Culture Tips & International Links

As usual you will find a list of this past week’s tweets with fun and useful links or information below. This past week I also worked on a fun social media project but it is still hush hush – stay tuned tomorrow when I’ll be able to share a bit more about it.

The Coming Week’s Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews

Cross-Cultural Interviews take place in 2 parts:

• Part 1 – First a blog post interview to get to know the interviewee
• Part 2 – Later the same day, the Twitter Interview with 10 fast questions for definitions, tips, advice and favorite links. This usually lasts a half an hour and the transcript of the Twitter Interview is added to the blog post shortly after it ends.

Next Week’s Twitter Interviews: 13th Oct. at 13:00 GMT – @Dr4Ward 14th Oct. at 12:00 GMT – @XCulture 16th Oct. at 06:00 GMT – @jackyan 17th Oct. at 21:00 GMT – @CotterHUE Join the conversation with #CKinterview Previous Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews

Last Week’s Cross-Cultural Tweets

Here are the useful links from last week’s tweets.

Blogs

1. Cultural Realms – a blog on cultural tourism & discovery – More international blogs
   
2. Chinese & Chosen – Here’s a blog about Chinese & Jews in NY
   
3. Jack Yan is a fun international guy, here’s his blog
4. Do you read Adam Segal’s blog on Ethnic Marketing?

Content Marketing

5. Happy Sixth Month Blog Anniversary! @ClickDocuments – Lots of free #clickgiveaways to win
   
6. How to Unstick a Stuck Business Blog with this One Amazing Tip
   
7. RT @bobtoovey From Citizen Press: Small town bloggers doing it better than newspapers?
8. Getting Web Content Marketing Right

Cross-Cultural Communication

9. GlobalEdge – Michigan State University – Presentation on culture
10. Cross-Cultural Communication with Sheida Hodge – video

Cross-Cultural Differences

11. What Berlusconi’s Tan Obama ‘Jokes’ Say About Italy – TIME
12. The American Handshake – Explained for non-Americans – Enlightening!
    
13. RT @jl_alfaro Traveling internationally? Dress code training 101

International Business

14. Read this if you are in international business: The demise of the dollar – the implications of not trading oil in US$
15. Find out how to globalize your business website – More international resources

International Sales

16. Need great sales results now? Follow these 50 @TopSalesExperts on Twitter for tips  Pls RT
17. The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations
18. The Lingo Kid’s Multilingual Selling Skills – Great sales skills are easy to spot anywhere

Languages

19. YouTube – A brief digest of British accents in under 3 minutes – the different English regions

Law & Legal Issues

20. The End Of Marketer-Blogger Relationships? new law on sponsored conversations – via @Akostic

Multicultural, Cross-Cultural & International Marketing

21. RT @Apryl_Parcher @Mike_Stelzner – 70% of Marketers Polled Ignore Customer Feedback from Social Media Sites
22. Professor Hans Rosling on Ageing Europe – the change in life expectancy & income per person over the last two centuries

Quotes

23. Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. – Arthur Schopenhauer
24. Examine what is said, not who speaks – Arabian Proverb
25. He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed – William James
26. Never, never, never, never give up – Winston Churchill
27. No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive – Mahatma Gandhi
28. This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want – J Ilhan

Social Media

29. Interesting Social Media Trend via @shanegibson – Simultaneous translation in micro-blogging and collaboration platforms.
30. What do @Mike_Stelzner @MariSmith @JasonFalls @DeniseWakeman @ChrisGarrett @Casey_Hibbard & I share in common? Find out Oct. 12th…
31. RT @chericem @TEDChris on how to use Twitter (Some excellent tips – even for veterans)
32. RT @shanegibson Just posted a new podcast “Listening 2.0 – Social Media Listening Strategy”
33. 13 Facebook Applications to Promote Your Blog by @wchingya
34. RT @wchingya Have you heard of the NEW feature in LinkedIn? — Profile Organizer (not free though)
35. Reading: 7 Simple Income Streams That You Can Actually Create (w/workbook) #mbm09

Trade

36. A place for everyone to learn more about export – More international resources
37. Trade Month: UK Trade and Investment – interesting series for international business ideas & inspiration
38. NAFTA: A Delicate Balance – via @jl_alfaro

Travel

39. World map by URL country codes – More international resources
40. Bundangbear – Escape Your Cultural Bubble – how travel can help you develop your cultural skills
41. A Tour In World Culture – a fun video
42. RT @XCulture @RobertaK – 50 fascinating facts about the London Underground
43. Unique pictures you would only find in different parts of this world – Which one is your favorite?

Trivia

44. Building a true culture of ideas – Ideas While You Sleep – via @IdeasCulture @nataliegiddings
45. Libyan Leader Gaddafi’s Oddest Idea: Abolish Switzerland
46. The English Learner Movie Guide & here is more on culture movies

Find more tips and links on Twitter here:

• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 40 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 39 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 38 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 37 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 36 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 35 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 34 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 33 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 32 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 31 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 30 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 29 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 28 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 27 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 26 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 25 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 24 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 23 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 22 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 21 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 20 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 19 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 18 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 17 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 16 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 15 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 14 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 13 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 12 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 11 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 10 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 9 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 8 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 7 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 6 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 5 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 4 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 3 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 2 of 2009
• 301 Twitter Culture Tips & International Links

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 41 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

Here is the weekly account of my social media marketing activities on Twitter.  This past week I:

• Revised scheduled Tweet Plan with evergreen tweets implemented
• Shared useful, interesting and fun cross-cultural and internatonal links
• Carried out 2 Twitter Interviews:  Seshu and  Thierry de Baillon

There are no Twitter Interviews planned this coming week.  I am busy working on a new social media project to be announced on 12th October 2009.  Here are links to all of the previous Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews.

Last Week’s Cross-Cultural Tweets

Here are the useful links from last week’s tweets.

