

Mobile ads have short life in China: News from warc.com | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Mobile advertisers in China have only a small window of opportunity to make a positive impact on their target audience, new research has found..."

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January 2, 2014 12:43 PM
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China’s Alibaba is paying users to sign friends up to its chat app

China’s Alibaba is paying users to sign friends up to its chat app | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Chinese messaging service WeChat has over 270 million active users worldwide at the last count -- how do you compete against its overwhelming popularity?..."


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January 11, 2014 11:37 AM
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China Mobile Offering Free App to Attract to International Chinese Callers

China Mobile Offering Free App to Attract to International Chinese Callers | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"China Mobile International is offering a free app to appeal to Canadian Chinese callers ..."

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January 10, 2014 12:37 PM
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China's virtual landscape

China's virtual landscape | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Forget Facebook and Twitter and take a look at five companies shaping China's Internet culture ..."

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January 9, 2014 5:44 AM
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Bad behaviour online relies on group acceptance - CNET Australia

Bad behaviour online relies on group acceptance - CNET Australia | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"An online group, despite its fluid, unstable and imaginary nature, is powerful in constructing and changing its members' attitudes and views on behaviours..."

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Melissa Marshall's curator insight, January 14, 2014 1:34 AM

An interesting article that might helo to explain why some students do silly things online, and others don't - the facade of anonymity and the overall behaviour of the social group are the key issues in determining how someone might treat others online. 

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January 9, 2014 1:05 AM
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Walmart's China Donkey Meat Scandal is One Incident in a Much Bigger Problem

Walmart's China Donkey Meat Scandal is One Incident in a Much Bigger Problem | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"...The latest case may not have the gutterway appeal of last May's "rat meat sold as lamb" incident or the numerous urban legends from the 1980s and '90s about "human meat baozi", but it does have a bigger name: Walmart ..."

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January 8, 2014 7:01 AM
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China Advertising Agency: Vine vs Miaopai

China Advertising Agency: Vine vs Miaopai | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Microblogging video has got to become a key component of every social media marketer's regular content offerings. In China, we have Miaopai. It gives you 10 seconds of fame. And that's 4 more than what Vine gives you..."

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January 5, 2014 5:06 AM
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China to Destroy Illegal Ivory: A Breakthrough in the War on Elephants?

China to Destroy Illegal Ivory: A Breakthrough in the War on Elephants? | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"The modern ivory trade is dominated by China, which accounts for an estimated 70 percent of the market. .."

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January 4, 2014 1:24 AM
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In Hong Kong, bus fans snap photos of their favorite models

In Hong Kong, bus fans snap photos of their favorite models | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Hong Kong has thousands of bus fans, who are enthralled by the city's some 6,000 buses. (In Hong Kong, Fans Stalk Streets for Unlikely Prey: Hong Kong has thousands of bus fans, ranging from young students..."

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January 3, 2014 9:45 AM
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Do I Make Myself Clear? China's Young Fashionistas Mobilize

Do I Make Myself Clear? China's Young Fashionistas Mobilize | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"And while luxury brands were once reluctant to join the conversation, Chinese social media is now a non-negotiable priority of any marketing plan worth its gilt chain..."

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January 3, 2014 8:17 AM
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Lure Of China's Gray Economy Reaches Rich And Poor - NPR

Lure Of China's Gray Economy Reaches Rich And Poor - NPR | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"The income gap is growing dramatically in China and the rich are getting exponentially richer — the richest 10 percent of China's population are more than three times wealthier than the..."

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January 2, 2014 12:48 PM
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Sina Weibo, ‘China’s Twitter’, rings in 2014 with a record 808,298 posts in just one minute

Sina Weibo, ‘China’s Twitter’, rings in 2014 with a record 808,298 posts in just one minute | Consumer and technological trends in China | Scoop.it

"Despite the rise of messaging services in China, especially wildly-popular WeChat, Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo is still going strong -- as it racked up a record-breaking ..."

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