The slang term 小资(xiao3 zi1) came up over dinner with my friends Min and Kai. I was discussing a Website I liked, and Min responded, “I don’t like that site. It’s too 小资.” Well, I had never heard the term. What is it? Min responded: “I don’t know how to translate it. People who are xiao zi like Western things, like to drink coffee at cafes…Shanghai is a very 小资.”
Huh? Well, down the rabb...
From Mop : Japanese Post-90s generation speed-skater’s “see-through outfit” shocks everyone Beijing Time February 11 news, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the 15-year-old athlete and new member of the Japanese team has once again made waves, this time not because of her representing her country at such a young age, but because the appearance of her “see-through” competition outfit at the Vanco...
Words that frighten youth today
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In this video I interview Steve Rubel , Senior Vice President at Edelman Digital . Steve advises some of the biggest names in the world, such as Dannon, Hewlett Packard, Pepsi and Microsoft, on social media.
Watch this video to pick up some of the nuggets of social media advice he gives his clients. One valuable tip Steve gives is about “shared mutual gain” and what it means. Steve also exp...
Below are 62 “unseen” news photographs from 2009 and their original captions, translated into English, that were originally featured on NetEase , one of China’s most popular portal websites. We’ve also included links to related chinaSMACK posts from published during the past year. Thank you for your support. We wish everyone a happy new year and good luck in 2010! – Fauna & chinaSMACK st...