Blogs

1. Bangladesh Corporate Blog – an interesting read, found via @pocketcultures

Content Marketing

2. Content vs SEO - via @remarkablogger @chrisgarrett
3. Fabulous idea! RT @CCTheLowdown @Book2Book Heathrow Reader-in-Residence

Cross-Cultural Communication

4. RT @Minwoo_Choi Cross-cultural Communication – Rants and Raves
5. What is your definition of cross- cultural communication?
6. RT@giesebrecht @Networking_Lady Oh no! Intercultural competence fail – Westerwelle
7. RT @HoeferleConsult Future German foreign mininster redefines “lack of intercultural competence” by refusing to answer in English
8. Checking out www.komuniki.com which aims to develop intercultural competence – found via @Shayla_66sb
9. RT @FarnhamCastle Intercultural Awareness in business
10. Peter Franklin on Mindfulness and Effective Language by @DeborahSwallow
11. Curiosity vs Empathy, Appreciation vs Anti-Racism – has a reprint of my original post Curiosity vs Empathy
12. RT @AAATranslation Lost in Translation: Muammar Gaddafi’s Rambling UN Speech Smites Interpreter
13. Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions - A list of the country values for Hofstede’s five scales
14. Cross-Cultural Communication by William Sinunu – video

Cross-Cultural Differences

15. Are you African? Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 – via @japundit @discovernikkei
16. Kiss My Black Ads takes a look at Seth Godin’s Cultural Wisdom
17. Who’s dressing you? – via @CultureMatters
18. RT @gbw 10 Life and Money Lessons Learned from Immigrant Parents
19. Facts about France !!! – Some of the usual stereotypes about the French
20. Who is a Real Arab? via @RanaSinha

International Business

21. RT @HoeferleConsult Save $$ by understanding differences between US & Germany.Avoid intercultural roadblocks to focus on your core business.
22. Are You Hard-Wired for a Global Career? by @PaulaCaligiuri
23. RT @scotthigg International business really is a 24 x 7 environment.
24. RT @TransDomo @FarnhamCastle – Corporate social responsibility – is there any room for culture?
25. Just starting a business? Use the SME Toolkit – More international resources
26. Europe soon will be leading the world in video game development – via @KoelnmesseInc @gamescomcologne
27. Why Good Strategic Partnership Fit is Imperative – by @dkiernan on #Maidsfield Blog
28. Southern India – A Place to Grow – on @globalEDGEblog
29. Opportunity “Smell Test” by @finikiotis
30. Expanding in Africa on @globalEDGEblog
31. Doing business in Japan – via @CCTheLowdown
32. A New Look at South Africa – on @globalEDGEblog

International Sales

33. Who are the best sales experts to follow on Twitter? Here is a list of 50 @TopSalesExperts
34. RT @TonyAlessandra @jaqsmale YouTube video — Respect, relationships & the righteous customer- Dr. Tony Alessandra
35. 78% of Sales Are Lost Before You Make The Call! – via @bizsugar SH
36. RT @gitomer The stronger the relationship, the higher the listening factor. How strong are your relationships? Who is listening to you?
37. # Reading: 7 Ways To Play A Much Bigger Game (with free workbook)
38. Interesting read – Sales Hunters & Farmers Will Starve in a Sales 2.0 World – via @Andy_Rudin @shanegibson

Languages

39. Learn Turkish by funny pictures from daily life in Turkey
40. A Short Comedy On Cultural Pronunciation – a fun video
41. BILDblog-Werbespot – Speak German? this is a cute video
42. YouTube – @Alex_and_Jim on comparing American & German Names
43. RT@rmbyrne @chericem 101 Tools to Learn Foreign Language for Free - Communities, courses, podcasts, tools
44. ‘English only’ mentality needs to become foreign – via @CCTheLowdown
45. Do You Speak English? – Big Train – BBC – A good example of British comedy

Law & Legal Issues

46. RT @clarinette02 FOSI VIDEO : What is Digital Citizenship?
47. FOSI – Challenges to Privacy in the Online World and Beyond – via @clarinette02
48. RT @EILBlog Will Obama respect international law? ‘Not likely,’ says Foreign Policy
49. RT @EILBlog China/US argue in the media about the fairness of trade sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Chinese tires.

Multicultural, Cross-Cultural & International Marketing

50. How are you customizing your web marketing for different cultures to get more international business?
51. Different countries and cultures respond to different marketing and sales strategies
52. Savvy segments: retailers and brands target ethnic markets by @adsheik
53. Does “marketing” exist in Japan? on @japanintercult
54. The 2010 Census and the Hispanic Advertising and Media Industry – ThinkMulticultural
55. What a CPG Company Needs to Know to Successfully Reach the Hispanic Consumer by @adsheik
56. RT @mvellandi @t_de_baillon Brands and culture, symbiotic?
57. Stuff White People Like - found via @SEOcopy ‘s blogroll
58. Diversity And Social Change

Quotes

59. Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy – Bill Cosby
60. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose for failure isn’t the falling down but staying down – M Pickford
61. No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit – Andrew Carnegie
62. RT @drnili The less you forgive, the more money you will spend on doctors and medicines. ~Pankaj Gupta
63. The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets – Alvin Toffler
64. A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one – Henry Ford
65. All experience is an arch to build upon – Henry Brooks Adams
66. Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. – Arthur Schopenhauer
67. Examine what is said, not who speaks – Arabian Proverb

Social Media

68. Social Media Statistics and Trends for South America by @shanegibson now in Bogota via @TopSalesExperts
69. RT @bduperrin @t_de_baillon Enterprise 2.0 : is there a French specificity ? – human interactions ARE cultural
70. 5 Really Cool Ways to Get Feedback with Social Media @Mashable @Mike_Stelzner
71. 70% of Marketers Shifting from Traditional to Digital Media – via @Mike_Stelzner
72. Disney Goes Web 2.0, Launches an Official Blog – via @Akostic
73. Really interesting to read how @kevinpalmer suggests he’d use social media to promote a band – via @rjleaman
74. Interesting Social Media Trend via @shanegibson – Simultaneous translation in micro-blogging and collaboration platforms.
75. RT @chericem @TEDChris on how to use Twitter – (Some excellent tips – even for veterans)

