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Entries from March 2008

Localization Key to Success in China

by Allison

The WSJ reports that the latest battle in the global sneaker wars is figuring out what a “Chinese” style looks like.

In efforts to woo China’s consumers, Nike Inc., the country’s market leader in sportswear, and Adidas AG are both aggressively promoting apparel and shoes with designs incorporating Chinese elements — a departure from the mostly […]

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Tags: Asia · Fashion & Retail · Marketing & Advertising

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Nokia Crowdsources Next “Wild Idea”

by Allison

When Nokia released its Morph concept—a stretchable, flexible, solar-powered, self-cleaning handset with a sense of smell—the design crowd went nuts. The YouTube video–some of the best gadget porn to come along since the iPhone demos–quickly went viral.
Now Nokia is asking these same crowds for their own “wild ideas” for designs à la Threadless. […]

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Tags: Emerging Technology · Mobile

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Singing About Cell Phones

by Allison

Music influences everything–from how products are designed to why we buy them. In any sort of creative process–or process of creation–music is there. Technology is no exception. You’d be hard-pressed to find a developer/programmer/ designer at work without a pair of Bose headphones pumping in the latest Radiohead/LCD Soundsystem/Kanye West. Just look at the insane […]

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Tags: Emerging Technology · Mobile · Movies

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Mobile Key to Reaching Youth in Asia, Study Shows

by NGT

How many hours do you spend on the Internet and your mobile phone? Probably not as much as your average teenager in Hong Kong. According to a new survey, of the 38 hours of activities Asia’s youth manage to squeeze into a day, 10 are spent on some form of media.
The Synovate Young Asians survey, […]

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Tags: Asia · Marketing & Advertising · Mobile · Teens · Tweens · Twenty-Somethings · Youth Trends

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Manhunting Goes Social, Mobile

by NGT

A couple of weeks ago, Interpol released an “Orange Notice” for Mas Selamat Kasatari, an infamous terrorist group leader, when he escaped from detention. The ensuing manhunt for Singapore’s most wanted man is being fortified through Facebook and mobile phones.
To help spread a nationwide alert, local carriers SingTel, StarHub and M1 chipped in to disseminate […]

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Tags: Asia · Mobile · Social Networking

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