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Re: Mocked And Misunderstood

elliottng — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:26:21 -0000

Great post, however:
1. It may be true that everything Big will be Mocked and Misunderstood.
2. But it is almost certainly true that everything Mocked and Misunderstood is not destined to be Big.

Right? It maybe a "Tell" for you that the ideas you think are Big that are also Mocked and Misunderstood are more likely to actually be Big than those that fail to be Mocked.

Just want to make sure that a logical fallacy doesn't creep in. Mocked and Misunderstood is necessary but not sufficient for success!

Re: 8 of My Favourite Posts from 2011

elliottng — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:50:35 -0000

Steven, congratulations on an amazing inaugural year. Thanks for becoming an important part of the tech landscape and being a bridge between this important tech market in China and the tech industry globally.

Re: http://digicha.com/index.php/2011/11/citron-research-doesnt-understand-qihoo-360s-business-model/

elliottng — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:33:03 -0000

great piece and the RedTech report is a good find.

Re: http://digicha.com/index.php/2011/10/moderating-2-panels-at-techcrunch-disrupt-beijing-need-questions/

elliottng — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:51:51 -0000

Groupon clones:
1. how long will it take to consolidate to a steady state? what will margins be at that point?
2. who will be left standing? how many players? talk about Taobao vs the pure plays?
3. is there any evidence of loyalty to a Groupon brand? or just the branded merchants?
4. do you think consumer distrust is great enough to threaten the long-term interest in group buy among consumers?

Ecommerce:
1. how do they think about branding?
2. with all the money sloshing around, is there still cost-effective online performance based acquisition or is online advertising pretty overbid at this point? if so how do you get and keep customers?
3. vertical or horizontal? Yihaodian and 360buy worry the more focused niche players?

Re: The Rise of China’s Cybercrats

elliottng — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:01:30 -0000

Agree. There does seem to be some talent behind these surprisingly adaptive systems intent on eliminating internet-borne "black swan" events.

Re: Readings for 2010-12-21

elliottng — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:29:26 -0000

So after Twitter Liberation Day, are you just posting this to Facebook now? Or do you have GReader hooked up to Bit.ly in some way?

Re: You’ve Got FMail

elliottng — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:18:28 -0000

Gillmor's writing has the incredible ability to be, at once: (a) apparently brilliant, (b) unrepentantly provocative, (c) intellectually pretentious, (d) possibly nonsensical at it's core, (e) resonant with more memes per sentence than any other text (e) and almost certainly more banal than it appears upon first read. I find it enjoyable in a postmodern, deconstructionist, literary theory sort of way. It's turtles all the way down. In fact, Gillmor's writing is so powerful at creating doubt in our minds about the nature of meaning and reality, I wonder if "Gillmor" himself is merely an artifact of the currents of the Stream that we are all increasingly defined by.

Re: TechRice Vision

elliottng — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:19:39 -0000

Congratulations Kai, Leo and TechRicelets! It's an important cross-border information need that has been lacking. Thanks for stepping into the gap and tackling this! I'll be following you!

Re: UpTake Networks Buys Social Hotel Recommendation Engine RealTravel.com

elliottng — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:50:24 -0000

Nice addition to the team, and a very complementary addition of some new talent and leaders passionate about the travel space.. Look forward to some of the new initiatives that are coming soon.

Re: Bloomspot Blossoms $9 Million In Funding For Luxurious Local Flash Sales

elliottng — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:02:52 -0000

Congrats Ashish and Jasper! Rooting for you!

Re: Infographic of Social Media Equivalents in China

elliottng — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:28:23 -0000

Very cool. Is there a larger report that this is part of that we can get?

Re: Internet May Be The Largest Industry In China Not Dominated By State-Owned Firms

elliottng — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:13:17 -0000

Interesting point. In a way, it seems like an anomaly, given that a certain part of the industry is about information, and that means it could be considered a sensitive, national security industry that would justify close Party and government oversight, like other similar industries like media and energy. Right? Could it be that it is an accident of history that the ruling party just didn't get how important the internet was and let it get away from them? (That's basically the point you are making.) Or was it a conscious decision not to regulate this new area because of the economic benefits of deregulation?

Western observers of the internet probably don't have this perspective, that the "birdcage" of internet freedom is actually a lot larger than it should have been given the Party's interest in having (actual and potential) control of information industries.

Re: Social Me Me Me Me Me Media

elliottng — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:13:32 -0000

Louis, great post. I like your perspective about the blog being the social media home base. There is an even deeper truth. That truth (IMHO) is: each of us needs to have a "course of study" or a "topic" or a "niche" or a "field" as a home base. The actual medium is somewhat specific to the community that is most valuable to you. It could be: (a) a blog, (b) an email list, (c) a BBS/forum/online community board/Google Group, etc. For social media practitioners it indeed may be Twitter. Blog (and long-form) has some benefits vs. Twitter that just gets rolled off of people's timelines and forgotten.