Trade

76. Airbus: China and India Will Account for 31 Percent of World Demand – via @kvashee

Travel

77. RT @BookofEverythin Did you know that in 1989, the United Nations named Toronto the world’s most multicultural city?
78. Morocco magic *stunning* timelapse – via @MagicTimeLapse @DoreenatDMS
79. Why 2010 will be the year of the travel deal – via @elliottdotorg @chrisguillebeau
80. How the World Views Germany’s New Government - via @TransDomo
81. How well do you know France? Map game to learn French regions – via @pocketcultures
82. Map showing changes in ages of UK population over past years & future – via @RNID @ExpMyCulture
83. RT @LouisColumbus China celebrates 60 years – Great photo essay from The Big Picture (Boston.com)
84. Cultural Realms – a blog on cultural tourism & discovery

Trivia

85. RT @CragerInc @TrainingTsar 10 Sites to Learn Something New in 10 Minutes a Day
86. Sidewiki on -The Week Magazine: Chinese women redraw the social map
87. Interesting blog by Duncan Green, Head of Research for Oxfam GB
88. “Tenteki” (IV) cafes popular in Japan. Would you stick needles in your veins for vitamins? – via @RickCogley
89. 50 Free Ivy-League Lectures on the Economy – Online Classes.org
90. Anne Frank Video
91. How people count cash – Cultural differences in how people count their paper money
92. Building a true culture of ideas – Ideas While You Sleep - via @IdeasCulture @nataliegiddings

Find more tips and links on Twitter here:

• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 39 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 38 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 37 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 36 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 35 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 34 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 33 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 32 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 31 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 30 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 29 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 28 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 27 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 26 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 25 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 24 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 23 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 22 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 21 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 20 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 19 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 18 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 17 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 16 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 15 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 14 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 13 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 12 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 11 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 10 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 9 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 8 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 7 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 6 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 5 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 4 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 3 of 2009
• Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 2 of 2009
• 301 Twitter Culture Tips & International Links

Copyright Cindy King 2006-2010 - International Business Blog

Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 40 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

As usual every Sunday, here is the weekly account of my social media marketing activities.

• Useful, interesting and fun cross-cultural and internatonal links in the tweets
• Two Twitter Interviews.

Revised Tweet Plan

After a few months testing various tweet strategies I am reverting back to my revised Tweet Plan starting tomorrow.  Stay tuned, you will soon be able to buy the Tweet Plan ebook with my revised scheduled Tweet Plan.

This Coming Week’s Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews

As usual, the Cross-Cultural Interviews are in 2 parts:

• Part 1 – Blog post interview
• Part 2 – Twitter interview with 10 set questions for everyone later the same day

Next Week’s Twitter Interviews: 29th Sept. at 13:00 GMT – @PicSeshu 30th Sept. at 14:00 GMT – @t_de_baillon Last Week’s Twitter Interviews: @transdomo &  @CultureMatters Join the conversation with #CKinterview

Use the hashtag #CKinterview and your favorite Twitter search application, or TweetChat like I do, to follow the interview live.  IBut if you cannot make the live Twitter Interviews, don’t worry, the full interviews will published both here on this blog and on International Business Ideas.

Here are links to all of the previous Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews.

Last Week’s Cross-Cultural Tweets

Here are the useful links from last week’s tweets.

Content Marketing

1. RT @FarnhamCastle Making presentations who’s first language is not English. Intercultural tips

Cross-Cultural Communication

2. RT @Bre_Akers Cross Cultural Communication & PR — general tips to non-offensive communicaton
3. RT @jl_alfaro Adventures in cross-cultural communication: Kathleen Stephens

Cross-Cultural Differences

4. RT @beverlycornell @cyberslate: My Indian intern tells me “in India the faster one speaks the more knowledgeable they are perceived”
5. RT @deepmindspace Cross cultural phrases .. please do the needful

International Business

6. What Are The Benefits Of An International Business Corporation?
7. The Ultimate Survival Guide 101 for International Business
8. RT @thomasberger Have a European or intercultural business idea? Go abroad with Erasmus for young entrepreneurs
9. RT @sinoconnexion Useful list of international business development and support agencies in Nanjing
10. RT @FarnhamCastle Global managers, intercultural communication – keeping in touch in international business
11. RT @markwhiting thinks the Korean Air case is an interesting cross section of cultural strength

International Sales

12. RT @intercultureNet How to sell wine to China

Multicultural, Cross-Cultural & International Marketing

13. RT @MallorcaMktng International marketing blunders
14. RT @goldsbrough Managing International Marketing: It’s All About Balance
15. Consumers International – for info on consumer trends worldwide

Social Media

16. RT @shanegibson New Podcast: 3 Things You Must Know About Social Media

Trade

17. eFresh – a global marketplace for fresh products worldwide

Travel

18. RT @WanderingEds @janelasky The world’s most ridiculous travel complaints!
19. RT @Earthyman Discovering Peru: Intercultural bilingual education
20. RT @pcrampton @geoffwing: Can couchsurfing improve your cultural intelligence?

Trivia

21. RT @WanderingEds ‘s interview with the incredible @mayafrost about TRULY getting an international education
22. RT @DoreenatDMS Flags of the Meal
23. RT @PatriciaCausey @CTCharlotte Opera company confronts Italy’s immigration debate w/ multicultural Magic Flute!
24. RT @PicSeshu Multicultural Wedding Photography

Trust

25. Building brands: are we putting too much trust in trust? by @joelrubinson

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 39 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

Here is the weekly account of my social media marketing activities. As usual there are many useful, interesting and fun cross-cultural and internatonal links in the tweets. And the process for the Twitter Interviews is running smoothly.

This Coming Week’s Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews

As usual, the Cross-Cultural Interviews are in 2 parts:

• Part 1 – Blog post interview
• Part 2 – Twitter interview with 10 set questions for everyone later the same day

Next Week’s Twitter Interviews: 23rd Sept. at 17:30 GMT – @transdomo 24th Sept. at 16:30 GMT – @CultureMatters Find us & join the conversation with #CKinterview

Use the hashtag #CKinterview and your favorite Twitter search application or TweetChat like I do to follow the interview live.  But if you cannot make the live Twitter Interviews, don’t worry, the full interviews will published both here on this blog and on International Business Ideas.

Here are links to all of the previous Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews.

Last Week’s Cross-Cultural Tweets

Last week there were a wide variety of tweets.

