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Good blog post about what makes good managers stand out. A.o. leadership, expert, active listener & humor - Marc van der Chijs

Fun games for babies and toddles - Marc van der Chijs

A young American studying in China in the early 1980s dies of Japanese encephalitis. A fascinating, although of course not a happy, story of life in China in the 1980s - Marc van der Chijs

How bad is China for your health? James Fallows has his own opinion about this, after returning home. - Marc van der Chijs

A work-in-progress guide on Google Wave, it will be updated regularly as Google Wave grows and adds more functionalities - Marc van der Chijs

The latest Dutch radio news (from the top of the current hour, in Dutch), just reload the page and the latest news will start playing - Marc van der Chijs

Twitter Mobile web application that (still) works in China - Marc van der Chijs

How stupid can you be as a foreign businessman in China? Handing total control of your private and business life to a married couple and then being surprised that they take advantage of it. Note that he was running a listed company, so it's not just his own money. Anyway, they managed to solve it and at least the lady is behind bars. - Marc van der Chijs

Interesting ideas on how to screen good employees for start-ups. - Marc van der Chijs

How to raise your first round? A presentation with good tips and advice for current or would-be entrepreneurs - Marc van der Chijs

Some stats on Pet Society and other social network games. Segment that spends most is women over 35. - Marc van der Chijs

Serial entrepreneur Naval Ravikant talks about how entrepreneurs should approach funding (Finance4Founders dinner) - Marc van der Chijs

Great article about what to look for in a co-founder. Some things are obvious of course, but others give food for thought. If you plan to do a start-up and are looking for someone to do it with, read this first. - Marc van der Chijs

Good article on Venturebeat about some of the nastier terms in VC term sheets. Must read info for all entrepreneurs that are looking for funding. - Marc van der Chijs

Business week article from Dec. 2000 questioning whether Google will every become profitable if it does not allow banners on its search results. Competitor Altavista does not believe Google can ever make USD 80 million revenue a year. Hilarious if you look back. Nobody remembers Altavista anymore and USD 80 million is almost what Google makes per day. - Marc van der Chijs

Anonymous secret Tweets that people send to SecretTweet.com. - Marc van der Chijs

Online games for babies - Marc van der Chijs

Yes, you read the title correctly. This actually sold underwear? - Marc van der Chijs

Scott's favorite online game (he is 12 months old) - he keeps on hitting the keyboard - Marc van der Chijs

My views on the future of mobile games in China (based on interview with JLM Pacific Epoch) - Marc van der Chijs

They have to use checkoints (I'm noticing many more of them) because it's much harder to discern the drunk drivers from the normal sober Chinese wreckless drivers. Don't do it!! Cabs are cheap and plentiful! Go back and get your car tomorrow AM if you don't have a driver. - Jeffrey J Davis

Was at KTV last night. Hotel was attached ;-) I wouldn't own a car here if they halved the traffic....Saw MOST of the singing party members leaving the place "in the bag" ...Of course THEY don't get stopped... - lonnie b hodge

@Jeffrey J Davis Luckily I have a driver, so it was no problem for me. - Marc van der Chijs

By the end of 2009 FlashLite may pass Java as the number one mobile technology (install base). Be prepared online game developers! - Marc van der Chijs

For the first time a newspaper can now support its newsroom based on online ad revenue. Partly because of cutting cost and because of ads that appear both online and in the paper. An important step in the digital era for newspapers - Marc van der Chijs

Great quote in this blog post by Jeff Jarvis: Pulitzers don’t make great newspapers. Local distribution monopolies make great newspapers. The current winners among newspapers became winners because they had the best distribution, not the best journalism. This is important to remember for news sites that close off part of their content for non-paying readers. History repeats itself! - Marc van der Chijs

The end of the print edition of the New York Times could come quicker than many would expect. This article talks about the implications. Interesting read. - Marc van der Chijs

The official Tudou blog! - Marc van der Chijs

Great place for a future vacation. An almost unspoiled island in the Andaman Sea north of Langkawi (located in Thailand). - Marc van der Chijs

Google map overlay that shows what will happen if the sea level rises (you can choose between 1-14 meters) - Marc van der Chijs

The easiest way to download YouTube videos, just add kick before youtube/etc. and you can download the file to many different formats. Smart idea. - Marc van der Chijs