If there is one thing constant on the Internet, it is change. Though I suppose that sentiment runs true though many parts of our lives too. The people that really thrive are those most adept at adapting. The same I feel will be the situation when China fully emerges onto the global economic stage and into SFi in particular.
To be best positioned for China, you need to find ways to keep your thumb on the pulse of business in China. Don't trust in government or the media to keep you appraised of what's going on because those sources are fatally flawed. A better way might be to sign up at Ali Baba and connect with some merchants/customers there. What better way is there to spy than to set up a cot in the enemy's own tent.
Another way to establish some contact into China would be to use Macaw and Hong Kong as a source of knowledge too. Both are now part of China but in special exclusion zones so they know what is going on without the rules specifically applying to them either.
What I said though about adapting is, I suspect, going to be the real answer. I don't expect that Twitter or Facebook will really mack inroads into China. Instead, I would be watching for a made in China social networking platform of some description that makes out-roads from China instead. When that new platform emerges, I predict it will make the same huge economic impact both within China and without as the Tsunami sized splash that Alibaba created when it was born.
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If there is one thing constant on the Internet, it is change. Though I suppose that sentiment runs true though many parts of our lives too. The people that really thrive are those most adept at adapting. The same I feel will be the situation when China fully emerges onto the global economic stage and into SFi in particular.
To be best positioned for China, you need to find ways to keep your thumb on the pulse of business in China. Don't trust in government or the media to keep you ...more