Books

1. A World Full of Color – multicultural books from PW – RT @DDHearn

Content Marketing

2. The Changing Face Of Communication – 24 page IBM PDF: a good read

Cross-Cultural Communication

3. Short insights into a personal experience of stereotypes in Intercultural Communication
4. RT @DeborahSwallow Transcript of the Twitter Interview with Deborah Swallow
5. Assessment of Your Cultural Intelligence
6. Different Cultures Do Things Differently

Cross-Cultural Differences

7. Is regret experienced differently across cultures?
8. Everyone *is* a little bit racist! This is why multicultural education and dialogue is important! – RT @TheMishmo
9. RT @CCTheLowdown Etiquette & protocol blog. Are we the only ones who didn’t know about the salt and pepper thing?
10. RT @brandoneculture Who are Americans & what’s valued RT @latimes Glenn Beck country?
11. A Parallel Between The Fear Of Flying And Cross-Cultural Communication Hurdles

International Business

12. Multicultural Change Management, a German in Brazil – RT@inprensa
13. Helping Japanese companies with UK employment law
14. If we can sell direct, why should we sell through partners? by @dkiernan on his #Maidsfield Blog
15. RT @FarnhamCastle How to work more effectively in Germany – Farnham Castle’s tips on intercultural skills
16. Saturate Your Local Market? What Is Left For Growth?

International Sales

17. How To Confirm Whether Your International Client Receives What He Expects
18. Why You Must Deliver International Clients With What You Promise
19. Why You Must Clearly Explain Your Promises In International Business
20. Why You Must Be Quick To Discuss Any Changes In Your Promise To International Clients

Languages

21. We live in a multicultural world. Why don’t more people learn a foreign language? – RT @JaExpansion

Multicultural, Cross-Cultural & International Marketing

22. How the International Product Life Cycle changed international marketing forever – RT @oxfordessays
23. How Cultural Differences Influence Marketing Segmentation

Social Media

24. How To Pick Up From Blogging Downturns – by @wchingya
25. Did anyone miss this? RT – @LoriGama What Social Media Can Learn From Multicultural Marketing
26. RT @chrismessina @splorp @t_de_baillon Have you licensed your tweets yet?
27. RT @cami13 @t_de_baillon Web 2.0 Where does Europe stand? – techno-economic analysis & Europe’s position in Web 2.0 apps

Trade

28. Trade North America Conference: Exporters Wanted! from @globalEDGEblog

Travel

29. Norway crowns Oslo its intercultural capital – RT @Euronewsnet

Trivia

30. Is the World getting better or worse?
31. World O Meters – world statistics updated in real time
32. RT @SPIEGEL_English @TransDomo Doubt, Worry and Fear: New York Faces Dramatic Consequences of Crisis
33. Cool “Food Timeline” – via @Larryferlazzo
34. African Social Networks Aiding in Blackmail of Gays

Trust

35. How Cultural Differences In International Client Expectations Impact Trust
36. How Difficult Is It To Be Open And Truthful With International Clients?

World Maps

37. Do International Business? Qlock – Excellent World Clock Resource – RT @RyvonDesigns

Cross-Cultural & International Tweeters

Here are the people I added last week to the list of people on Twitter with strong cross-cultural & international profiles.

@brandoneculture – in USA @culturalrealms – in USA

Last Week’s Twitter Interviews:

• @HoeferleConsult

The conversations continue on International Business Ideas

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 38 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

This week was a week of week of working behind the scenes, revising my Tweet Plan ebook. I have just finished the third revision of my Tweet Plan since I first used it in November 2008.

For a small business social media marketing requires strong productivity skills. As I my social media productivity skills have improved this has brought changes to my Tweet Plan. More about the updated ebook soon.

This Coming Week’s Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews

As usual, the Cross-Cultural Interviews are in 2 parts:

• Part 1 – Blog post interview
• Part 2 – Twitter interview with 10 set questions for everyone later the same day

Next Week’s Twitter Interviews: 14th Sept. – To be Rescheduled – @CultureMatters 18th Sept. at 14:00 GMT – @dkiernan Find us & join the conversation with #CKinterview

Use the hashtag #CKinterview and your favorite Twitter search application or TweetChat like I do to follow the interview live.  But if you cannot make the live Twitter Interviews, don’t worry, the full interviews will published both here on this blog and on International Business Ideas.

Here are links to all of the previous Cross-Cultural Twitter Interviews.

Last Week’s Cross-Cultural Tweets

Last week there were a wide variety of fun and useful tweets.

Books

1. Book suggestion: Climate Change, Trade, and Competitiveness: Is a Collision Inevitable? – via @WorldTradeLaw

Content Marketing

2. RT @changholt Google alters Europe book plans – International Business Times

Cross-Cultural Blunders

3. English translation of a sign in a Yugoslav hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid RT @CultureCoach

Cross-Cultural Communication

4. More Japanese Smileys – Stuff they don’t teach you in Japanese School
5. Diagram from RB Kaplan’s “Cultural Thought Patterns in Intercultural Communication.” – via @DanielNester
6. Cultural issues: Asian social network’g sites profit #japan – via @GordWeisflock @JapanTechnology @DoreenatDMS
7. RT @jackyan Fawlty Towers: ‘The Germans’
8. Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide by Dr. Jon Reyhner
9. @PicSeshu I love how you combine your professional skills as a photographer with your cross-cultural expertise

Cross-Cultural Differences

10. The White-Nonwhite Gap in Racial Acceptance in schools, from Newsweek – via @Larryferlazzo
11. RT @delhimotion A Study in Intercultural Dance
12. A Pakistani-American Family Is Caught in Some Cultural Cross-Fire – via @nytimestheater
13. Cultural barriers for Asians trying to reach executive posts in American firms
14. Interesting audios from @CCTheLowdown – The Lowdown: Business Etiquette – India
15. A take on US and Canadian office etiquette – RT @CCTheLowdown
16. Some tips on doing business in Vancouver for something a little more regional – by @shanegibson
17. Cross-cultural studies of decision making – RT @ishiik
18. 20 things to keep in mind when visiting Germany – via @NicoleSimon
19. RT @SCGLPRNetwork @mrsirpinksalot @DanHarris Absolute MUST read on how China of today is the Soviet Union of 1929
20. Hate-speech law violates Canadian Charter rights, tribunal rules – The Globe and Mail – via @EILBlog

