Topic: Vietnam

5 Marketing Lessons from Mr. Rogers

As my little girl grows up and gets interested in television and "brands" that appeal to her, I can't help but think of those of my own early childhood. The brand she is exposed to the most is Sesame Street: It started with her ...READ»

Cambodia's Seamstresses Exemplify Global Trends Toward Investment in the Female Market

MasterCard is eyeing the emerging middle classes of women in Asia and Cambodia is as good a test case as anywhere else -- and it offers a CSR branding point.READ»

85% of Natural Disaster-Related Fatalities Occur in Asia

Population density plays a role, but why do so many natural disasters occur in Asia in the first place?READ»

What CSR and Nonprofit Leaders Are Reading - Part I

It's always fun to find out what others are reading and peruse their book shelves. Here's a glimpse at the summer reading lists of a variety of people from business, nonprofits, and corporate social responsibility.READ»

Summer Reading Picks From Dan Pink, Seth Godin, Eliot Spitzer, and More

As summer arrives, there's the hope that we can carve out a bit of time to read one or two books that may leave a mark after we've returned to the grind. I reached out to a diverse collection of thinkers, writers, and entrepreneurs and asked what non-business writing has had a big impact on them. They sent back an intriguing collection of fiction, science fiction, and history books.READ»

Father's Day Contest: And the Winner Is...[UPDATED]

Check out the winning submission, by Jonathan Good, whose father will receive one pair of Ceramic Speakers by Joey Roth.READ»

Get Your Submissions in for Our Father's Day Contest!

The deadline is 24 hours away--but already, we've been amazed at the quality of your entries.READ»

The Fundamental Attribution Error: It's the Situation, Not the Person

[video_twistage 1 protect]Sometimes what looks like a problem with a person is really a problem with the situation. Let me tell you the story of a woman named Amanda who worked for Nike in Vietnam. She traveled a lot, and when she got ...READ»

The Foxconn Effect: Where Will Electronics Be Made if China's Wages Rise? [Updated]

The media fuss about recent suicides at China's Foxconn company, an electronics manufacturer that supports, among others, Apple, has prompted a debate about the future. In particular, will rising wages drive tech firms elsewhere for ...READ»

Wanna Lead? Learn How To Apologize

After being caught in a series of statements that allowed and encouraged people to believe he served in Vietnam, even though he honorably served in the Marine Corps Reserves during that time, Connecticut Attorney General and ...READ»

Not Invented Here: Social Games and Asia

Moving from Seoul to Singapore takes the geeks to a small market that's quite evolved, and to the most comprehensive Asian tech conference yet, Echelon 2010. Here, I learn that one of the largest web markets, social games, is already ...READ»

Luxury Resorts Will Bring Jobs to China Beach

During the Vietnam War, U.S. soldiers headed to China Beach, a stretch of pristine sand near the port city of Da Nang, for R&R. But that 10-km-long beach isn't particularly restful or relaxing these days, as it undergoes an ...READ»

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Forget Freemium App Sales, Meet Causium: The Charity Business Model

In the Interwebs era, there seem to be as many business models as colors in the rainbow ... yet few have the charitable cachet of "Causium." This is a wildly successful and public-spirited invention by software company Atlassian.Just ...READ»

As Consumers Steer Clear of Mobile Music Downloads, iTunes Continues to Run the Show

New data released last night by ComScore shows that we might be waiting a while for the much speculated about mobile version of iTunes (or else, it'll pop up in Vietnam). Consumers, it seems, are continuing to manage their media ...READ»

How to Build a Monument to Nazi Evil Without Celebrating It

Berlin's new "Topography of Terror" exhibition center documents, doesn't honor, the Gestapo and the SS.READ»

How America's Top Military Officer Uses Business to Boost National Security

Admiral Mike Mullen says the sea was his business. Now, as America's top military officer, he's reshaping strategy for a world in which economics and security are intertwined.READ»

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The University of San Francisco School of Law

I earned my Juris Doctor at the University of San Francisco School of Law. The school,established in 1912 shortly after the University of San Francisco was founded by a group of Jesuit Fathers, is dedicated to the pursuit of ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Should We Stay in Afghanistan?

Everything you should know about the debate, in a single flow chart.READ»

HealthRight International: Building Sustainable Solutions That Appeal To Business Investors

Today's philanthropists struggle to balance crisis contributions with investments in longer term, lasting solutions.  HealthRight International exemplifies a nonprofit that leverages relatively small resources for a significant ...READ»

Google: Vietnam Pulling Similar Anti-Free Speech Cyberattacks to China

Google, probably still sore after its fight with the spiky Chinese authorities, has nevertheless opened a new front in its battle against Net censorship: It's discovered a huge cyberattack against people who contradict the Vietnamese ...READ»

Designer Clothing Brands Contain Formaldehyde, Acid

Apparently, H&M isn't alone in its green transgressions. Chinese inspectors took it upon themselves to check out random clothing samples throughout the province of Zhejiang, with some disturbing results: a whopping 60% of ...READ»

audioworkproducer

Audioworks Producers Group Location - Audioworks Producers Group Cedits The French director Jean Renoir, the son of the famous Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir, made two great films, Grand Illusion (1936) and The Rules of the ...READ»

This Earth Day, Avatar Comes to DVD, Without Special Features but With Disposable Packaging

Thousands of pounds of manufactured plastic for disposable DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and packaging: Avatar goes "green."READ»

Examining Risk Takers: Segments, Stats, Brands, Facts

What does Shaun White, Sergey Brin and Anthony Bourdain have in common (besides stacks of cash)? Each represents a generation of Risk Takers. Shaun White is Gen Y’s Adrenaline Junkie, Sergey Brin is Gen X’s New...READ»

ChatRoulette's Andrey Ternovskiy Is the New Bubble Boy

On Friday, the NYT had a revealing Q&A with the founder of ChatRoulette , Andrey Ternovskiy. The 17-year-old was over in the U.S. to talk to developers and potential investors about how to evolve his site, which he developed over ...READ»