Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 24 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

The Tweet Plan I used this past week was once again one of providing interesting information and links for the multifaceted person interested in international business and nothing was scheduled. This is because I will implement a new and improved scheduled Tweet Plan very soon and want to have additional data to compare results with. In fact, I would have already finished this new and improved Tweet Plan except I had a few new ideas I wanted to incorporate. So this is my project to finish this week.

Update On My International Social Media Strategy

During this third of the four weeks of the Social Media Success Summit 2009 the main thing I learned was how to strengthen my social booking strategies for business. During this Success Summit my goal is to give extra thought to my social media marketing strategy.  One big result is this week I outlined 5 additional Tweet Plans for 5 additional Twitter accounts.  These new Twitter accounts are to talk about the different services I offer with a little bit more structure and target marketing. But more about that tomorrow.

If you want to follow along with the Success Summit I suggest using the #SMSS09 hashtag on any Twitter search tool and also follow @SMSS09 on Twitter.

This week was also the second week of the Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge to Get Extreme With Clarity. I had several private messages that showed how several of the tips this week resonated deeply with readers. There are once again many useful links to be added to the resources.

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

1. RT @marketingprofs – How to Make Branding Work (When Marketing Doesn’t) – liked listening to this online seminar
2. Geography World Online – here is a list of links for a different view the world and the cultures in the world
3. Country Rankings & Predictions – For dozens of topics under Economy, Geography, Population, Social Statistics & much more
4. Photos of Buildings Throughout The World – Organized by country
5. Oxfam’s Cool Planet For Children – Photo story chest to explore the lives of children from different countries
6. Earth Calendar – To find out today’s holidays elsewhere in the world
7. Export-Import Bank of the United States
8. Browse the World at MrDowling.com – Educational resource for kids
9. NationMaster – For World Statistics & Country Comparisons – a massive central data source
10. National Geographic World Music – to hear examples of music from different cultures
11. License Plates of the World
12. Highway Route Markers - Past and present, from around the world
13. GapMinder.org – For a fact based world view
14. If a country is situated in the tropics or is landlocked, does it face a much larger challenge in development?
15. International Marketing Review #55
16. Clarity In Cross-Cultural Communication – Tip 7
17. Companies Want Intercultural Managers from @Grdeken
18. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – The Power Distance Index - via @bradbridges
19. Announcing the creation of the Japan International Business Exchange (JIBE) Twitter Account – via @pacificIT
20. #CCCCTips 7 – Ask questions to clarify even the slightest uncertainty or assumption
21. Dr Pepper learns how to speak a third language #marketing #multilingual #multicultural – via @NestorSystem
22. Attract international clients to your website, be sensitive to cultural issues #multicultural – via @NestorSystem
23. Today’s College Students: More Globally Aware, Less Materialistic, Most Diverse & Multicultural – via @thecampusbuzz
24. Jakarta furniture sellers face dropping domestic, international sales - & of cost of eco-labeling certification
25. Clarity In Cross-Cultural Communication – Tip 8
26. Free Web Marketing Course With Certification
27. Clarity In Cross-Cultural Communication – Tip 9
28. Cross Cultural Case: “What Would Mao Drive? A Little Red … Hummer “ (from NYT) – via @fcutitta
29. #CCCCTips 8 – Ask questions to get specific information and avoid assumptions
30. Short YouTube video of a British classic from Fawlty Towers on communication problems – #CCCCTips 8
31. Short YouTube video Steve Jobs vs Confucius: Different ways of thinking – #CCCCTips 8
32. #CCCCTips 9 – Be aware of any assumptions you make & remember to confirm them during your cross-cultural conversation
33. Clarity In Cross-Cultural Communication – Tip 10
34. A book review – Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering
35. Wal-Mart trying to dive deeper into the $90 billion/year Hispanic grocery market #multicultural – via @NestorSystem
36. Cross Cultural Case: When in Australia do as the Australians do - via @kellbags
37. Clarity In Cross-Cultural Communication – Tip 11
38. Top 100 Blogs to Boost Your Sales Skills – my blog about cross-cultural skills for international sales is No. 18
39. #CCCCTips 10 – Don’t assume other cultures thinks like you… try to identify how you can make the communication easier for them
40. @ClientStories – How To Write A Good Case Study – see my tip & others – via @clickdocuments @ambal
41. 10 Superb Social Media Presentations
42. Don’t Gross Out The World – Take this fun quiz about eating practices in different countries
43. The 8 Principles of Fun – lots of reasons why I enjoyed this: similarity to cross-cultural stuff, quotes, colors… fun
44. Etymologic – The toughest etymology (word origin) game on the Web
45. Hillman Wonders of the World – See the World’s Top 100 Wonders before you die
46. 250+ Super Cool WordPress Tutorials – Newbie To Pro
47. How to Get Cheap Flights - Some useful info, I liked the Ticket and Flying Glossary
48. Speech Accent Archive – compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers
49. Startups – European hills are green – “Invest in Brussels”?
50. Travel by Design – A difference in where and how we travel  – some fun little things here, different in other countries
51. Cool Capitals – A different way to look up info on Amsterdam, Antwerp, Valencia, Vienna, Zurich
52. For foreigners, Wal-Mart’s gallon jar of pickles is incomprehensible, the huge jar of mayonnaise next to it is a waste
53. Join Portugal-Forum & help @DrBonsai create a multicultural community – participate in English, German or Portuguese
54. RT @dslunceford @JoinDeloitteUS – UN Report Recognizes Deloitte Cross-Cultural Programs (Big4.com article)
55. #CCCCTips 11 – In your cross-cultural conversations be aware of the cultural flavor of your own language
56. Overview Of The Japanese Web & An Interview With the CEO Of Japan’s Biggest Social Network Mixi – via @t_de_baillon
57. Which networks are popular? Social Networks Around the World – RT @rww @t_de_baillon @pocketcultures @MaureenDonovan
58. This How To Create A Powerful StumbleUpon Profile post came from a question I asked in #smss09 forum http://cli.gs/D0vy6z – via @chrisgarrett
59. Got my vanity FaceBoook URL – http://www.facebook.com/cindyking.biz – Did you get yours?
60. #CCCCTips 12 – Think about the words you use and try to make them easy to understand for different cultures
61. Fun video – Who Wants to be a Cross Cultural Manager? – a game show helps improve cultural skills – #CCCCTips 11
62. 20 Tips on International Business Etiquette – Ecademy – via @francism1975
63. Cross-Cultural Social Media – A world map with different social media networks – via @Alby_S
64. European Social Media Marketing? Alive and Kicking! – via @bizwriter
65. Mint Map: The World’s Resources by Country – Commodities – How Natural Resources Affect a Country’s Economics
66. Canada and Mexico vs the US: A Visual Comparison – NAFTA – Comparing Economies
67. Buy & sell in the global markets? UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is your friend
68. Are Australians averse to intercultural exchanges?
69. Multivariate Testing and Culture-Specific Personas – An interesting article on testing international web marketing