Posted on May 6, 2010 @ 7:33 pm
A local car service is the mayor of LaGuardia Airport in New York. How long will it be until Foursquare begins selling space here to advertisers? This is the first page you see after checking into a business — and I have to imagine it helps deliver new customers to this car service. Imagine landing on the runway, opening your phone and checking into 4sq, and clicking a link to schedule a luxury car service drive you home for the same price as a taxi. Not bad.
Posted on April 12, 2010 @ 8:08 pm
Now that we’ve got reasonably warm weather again in NY, I’m ditching my subway card in favor of my bike. Not only will I save $80/month from my metrocard, but I also get some extra exercise and a more scenic commute to school. In fact, cycling is a great way to get around NYC (as long as you invest in a good lock) and a time/money saver too. Here’s a photo of my bike, except I recently added a front brake and toe clips.
Posted on @ 7:17 pm
Gmail is hands down the best mail solution on the iPad. The UI is terrific (a step up from Apple’s native mail app) and it’s quick and responsive. Plus I love the fact I can side swipe messages to archive. Nice job Gmail team!
Posted on March 18, 2010 @ 4:18 pm
Yang’s Fry Dumplings was definitely one of the food highlights of Shanghai. They charged 5 Yuan for 4 dumplings. That’s about $0.75. I wish we had dumpling shops as good as this in NY and SF…
Posted on March 14, 2010 @ 10:41 am
After spending the last week in China, I have a much greater appreciation for two things: clean air and an uncensored internet experience.
As soon as I stepped out of the Shanghai Pudong Airport my chest felt tight and my breaths were noticeably shorter. I thought that I’d experienced air pollution in Mexico City and Los Angeles, but the air in Shanghai was definitely dirtier.
It was interesting to visit China last week, especially as the discussion of whether Google will continue its operations in the country was nearing a final decision. It was a hotly covered topic in the China Daily just about every single day.
While I had a great trip and it was exciting to see how China is quickly developing, it was refreshing to land in New York yesterday and finally be able to access Facebook and Twitter. As an American traveling abroad, there are things I take for granted, such as bit.ly urls working properly and Google functioning as expected. But in China, this wasn’t the case.
Below is a short recap of the things that didn’t work for me during the course of my daily internet use in Shanghai last week.
Posted on March 8, 2010 @ 2:02 am
Today we met with Stephen Green, Head of Economic Research at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai. One of the biggest topics we covered was the housing bubble in China. While Stephen agrees that a bubble exists, he doesn’t think it will have the same impact as the one we recently experienced in the US. He argued that you can’t compare the US bubble of the last decade with the one here today because this is essentially China’s industrial revolution, where there is such tremendous growth that a 10-20% correction would have a negligible impact on the economy. Other arguments he cited were the continued urbanization of China and the fact owners put over 30% down. Therefore, a correction would have to be huge in order to wipe out home owner equity and impact the financial system here.
Posted on March 5, 2010 @ 4:41 pm
I’m currently in Seoul and will be heading to Shanghai tomorrow. Lots of interesting meetings scheduled with entrepreneurs and tech companies to get a lay of the land over here. Best way to connect with me will be over Twitter or Facebook, as I’m checking in over wifi networks periodically as I travel.
Update 3/7: Neither Twitter or FB can be accessed from my hotel. Not sure if it’s just a local issue or nationwide.
Posted on February 27, 2010 @ 9:04 am
Last week Fortune posted 10 tips for career success from Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, a former Googler, and now CEO at Polyvore. I worked in Sukhinder’s group for about 6 months before she took on Asia-Pac/LatAm responsibilities, and while I agree with most of the advice in her post, I would change #9 from “Go in with a vision of your 100-day plan and see if it resonates” to “Go in with a 7-day, 30-day, and 100-day gameplan to see if it resonates”. [Continue Reading...]
Posted on February 17, 2010 @ 11:16 pm
While some people are upset about the lack of live Olympic footage online, I’m just bummed that I can’t find the highlight clips. I want to see Shaun White’s gold medal run from today, but can’t find it (yes, even on YouTube).
Posted on February 9, 2010 @ 4:39 pm
Sure wish I was going to their show tonight in Williamsburg. I embedded a video of them live in Los Angeles last week after the jump below.