Archive for January, 2010

mark haas named new head of edelman china ::

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

:: Mark Haas (pictured below), former MS&L Global CEO, was recently named President of Edelman China. He’ll be reporting to Edelman Asia Pacific Regional President AlanVandermolen, and his current firm MH Group Communications has also been acquired by Edelman. Follow Mark on Twitter at @MarkHass. For more details about his new role role, link here.  // AjS

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[full disclosure: I'm employed by Edelman Digital, Asia Pacific]

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i am afraid of chinese people ::

Monday, January 11th, 2010

:: I was recently having lunch with VICE Magazine publisher Erik Lavoie in Shanghai and as the conversation wandered, he told me about some random Google recommendation algorithm quirks I hadn’t actually heard. Enjoy.  // AjS

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huh? ::

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

:: can anyone help me understand wtf is going on with this sign? Seen today at Zara in Shanghai – so many things wrong with it. Completely mental.  // AjS

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