Cross-Cultural & International Blogs

21. Interesting new blog for cross cultural conversation in Istanbul – RT @thandelike @Foodbridge
22. Chinese & Chosen – An interactive report on the intersection of Chinese & Jewish in NYC
23. International Higher Education Consulting Blog – by @DavidComp
24. Intercultural Eyes – Bettina Hansel’s blog with a geographic & interculturalist perspective
25. From Power To Poverty – interesting blog by Duncan Green, Head of Research for Oxfam GB
26. Fluent In 3 Months – @irishpolyglot ‘s blog of unconventional language learning tips as he travels the world

International Business

27. Small Business Journey – develop your business in a socially responsible manner
28. Business Global – online international trade shows
29. Summary of small business news in US, UK, Canada & Australia by @stefantopfer via @m4bmarketing
30. RT @Asiabizblog Fascinating complaint – Yellow Tail winemaker sues competitor for trademark infringement/trade dress<
31. Please RT @smallbiztrends “Checklist for Trademark and Copyright Issues on Your Website” – via @amsall

International Forums & Communities

32. Icom – The International Business Community
33. International Business Leaders Forum – handbooks & case studies to enhance the contribution to sustainable development
34. World Business Fair – An International Trade Promotion Platform For Global Entrepreneurs & Professionals

International Laws

35. Juris International – a multilingual collection of legal information on international trade
36. Lex Mercatoria – database for information & links to resources for international commercial law

International Sales

37. RT @roughlyfamous Selling To Multicultural Customers

Languages

38. Are Dictionaries Becoming Obsolete? WSJ – via @Larryferlazzo
39. RT @MarianDougan Unesco: role of translation in enhancing literacy & cross-cultural understanding
40. Social Learning Sites and Online Communities for Language Learners by @DavidComp
41. Narrow-minded post on @MatadorNetwork is exactly why @irishpolyglot avoids most English speakers in his travels.
42. The end of Australian writing? – interesting insights from @pocketcultures
43. RT @rliberni English language learners – Thinking in English – how to make it happen
44. The big problem of poor spelling! – RT @rliberni
45. RT @kukukukuku @CotterHUE need to teach stdts HOW & WHEN to use dictionaries - then it is a skill not a crutch.

Multicultural, Cross-Cultural & International Marketing

46. Ixmati – a bilingual marketing: language, culture and technology by @Ixmati
47. Cross-Cultural Marketing Made Easy
48. What Social Media Can Learn From Multicultural Marketing on @AdAge
49. Multicultural Marketing: Growth Opportunities In a Weak Economy
50. In case any of you missed this: How to Build a Multilingual, Multicultural Customer Experience – RT @rfsilva123

Quotes

51. “Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody wants to help mom with the dishes.” P.J. O’ Rourke
52. RT @gapingvoid @adage – @eve11 wrote my favorite New Marketing line ever: “I don’t want customers; I want allies.”
53. 43 Cross-Cultural Quotes for the Classroom – via @CateBrubaker

Social Media

54. 26 Social Media Marketing Examples in Detail
55. RT @SocialMedTips By Popular Request, The Inside Scoop – Examples Of Gorilla Marketing in Social Media Marketing
56. RT @nialldevitt @davidabrock Ten Ways to Identify Trustworthy Social Media Communication Professionals
57. “50 things that are being killed by the internet” Fun read. – via @gapingvoid
58. RT @jayrosen_nyu @DoreenatDMS – @uberblogged : has posted the Spanish translation of the Internet Manifesto
59. RT @kikolani @dragosroua Must See SEO Guide for All WordPress Bloggers
60. Thanks to @krishnade @nialldevitt for sharing link on BloggersBase
61. RT @foolkitlegal @Labedzki_Art: Twitter expands rules to allow advertising

Trade

63. Advantage Austria – portal by Austrian Trade Promotion Organisation for business with Austria
64. MaTrade – the official Malaysian trade promotion agency
65. International Trade Law News – Also on Twitter: @tradelawnews
66. European Commission releases EU, China trade facts and figures – via @EILBlog
67. Starting in international trade? Check out FITA – Tools of Trade
68. U.S. trade gap widens on record import surge – via @intltradelawyer
69. U.S.- Africa trade has great potential – via @intltradelawyer
70. AFP: European firms want ‘level playing field’ in China – RT @WorldTradeLaw
71. India against blocking imports — #trade is two-way – RT @jonathanlynn
72. RT @innovationIRL @dkiernan #R&D Irish clean tech entrepreneurs to hit Silicon Valley

Travel

73. 20 things you should know about France
74. Property Abroad – an independent overseas property portal
75. RT @aestable @HoeferleConsult: entry tariff? travelers to the U.S. may have to fork out in the future
76. 10 cool things about Hong Kong – via @CCTheLowdown

Trivia

77. Birds on the Wires
78. RT @HoeferleConsult @intercultureNet Spiegel online: From Egypt to Germany, a very unique #intercultural story
79. 60 Stunning Satellite Photos of Earth – via @Larryferlazzo
80. Storybird – A Family-Friendly Storytelling. It looks fun. Here is a review by ReadWriteWeb
81. Swine Flu Fears Force France To Say ‘Au Revoir’ To Kissing Custom – RT @DoreenatDMS
82. RT @Larryferlazzo @aestable: 10 More Infographic Reasons Why You Should Go Green
83. RT @Thandelike Global citizens celebrate “Interdependence Day” in Istanbul Sept 10-12
84. RT @fridley @nataliegiddings JAPAN’S announcement of its intention to cut its greenhouse gas emissions
85. RT @FiNS @Tosk59 39 unbelievable underwater pictures that will blow your mind
86. Europe’s upcoming elections — what to watch - via @TransDomo
87. How To Actively Take Control Of Your Life – via @sidsavara
88. RT @SCGLPRNetwork @TimOBrienNYT @PD_Smith Foreign war has become a fact of British life – Good piece from @TheEconomist
89. Europe must pay €15bn in climate aid, says top climate official – RT @MfgCrunch

Trust

90. RT @jjude Can ppl be trusted? Apparently more than u think via @petapixel: Camera abandoned on a mountaintop

World Maps

91. Map of how the size of Europe, USA & China combined fit into Africa

Cross-Cultural & International Tweeters

Here are the people I added last week to the list of people on Twitter with strong cross-cultural & international profiles.

