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 . 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 . 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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