http://56minus1.com Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:13:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en :: 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 ... http://56minus1.com/2010/01/mark-haas-named-new-head-of-edelman-china/ :: 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 http://56minus1.com/2010/01/i-am-afraid-of-chinese-people/ :: 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 http://56minus1.com/2010/01/huh/ :: we had a party last night at my place and I decide to capture the second half of it with a new iPhone app called Hipstimatic. I used the Kaimal Mark II lens, however, there are quite a few more you can add-on. I'm such a fan of the snapshot ... http://56minus1.com/2009/12/12-29-2009/ :: a cool viral for Harbin beer. Does anyone know who made it?  // AjS http://56minus1.com/2009/12/harbin-beer-viral/ :: a snap of me celebrating freedom in my glorious native land. Taken on Liberty Island, U-S-Motherfucking A! // AjS http://56minus1.com/2009/12/snaps-i-pledge-allegiance-with-liberty-and-justice-for-all/ :: I was recently included in Media Magazine's Faces to Watch feature – a look at "A Generation of Achievers" to keep an eye on in 2010 in Asia. I'm honored and flattered to be included in such an illustrious group – frankly speaking though, I'm out of my league. At any ... http://56minus1.com/2009/12/a-generation-of-achievers/ :: together with PublicAffairsAsia, my colleagues at Edelman China published a short white paper today titled The Dragon & The Mouse. The paper takes a look at how social media is impacting public affairs in China, and even includes some insights from yours truly (bottom of page 7). To check out ... http://56minus1.com/2009/12/how-social-media-is-impacting-public-affairs-in-china/ :: I love what Dustin Hostetler (publisher and curator of Faesthetic Magazine) is up to with the This Must Be The Place show he curated for Scion. Check it out below. Also, check out his Think Faest! blog here. He is also a pretty ridiculously talented designer himself, all of his ... http://56minus1.com/2009/12/this-must-be-the-place/ :: see below for a series of very cool back and white zodiac illustrations we stumbled upon by Beijing-based Neocha-user Amy Van. Look closely, each illustration tells a unique story. For more from Amy Van on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS This post was originally published on NeochaEDGE, a site I regularly ... http://56minus1.com/2009/11/amy-vans-zodiac-illustrations/ :: over the past few weeks we’ve been posting time-lapse videos of the live art performances from Search for Creative City (寻城记), an event that NeochaEDGE collaborated on with the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC). Since the graffiti writers who participated in the event are pretty much the best Shanghai ... http://56minus1.com/2009/11/time-lapse-inspiration-from-shanghais-top-graffiti-writers/ :: taken in Shanghai, China.  // AjS http://56minus1.com/2009/11/snaps-seated-ingenuity/ :: taken in Shanghai, China, just outside the Neocha studio.  // AjS http://56minus1.com/2009/11/snaps-irony/ :: as I think most of you know, I'm a strategist at Edelman Digital Asia Pacific. As such, I just wanted to share some news. Together with our partner Brandtology, we launched the Asia-Pacific Digital Brand Index (DBI), a regional study of online conversations about big tech brands covering 10 markets ... http://56minus1.com/2009/10/edelman-digital-x-brandtology-releases-asia-pacific-digital-brand-index/ :: taken in Shanghai on Huaihai Rd.  // AjS http://56minus1.com/2009/10/snaps-haibaos-gender-finally-revealed/