Just a quick blog to request that anyone and everyone in the search industry or who regularly reads SEOmoz (or just stumbled across this today) is invited to join the search marketing tour this evening in Shanghai on the 47th floor of the Radisson New World Hotel in their bar - Skydome.
We should be there between 9:30pm and 10:00pm and stay at least until midnight and very possibly later.
BTW - I have a ton of amazing stories to tell about Shanghai, Beijing and my experiences here, but they'll have to wait. Many of the most incredible things I've seen are technically forbidden by the government, and while they seem to largely look the other way (apparently this is an important aspect of historical Chinese culture), I don't want to risk any trouble until I get home.
p.s. I'd just like to leave you with this:
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Oh uh thats Japanese
That banner gives me an idea for a new web business... Maohoo!
Could do a bovine version - Moohoo
Unfortunately, you did not have such arrangement while you were in Beijing.
China is a huge country, it is hard to get the whole picture of it.
Btw, I lived in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xiamen, I would say Xiamen is the best city to live in China and I guess it will be your next stop.
If you got time while you are in Xiamen, don't forget to visit "Gulangyu Islet". it is a beatiful place to go, and a couple has a cafe with a good name "kill time" on the islet. They also have a web site: https://www.onislet.com/.
If you have any Chinese friend around you now, show him or her this address, and ask them to translate for you. even you can't read Chinese but you can still see the pictures.
https://www.chongchong.net/article.asp?id=193
It is a place you can see history, and quietly enjoy the sun shine or to meditate, or just killing time.:)
So, Rand how's the dim sum?
Hey Rand, Welcome to Shanghai!! sorry to miss you in Skydome last night.
I will be in Xiamen for SES conference as well. Looking forward to meeting you!
The color-scheme in that picture is bordering on criminal.
Are you questioning the divine beauty of Happy Chairman Mao Color Scheme #6? That borders on treasonous...
I'd be more forgiving if it weren't so faded. But come on: faded pink, red and lemon yellow? I never thought I'd see a 70s version of Yahoo!
I still need to think of a way to punish myself for not showing up.
Or at least not check my emails every 5 min. that day.
Hope you guys had fun.
欢迎光临上海!
Shanghai is fun. A fresher and gaudier version of Hong Kong at the same time. Quick question, are more people tipping in Shanghai now? It went from being a strict no-no, to a sometimes at western establishments like 5-star hotels, then sometimes at any 'swanky' place. Has it become more common to expect a tip?
Not common in shanghai. At tacobell grande I saw a waitress running away from an older western gentleman attempting to tip her. I've tipped at one restaraunt in the last 3 months, and that was at Tony Romas in the Portman (not my usual haunt).
Read Chairman Mao's book.
Do you Yahoo?
Classic....
If you'd do the same thing anywhere in the Caribbean I'd be on a plane before Pat can think of a good fart joke.
Mmm, on a search for mao on yahoo.cn, the fourth search is a Wikipedia entry about the Chairman. #1-3 are more commercial in nature.....
I think you would have to bend the very rules of time and space to do ANYTHING before Pat could think of a good fart joke.
Well, before he can think of a fart joke. ;)
Ooh, burn! :P
Are you questioning the quality of my fart jokes?
Um. Yeah. But I've given you a thumbs-up to soften the blow...
I assume you posted by email because the title is a bunch of question marks.
Rand, I'm looking forward to the whole story.
Its in Chinese characters, the RSS feed title isn't displaying properly though.
If you have the chinese character set, or are using a Mac, you should be able to see the title no problem.
Thanks for the clarity King & Flux. I have no plans to install the Chinese char set and I'm on a PC.
Thus it is time to play make-believe.
Right... er... Ooooh, cool - Chinese!
:D
It is in Chinese characters, says Welcome to Shanghai.
I was surprised when I first saw this title in the home page of SEOmoz.:)
Is that tonight (wednesday) shanghai time?
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Also where did you find that picture? Amazing!
I will swing by, what is the proper attire?
Great picture. Have fun. Still jealous.
Do you Mahoo? Aparentely not as much as in the 1960s...
Oh yah.