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Google vs. China — Who's Got the Most To Lose?
Barence writes "Google looks set to pull out of China, but who will suffer most? The search engine or China? At last week's South by Southwest conference, Kaiser Kuo, a former director of digital strategy for the Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency in China, gave an illuminating talk that examined the history of Google and other Western internet firms in China, their relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the likely outcomes of the current stalemate. Kuo explained that Google had earned the respect of the tech-savvy urban elite by protecting users, making censorship clear and by protecting its employees in China. That means Google is walking away from a 35% market share, which contains a far wealthier demographic than local provider Baidu. The Government, meanwhile, which has been very pro-competition, is about to hand a complete monopoly to Baidu, harm its international standing and the development of net technologies in the country. Is it a lose-lose situation?"
Hey, it turns out that there are stupid questions!
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
What is the sound of no thoughts happening?
Without Google adds, how will the Chinese know that their penises are small much less that there's a cream to make them bigger which costs only $19.95!
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Duh. There's an easy way to figure this one out: http://googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=google&word2=china
...the WinMo 7 marketing department?
Quo usque tandem abutere, Nimbus, patientia nostra?
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN2.aspx
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?