@Asiabizblog – in USA @culturalworld – in USA @ecipe – in Belgium @EILBlog – in USA @foolkitlegal – in  Australia @gedankenreiter – in Germany @importerhelp – in USA @intltradelawyer – in Canada @jonathanlynn – in Switzerland @MfgCrunch – in USA @refsmith – in USA @SedonaCyberLink – in USA @tradelawnews – in USA @WorldTradeLaw – in USA

Last Week’s Twitter Interviews:

- @HoeferleConsult The Conversations Continue On:

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 37 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

This week has been busy preparing for a new social media activity: Twitter Interviews. For the rest of this year I will interview the people I recommend you follow on Twitter. I hope you join us and say hello during these interviews.

There is no set time and day of the week – there are simply too many time zones and schedules to deal with. You can find the following week’s schedule here every Sunday. They will be easy to follow with a Twitter search of the hashtag #CKinterview.

I also recommend that you use TweetChat to follow the interview live – this makes it easy to comment, ask questions and follow what everyone else is saying.

New Interview Series – Cross-Cultural & International People On Twitter

This week I am starting a new series of Twitter interviews. Please note the dates & times below and join in the conversation. Your comments and questions are welcome!  The times are in Greenwich Mean Time or “GMT” – click on the links to see other times.

Next Week’s Twitter Interviews: Tueday, 1st Sept. at 11:15 GMT – @matthewbennet Wednesday, 2nd Sept. at 12:30 GMT – @steveroesler Thursday, 3rd Sept. at 12:00 GMT – @deborahswallow Friday, 4th Sept. at 18:00 GMT – @ohh_la_la Find us & join the conversation with #CKinterview

Cross-Cultural & International Tweeters

Here are the people I added this week to the list of people on Twitter with strong cross-cultural & international profiles.

@ChristinaRogge – in Taiwan @dkiernan – in Ireland @fred2baro – in France @steveroesler – in USA

The the fun and useful links from last week’s tweets are below.

Business

1. The Big Mac Index: Globalization At Work
2. Differences In Purchasing Power
3. Globalization – Where was it made?
4. Think local – while operating globally RT @Enhanced_Teams @CultureMatters
5. What’s Your Country’s Corruption Perception Index? RT @DeborahSwallow @CultureMatters
6. RT@mywifequit The Ultimate Small Business Startup Guide – Intro to a 7 part series
7. RT @dkiernan – Why Good Strategic Partnership Fit is Imperative
8. Government Spending Lifted Germany Out of Recession Part1 – via @TransDomo @CultureMatters
9. See @TimBerry’s video summary on business plans – via @bplans @lyceum – Anyone have anything on international biz plans?
10. Your idea sucks, now go do it anyway by @asmartbear Fascinating stories on early days of PayPal & Flickr! – RT @lyceum
11. Reading #SMBChat on Copyrights and Trademarks: What You Need to Know for Your Website – via @smallbiztrends @lyceum
12. Coyotes vs. Road Runners: Cross-cultural Management in the Americas – RT @CultureMatters
13. The Role Of Partnerships And Strategic Alliances With Customers And Suppliers – via @TopSalesExperts @dkiernan
14. RT @TheLocalGermany @TransDomo Berlin supports G20 limits on banker bonuses

Content Marketing

15. 9 Ways To Run Your Blog Like A Small Business
16. Copywriting Success Summit just announced (for the marketers seeking to fast-track business growth) #css09
17. New online summit to learn written communication skills to fast-track business growth #css09
18. Copywriting Success Summit – for the marketers seeking to fast-track business growth #css09
19. RT @wchingya Rule of Thumb: “When you write anything electronically, do the Mom / child / employer check” — g8 advice fm @merylkevans

Cross-Cultural Blunders

20. Avoid a blunder like this, get the right Asian fonts installed if you need them – via @LCWllc
21. Culture Shocks – Funny & Embarassing stories of Cross Cultural Encounters – RT @PreKlanguages @languageschool
22. Cross-Cultural Marketing Bloopers in Translation – RT @KarenDeepsmart

Cross-Cultural Communication

23. Culture Crossing – cross-cultural etiquette & understanding @intercultureNet @gedankenreiter
24. Ten Tips for the Intercultural Leader: Few successful businesses are now mono-cultural RT @UtahPulse
25. Career Choices: Cross Generational + Cross Cultural = [Completely] Lost in Translation? – RT @ElineKullock
26. Microsoft get it wrong: a multicultural human ‘mash-up’ (Ford also did this a couple of years ago) – RT @tmphillips
27. US military is developing a new Cross Cultural Competence training programme for its soldiers – RT @CultureMatters

Cross-Cultural Differences

28. Modern manners: forking hell – Cross-cultural pitfalls RT @LifeandStyle @MarianDougan @KellyWester
29. Japanese Customer Service Means Always Having to Say You’re Sorry
30. RT @CultureMatters Death By Culture?
31. How Children Behave Across Cultures
32. RT @frenchlanguage @icpjones French Wedding Traditions
33. What Do I Know From Kosher? Lessons Learned From a Cross Cultural Writers’ Group
34. Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Students Bridge Cultures with Videoconferencing RT @ernestlehmann @RLInfoServices
35. 5 possible solutions 4 the GM-Opel saga – @HoeferleConsult thinks this is part of a big #intercultural issue, do you?
36. Culture Shock and International business, tips for women – via @aazmanda
37. Comparison of American & German crime TV shows: CSI vs Tatort by @nytimes http://bit.ly/qPI9C and by @HoeferleConsult
38. Quentin Tarantino Explains The ‘Three Fingers
39. Viral Marketing at Death Star Germany
40. Are Spanish People Rude? – by @matthewbennett
41. France 2.0 is “tres Americaine” | GlobalPost
42. Where do compassion and sympathy fit in cross cultural experiences? An expat in cambodia reflects – RT @pdxnicolle
43. Challenges for Women in International Business and How They Overcome Them – RT @globalEDGEblog

