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Guanxi in public relations and communications in China

Guanxi: The goal is the relationship itself, not what you get out of it.

by Bob Page on 28 November 2010

Instructional baby blanket prototype by the ad agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay, from a PSFK report on health and technology for UNICEF.

PSFK on the future of health and technology.

by Bob Page on 4 August 2010

The Adidas Jabulani ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

NASA uses the World Cup ball to teach physics.

by Bob Page on 7 July 2010

The Wuhan Foreign Languages School, or Wuhan Wai Guoyu Xuexiao.

How Chinese teenagers stick it to The Man.

by Michelle Cui Xiaoxiao on 24 June 2010

Adobe released HTML5 extensions to Dreamweaver enabling web developers to optimize content for multiple screens.

Nielsen on telling stories across three screens.

by Bob Page on 22 June 2010

Harvest '09 T-shirt by TS Designs of Burlington, North Carolina.

Re-inventing the T-shirt in North Carolina.

by Bob Page on 21 June 2010

Aasif Mandvi of The Daily Show holds up an example of Chinese 'propaganda' in US public schools.

The Daily Show on Chinese ‘propaganda.’

by Bob Page on 10 June 2010

Still image from an Amazon commercial by Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths.

What exciting thing will happen today?

by Bob Page on 10 June 2010

Image from video on running on water with shoes from Hi-Tec Sports.

Darn shoe companies, always selling shoes.

by Bob Page on 20 May 2010

Actor Hugh Laurie portrays Gregory House in the 2010 season finale. Photo: Adam Taylor / FOX.

‘House MD’ takes 2 steps for film democracy.

by Bob Page on 18 May 2010

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