Anyway, I'm sure no one will see this comment other than me and you, but I don't care! I just wanted to reconnect with you Louis and say I enjoyed all our past interactions, our occasional meetup IRL, and your contributions to this conversation!!

Re: PhoCusWright Conference : The Five Tenets of Chaos Video Contest

elliottng — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:27:03 -0000

Philip sez: Gotta do it all. I love it!

I think if PCW can get the travel industry to embrace a sense of play and having fun, it will go a long way to cultivating the right responses to an increasingly chaotic and challenging business environment. But all too often, large and established players are mired in inflexible planning processes that are not responsive enough to a dynamic environment. The best defense against disruption is empowering people to have fun with the business and dream big dreams!

@elliottng

Re: Rebecca MacKinnon On China’s Internet White Paper. American Investors Should Pay Attention

elliottng — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:54:14 -0000

One other point. I'm interested in how "networked authoritarianism" is mirrored in other aspects of Chinese governance. My sense is that oversight of the internet, which we Western observers :) are all obsessed with, is consistent with a set of themes that are mirrored in other arenas. For example, to pick another area that you're interested in, how is the use of land governed in China among central, provincial, and municipal authorities? How does popular opinion influence and affect issues like land use and government policies? Anyway, my thoughts on this are not fully baked, just think that what Rebecca is describing is probably consistent with a broader understanding of how China is governed...

Re: Rebecca MacKinnon On China’s Internet White Paper. American Investors Should Pay Attention

elliottng — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:50:10 -0000

Good post, and thanks for highlighting Rebecca's post as a must read. I agree with your point that the concept of "networked authoritarianism" is spot on for several reasons. It connotes the multi-layered and distributed nature of "franchise authoritarianism" where license-holders are asked to enforce censorship rules and information control in a distributed manner. It also connotes the actual networked IT of mobile and internet that is where communications policies are being enforced, and where public opinion is being formed.

Re: Tiananmen Square whitewashed?

elliottng — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:42:55 -0000

chineseinuk,

thanks for your extensive comments and discussion on CN Reviews. I actually think we are not too far apart in our point of view. Your point that the government believes that "now is not the right time" and my assertion that "people care less and less about it" I think will converge maybe 10+ years from now where the government is confident enough to open up on not just TAM but other bigger and more traumatic events like the Cultural Revolution. But somehow a big "Truth & Reconciliation" process seems really un-Chinese like me...it seems like things would be handled in private and with discretion. Then again, it could be that no one in power will ever see any benefit to opening up about TAM...

Anyway, thanks for a thought-provoking and (generally) civil discourse.

Re: K - POP

elliottng — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:56:13 -0000

Yes I like the video you linked to!

Re: When travelling means one last chance to live

elliottng — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:55:35 -0000

Thanks for posting this Stephen. I just made a small donation. It is a testament to the family that they are not accepting "no" and are pushing forward. Thoughts and prayers to Taro and family.

Re: I don’t know what to say other than, it’s in the papers, so I might as well tell you.

elliottng — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:35:37 -0000

OMG. Hang in there.

Re: Is It Too Late For 10 Things I Learned In 2009? (See also: rhetorical questions.)

elliottng — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:13:50 -0000

I identified with #8.

"Reading through your old blog archives is a really great way to accidentally waste an hour of the Monday after the holiday break. Shit."

I spent a ton of time writing up navel-gazing "best of 09 post" for my blog at CNReviews that, based on the lack of comments, no one except for me has bothered to read. Oh well, there's still time for 2010 to be a great year!

So glad I had the chance to meet you in Orlando in 2009.

Re: George Clooney Trivia From New 'Up In The Air' Movie - 341 - Travel News & Reviews - Galavanting Online Women's Travel Magazine and Community ::..

elliottng — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:14:38 -0000

Let's just say that I've got a number in mind, and I'm not there yet. :)

c- 10 mm.

Although I think Ryan Bingham would just throw out the neck pillow and blanket. But since I fly coach and am a lowly P1 on UA I'll use it!

Re: LetMeGo to The PhoCusWright Conference

elliottng — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:55:41 -0000

Excellent post Alexander and thanks for using my photos! (can you add an attribution link to UpTake.com please) :)

I think one trend was exhibited by the GetARoom.com founders on opaque pricing and merchandising. I think there are some interesting concepts in this arena and it appears that LetMeGo is doing something in this space.

Email me and let me know your thoughts on this trend. I'd love to do a follow up blog post on this topic with your thoughts.

Re: Investor Carl Icahn leaves Yahoo board, apparently satisfied

elliottng — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:27:38 -0000

@anthonyha OMG this is a coup of a headline. Should have definitely inserted a LOLcat of some sort into the post!

Re: I have 3,571 tweets that show that Twitter isn’t for lunch anymore

elliottng — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:32:20 -0000

Robert. This is classic Scobleizer. Great insights. And you're modeling the ability to revisit "old technology" (e.g Twitter vs. Friendfeed, and a feature that I basically forgot about) with fresh eyes. Now I'm wondering what I'm neglecting because its old news but actually could be part of something important. Hmmm. How about email? :) Thanks, E.