Languages

44. Type French accents - online keyboard
45. Cross-Cultural Marketing Bloopers in Translation | One Hour Translation Blog
46. Study Shows Bilinguals Are Unable to ’Turn Off’ a Language Completely
47. Foreign Service Institute – free language courses
48. Doing International Business? Firefox Translation Plug-In to Increase Global Dialogue – RT @rww @lesterg
49. Working with right-to-left languages – how information to be placed on the screen and in reports – via @LCWllc
50. Practice Estonian with animated bunnies – via @pocketcultures I had difficulty following along with the text

Marketing

51. Why modern women behave more like men – via @NewPsychologist @CultureMatters
52. TED Talks “Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation” – via @Larryferlazzo
53. Search Public Records – Links to searchable public record databases – US, Canada, Australia, & Europe
54. RT @davidiangray Radio irrelevant for under 35′s RT @marketingcharts Radio Slumps 22% in Q2; Digital Continues to Grow
55. Excellent report: ‘Engagement’ ranking of the ‘Top 100 Global Brands‘ – RT @JenniferNovia @GlobalMktgPros
56. Countries that Speak Arabic – via @expatify @CultureMatters
57. IMAGE USA’s Blog on Marketing Communications | Multicultural Marketing – RT @mackdigital
58. Vibrant Design Group McDonald’s version of multicultural marketing RT @VibrantDG
59. More Retirees Find Facilities Speaking Their Language – #AgingServices #multicultural – via @AAHSA @OKeefeComDC
60. Multicultural broadcasting – Ethnic language broadcasts to help foreigners in Korea adapt easier
61. Europe Seeks to Ease Rules for Putting Books Online #business – via @truebusiness
62. International marketing made easy – animated slideshow – via @SajeevGopal
63. The Luxury-Brand Effect: Should BMW Sell Ketchup? on TIME #brandleader – RT @MartinRoll t_de_baillon

Sales

64. RT @SalesBlogcast reminds us that Your Very Best Will Change Your Life #sales #leadership
65. RT @SkipAnderson Racism: Alive and well in the consumer market? What do you think of this incident?

Social Media

66. Why everyone on Twitter is a community manager – RT @thebrandbuilder @InterLeafer
67. FriendFeed is over: Time for a Blog Revolution – What do you think?
68. How Seriously Do You Take Blog Comments? by @wchingya
69. 2009 Social Network Analysis Report – Geographic – Demographic and Traffic Data Revealed
70. The meaning of Social Media for Baby Boomers looking forward to live abroad — The Social Media Revolution
71. RT @mintblogger How To Land Your Dream Job Through Your Blog
72. 19 Social Media Tips Under 140 Characters by @shanegibson
73. The Enigma called Twitter – with some interesting projections into the future
74. Listen to @shanegibson ‘s audio tweet. Making social media easy
75. RT @shanegibson Instant fame? This kid did 78 videos before he got on TV. Social media takes focus
76. Keep Social Media Social | The Big Money
77. 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers @OPENForum RT @lizstrauss @TimboReid
78. What Is Social Media and Social Media Marketing? – via @GregKThompson @smmguide
79. India becomes the third highest Twitter using nation – via @leplan @t_de_baillon
80. 6 Types of Tweets That Get Retweeted – by @PennOlson
81. 5 Common Mistakes When Measuring Social Media ROI – via @RT_Asia
82. @Akostic Do you know if there is a French version of Follow Friday? @lyceum says they use #FFse in Sweden – Is there a #FFfr?
83. @lyceum – @Akostic says the French use the followfriday tag too & some people use #suisvendredi tag, the French translation
84. RT @ohh_la_la Over 7m French on Facebook vs 20m in UK

Travel

85. A Singapore Taxi Driver’s Diary – via @DoreenatDMS
86. Bay of Fundy finalist in global New 7 Wonders of Nature competition – via @CanadaCool @DoreenatDMS #votefundy
87. Learning the Social and Business Customs of Greece
88. Navigating the Most Urban Countries

Trivia

89. 17 Wonderful World Map Wallpapers
90. RT @guykawasaki @ginaruiz – 30 useful websites you probably didn’t know about
91. GetHuman – Stop being frustrated with automated phone systems
92. Creatively Connecting People
93. Online Conversions – Convert any measurement to another – Extensive and useful resource!
94. RT@pocketcultures – @jackyan is thinking about how much he enjoys the carless Sundays in Amsterdam & Bruxelles
95. RT @GuyKawasaki @ginaruiz 50 funny people you should follow for a giggle on Twitter
96. Ukraine’s Got Talent
97. Augmented ID by TAT: Mobile Devices Become Clairvoyant – PSFK – with facial recognition software
98. South Korea to start multicultural radio station
99. The Next Breadbasket? – The Atlantic (Sept 2009)  There’s a cool world map to click on & see potential food production
100. Dollar rises broadly as Chinese curbs on redundant investments may slow down global recovery
101. German software company SAP fined billions by US court RT @dw_english @HoeferleConsult
102. “What is postcolonial thinking” Interview with Achille Mbembe – via @jranck
103. Video animation showing the construction of the international space station RT @kottke @sgourley @Tosk59
104. $1 buys 1200 calories of crisps / 875 cals soda / 250 cals vegetables / 170 cals fresh fruit RT @feather @pierotintori
105. Life In Iraq Before and After The Invasion (some stats) – RT @Tosk59
106. @dkiernan Nothing new to share on Ramadan – It’s not biz, but have you seen any of these videos?
107. 13 yr old girl wants to sail round world. Parents say yes. Dutch authorities want custody – via @iamkrissy
108. RT @DoreenatDMS @digitaljournal Wearing ‘Islam is the Devil’ shirt gets students sent home
109. RT @DeborahSwallow 101 Ramadan – A good resource of ecards to send to family & friends to wish them a joyous Ramadan
110. Jules Cafe interview with @PicSeshu who specializes in multicultural, ethnic and interfaith weddings

Web Marketing

111. SEO – How to Rank Well in Multiple Countries – Internationalization, Top Level Domains, and more…
112. Social Networking and Virtual Multilingual Communities
113. Starbucks puts its web site where its growth is – in international markets
114. 9 WordPress Hacks to Encourage User Interactivity – via @smashingmag RT @crowdSPRING @Hakicoma
115. RT @OPENForum Why Use Email When You Can Simply Tweet – American Express OPEN Forum – I’m hearing this often now
116. Use International Search Marketing – Just Like Google! Google’s international business growing more – RT @intervesti
117. Building multilingual websites – Now *this* is interesting #multilingual #multicultural #translation RT @DoreenatDMS
118. How I Use The Internet to Spot Trends by @smallbiztrends – RT @lyceum
119. Culture differences in webdesign – 1: high/low-context by @ChristinaRogge RT @gedankenreiter #intercultural

