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Month: January 2005

Windows XP Passive Aggressive Edition

January 31, 2005 by John Yunker

According to Computerworld, Microsoft has come under fire from European regulators for the proposed name of its mandated Media Player-free operating system. Microsoft had planned to call the OS the Windows XP Reduced Media Edition but the EC is not …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

How American is Your Brand?

January 31, 2005 by John Yunker

A recent article in Slate reports on a study that finds that not all American companies are perceived to be equally American by consumers outside the US. This is hardly news, but certainly worth a read. The study features a …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

Studios Tap Into Global DVD Sales

January 30, 2005 by John Yunker

A good NY Times article about the growth of home video sales outside the US. In Japan I’ve seen theaters charging roughly $18 for an adult ticket; at these prices I would certainly consider waiting for the movie to come …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

The Long Tail In India

January 25, 2005 by John Yunker

Chris Anderson is traveling through India and commenting on globalization along the way… TweetShareShare

Categories India, Web Globalization

Of Coke, Japan and Coffee in a Can

January 25, 2005 by John Yunker

I’ve spent the past week in Japan and have had such a great time watching how US-based companies market products in this country. One company that has spent a great deal of time in this market is Coca-Cola. But it …

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Categories Business globalization, Culture, Web Globalization

East Meets West

January 24, 2005 by John Yunker

Here are some entertaining tidbits from the excellent Christian Science Monitor story on the strange things that happen with Western business meets Eastern culture. –> Self-tanners are not the popular item they are in the West. In China, white skin …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

Random House Setting Up House in India

January 18, 2005 by John Yunker

According to this article Random House is going to set up a publishing operation in India. “It’s time a publishing house like Random has a presence in India. It will be publishing for India and in India,” Simon Littlewood, international …

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Categories Business globalization, India, Web Globalization

Starwood Checks In To China

January 17, 2005 by John Yunker

Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced that the first Four Points by Sheraton hotel has opened in China. This brings to 30 the number of properties Starwood owns and/or manages in China and a claim that Starwood is “the largest upscale …

Read moreStarwood Checks In To China

Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

Lenovo Outsources Management And Celebrates Birthdays

January 17, 2005 by John Yunker

Interesting article in the NYTimes on Lenovo outsourcing management to the folks at IBM (despite the fact that the division lost a few billion dollars in recent years. The beginning of the article pretty much sums up the challenges that …

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Categories Business globalization, Culture, Web Globalization

The World’s Number One Starbucks Fan

January 16, 2005 by John Yunker

Thanks to the Internet, I recently stumbled upon Starbucks’ number one fan. His name is Winter and he has visited more than 4,500 Starbucks in five countries. His goal is to visit every Starbucks on this planet and, at the …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization
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