Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 2 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

Last weekend, in the Cultural Awareness Calendar – January 2009, I told you why I think it is good to have an interest in international and cultural events, news and general information.  To improve your international skills, capacity for empathy, and knowledge of different cultures.

This is also why I share my tweets here too.  The first Twitter post was on the last day of last year:

• 301 Twitter Culture Tips & International Links

Twitter is part of my social media marketing plan to build my business.  So most of my Tweets are directly related to building international skills.

Do you have an interesting or useful link on international business, or of cultural interest? Tweet me a link.

Chatting is filtered out… Here is the selection of my best cross-culture tweets and international links so far this year:

1. Stunning rainbow photos from all over
2. Do’s & don’ts in Brazil – short video – an American’s experience…
3. More great advice RT @ThunderbirdNews Adventures in cross-cultural negotiations with alumnus Andreas Sigl
4. Good advice on int’l negotiation RT@ThunderbirdNews Adventures in cross-cultural negotiations with Steve Klemme
5. It’s the Sydney Festival
6. Re-tweet  @ThunderbirdNews – 5 tips for your next cross-cultural encounter
7. Re-tweet  @Mike_Stelzner – Is adding “Facebook friends” that are strangers a smart business move?
8. Take the 2009 Social Media Marketing Industry Survey. Participants get free copy of the results
9. International Market Research Essentials
10. International Market Research Success
11. Re-tweet @jeanlucr – 6 Effective Ways to Use Twitter as a Lead Generation Tool
12. Very useful for web marketers RT @chrisgarrett How to calculate visitor value metrics with Excel
13. Look at this great way to present info @Rogercparker ‘s clickable, zoomable Mind Map of Gladwell’s Outlier’s book
14. Wow! Great stuff – slides 13 + 34 @DoreenatDMS Universal McCann Presentation – global &  international statistics on social media
15. Re-tweet  @Mike_Stelzner – @steveslaunwhite ‘s New Blog – The Wealthy Freelancer
16. @lyceum – Here’s my take on the LeWeb incident. Let me know how things came across your side
17. Choice of Social Media For International Markets
18. Re-tweet  @ohholidays – The Fantastic Multicultural City That Is Barcelona
19. @KarinHccp – In my experience people have different definitions of brand(ing) = problem. Product positioning is vital for int’l biz dev’t
20. Difference between building a business and building a brand
21. Re-tweet  @graphicgranola RT @andyhunter – Multicultural youth trends, 2009 list
22. Re-tweet  @libs_tweets LI Q -  Seeking cross-cultural experts and expats to comment on culture clashes
23. Best way to go! RT @SeshuThePhotog @tamikka – For me, multicultural will always mean – multiple cultures. I keep it simple.
24. Re-tweet  @MissGayle – Old Languages in a Multicultural Life
25. Methodology For International Market Research
26. Re-tweet  @iimc – Over 10,000 registrations from 47 countries for IIM Calcutta’s international business school festival, Intaglio.
27. Re-tweet  @EllenNaylor – Our perspectives, filters, issues, & interpretations shape our experiences, lives, & worlds.
28. Curious.. who (else) do you like to follow to get international or cultural news/information, either general or business related?
29. Marketing Tactics For Different Countries
30. What do you think about one online for small international group? RT @ducttape Hold a Testimonial Gathering Party
31. Re-tweet  @Mike_Stelzner – In case you missed all the insanity: How to Grow Your Business With Twitter
32. A great online event for everyone that writes for business RT @Mike_Stelzner This highest paid writers do this…
33. …and so the Orthodox Christian – the Eastern Orthodox Churches that use the Julian Calendar celebrate Christmas on this day
34. 34 photos of ice – some from Harbin Festival
35. Mental Floss magazine just came in and asks “Will there ever be a global currency?” – something I have a hard time imagining. And you?
36. @chuckstar76 Thanks Charlie the “Around the World in 80 Faiths” series on the BBC looks interesting
37. … and it’s the Armenian Christmas – The Armenian Church celebrates Christmas on today
38. For Christians… It’s Epiphany – time I take down my Christmas tree, & eat the Galette des Rois here in France
39. Re-tweet  @chrisgarrett – With all these high profile Twitter hacks, all who have used a 3rd party Twitter service should change Twitter passwords
40. Good read on Europe in current world economy RT @finikiotis @chicken_scratch Thanks for the Kaplan piece on Greece
41. Re-tweet  @ChaoticOne  Miami SEO Company – Selling to a Multicultural Society
42. Re-tweet  @DoreenatDMS RT @adage -  What Global Gaffes Can Teach You About Multicultural Advertising
43. Insead Knowledge – Do you like TED videos? Have a look at these
44. Social Media Marketing Across Cultures: http://EzineArticles.com/?i…
45. On the Discordian calendar today is Mungday … anyone know anything about this?
46. The WiseMarketer
47. Consider country-specific sub-domains or sub-categories instead of top level domain names for each country
48. Brainstorming questions to know if you have a real international business opportunity – free for subscribers
49. A fun take on the definition of globalization – around Princess Diana
50. Free online language courses
51. Re-tweet  @Chia_Nan – “A multicultural Japan? Don’t bring me your huddled masses – The Economist”
52. Communication is depositing a part of yourself in another person
53. Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty & flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected – G.Soros
54. Re-tweet  @pchere – 30 Unforgettable Christmas Advertisements Around the World
55. The term “international business” is often confused with the term “global business”
56. The confluence of global markets & poverty alleviation
57. Resource to find newspapers and news sources – some in other countries
58. A place to get customized international market intelligence
59. A funny video on translation
60. Work for the fun of it, and the money will arrive some day – Ronnie Milsap
61. Re-tweet  @DoreenatDMS RT @emmeffe2  – The Best of Christmas Photos From Around the Globe, 2008
62. Become a cultural detective
63. Re-tweet  @finikiotis - NYT think piece: Bring people who can see things differently & not trapped in their own assumptions
64. Re-tweet  @finikiotis – Emerging Markets: Writing the Web’s future in numerous languages
65. Christmas Trees Around the World
66. Share your culture pulse: What difference do you see in different marketing channels for different international markets?
67. Want to read up on culture? Intercultural Press
68. International Sales Tip: Never forget to prepare for a sales meeting with an international client
69. Survey: Would it be useful for you to develop your cross-cultural communication skills?
70. @Mike_Stelzner wrote about my twitter results on @copyblogger – all thanks to @chrisgarrett & Authority Blogger
71. Survey: When does international marketing bring you the most international sales?
72. I think that New York is not the cultural centre of America, but the business and administrative centre of American culture – Saul Bellow
73. Need to adapt your product to different cultures? Then read this
74. Share your culture pulse: What are you missing to develop your business internationally?
75. World map showing who is buying what
76. The wreckage of the global financial crisis in Iceland - an unexpected 180° turnaround for the worse
77. Watch last year’s 1 page screenplay winner and vote on 2 versions – this is a great short multicultural comedy
78. International sales can be a secondary source of revenue
79. Re-tweet @jtkwilliams – Ever since Babel’s tower, learning languages has been the main hurdle in cross-cultural communication
80. Culture tip: Need to understand your international clients more? develop your own cross-cultural communication skills first
81. International marketing tip: Use all marketing best practices even when you start your international marketing on a small scale

Did you find this interesting?

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And for those of you who do not use Twitter, I will continue tp put a weekly update over the weekend.  That way you can also access the links and tips.

Again, remember…
If you have anything on international business, or of cultural interest…
Please tell me about it and I will share it both on twitter and here in the weekly twitter updates.
All you have to do is leave your link in a comment below or ping me on Twitter.

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