Tweets About This Blog

Business

1. Follow Up With Your First International Clients
2. What is your favorite tip to follow up with international clients?
3. How do you follow up with your first international clients in new markets?
4. What stops you from following up with new international clients?
5. Join me on @bizSugar – Follow Up With Your First International Clients
6. Join me on @FriendFeed – Follow Up With Your First International Clients
7. @lyceum Thanks for tweeting my interview on @BizSugar “Take your small business global” – will answer your comments soon

Content Marketing

8. Investment In An International Business Blog
9. Join me on @FriendFeed – Investment For An International Business Blog
10. Learn How To Improve Your Marketing And Sales
11. Looking for better results out of low-cost marketing methods?
12. Need to learn skills to understand your readers & stay focused on what you need say to them for effective communication?
13. Need good copywriting skills to improve your sales and marketing?
14. Join me on @bizSugar – Learn How To Improve Your Marketing And Sales
15. Join me on @FriendFeed – Learn How To Improve Your Marketing And Sales

Cross-Cultural Communication

16. How International American And British Companies Use International English
17. Join me on @FriendFeed – How International American And British Companies Use International English
18. International English For Better Communication With Global Audiences
19. Do you know of any companies using International English?
20. Join me on @FriendFeed – International English For Better Communication With Global Audiences
21. Likability For International And Social Media Communication
22. What is it that makes you like people on social media?
23. What is it that makes you dislike people on social media?
24. Join me on @bizSugar – Likability For International And Social Media Communication
25. Americans Need International English Too
26. Do you know any companies that could benefit from using International English to reach wider international audiences?
27. When do you think companies should use International English?
28. Join me on @bizSugar – Americans Need International English For International Business Too

Sales

29. How do you learn to create strong relationships with your international clients? This is what I do
30. Join me on @bizSugar – How To Create Loyalty In International Clients With Strong Listening Skills
31. Join me on @FriendFeed – How To Create Loyalty In International Clients With Strong Listening Skills
32. The Multiple Facets Of International Sales Preparation
33. How do you prepare for international selling?
34. What do you do to prepare credibility in international sales?
35. What problems do you encounter when maintaining your business focus in cross-cultural sales?
36. Join me on @bizSugar – The Multiple Facets Of International Sales Preparation
37. Join me on @FriendFeed – The Multiple Facets Of International Sales Preparation

Social Media

38. How Do You Use Social Media For Business?
39. How did you find the right social media strategy for your business?
40. What is the most difficult step in finding out how to use social media for your business?
41. How do you use social media for your business?
42. Join me on @bizSugar – How Do You Use Social Media For Business?
43. Join me on @FriendFeed – How Do You Use Social Media For Business?
44. How Cultural Differences Impact International Social Media
45. Have you ever felt any friction on social media that was due to cultural differences?
46. Likability For International And Social Media Communication
47. What similarities to do see between international communication skills & social media communication skills?
48. Join me on @FriendFeed – Likability For International And Social Media Communication

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 35 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

This was my second week with systematic retweeting of each of my blog posts. The increased number of tweets is bringing more people to this blog, so it looks like I will continue this. I have also started updating old posts and retweeting these. And this is getting good results too.

Cross-Cultural & International Tweeters

I have updated my list of Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend on Twitter. This list is now separated into different groups and I will be adding more to it over the next few weeks. Here are the fun and interesting people I added to this list this past week:

• @CotterHUE
• @DeborahSwallow
• @fusionview
• @ohh_la_la
• @rliberni
• @XCulture

I hope you enjoy their conversations as much as I do. Please let me know of anyone with a strong cross-cultural or international profile… especially if their tweets are interesting.

Here are the tweets from last week:

Business

1. RT @smallbiztrends Per @tcpeter re online info seekers: Don’t think “SELL! SELL! SELL!” Think “Help, guide, answer.” Then sell. #smbiz
2. How To Look For Opportunities Within Your Market – by @m4bmarketing
3. RT @employeesearch Thinking Made Easy: Employee motivation in international business

Content Marketing

4. Are You Sure Your Content Marketing Strategy Is a Good Fit? – via @mintblogger
5. Comparing U.K. & U.S. Government White Papers | White Paper Pundit
6. A great interview with Havi Brooks, conducted by @patsiblogsquad – via @ClickDocuments

Cross-Cultural Communication

7. RT @summertweet – This can impact cross-cultural communication – Facial expressions ‘not global’
8. Take Time To Communicate Effectively With Different Cultures
9. Anyone have any info on cross-cultural communication comparisons between Korean & other Asian cultures? Please tell @nakedmgr – Please RT
10. RT @macinearla Chomsky & Foucault – Does this outline post modern political correctness and multicultural elitism?
11. 10 Tips on Creating a Cross-Cultural Website - by @DeborahSwallow
12. RT @hollga – Don’t focus on the walls that surround us but on the bridges that connect us – cross cultural working
13. Understanding Cultural Dynamics and Cross-Cultural Communication - via @Sanjuhimachali

Cross-Cultural Differences

14. Stereotypical American in Europe
15. Britain’s Jewish-School Ruling: Who Decides Who Is a Jew? – TIME
16. Cultural gaffe by Canadian Prime Minister’s Office – how one small typo becomes an insult – via @davidiangray
17. RT @NOVALanguages @CultureMatters – How Language Can Affect Bodily Feelings
18. RT @CultureMatters @TransDomo – A key to cross-cultural conflict resolution: brains vary from culture to culture
19. Cross-cultural personality traits vis-à-vis gender – by @pellebilling
    
20. Clash of Mindsets: How Indian, Western Engineers View the World Differently RT @DavidGurteen @tetradian

Languages

21. B4 U say Engl suffers cuz of Twitter: Read this brief history of abbreviations RT @cherimullins @juliov27612

Marketing

22. BusinessWeek interviews Philip Kotler, Prof of International Marketing @ Kellogg Business School – via @YasmineTweets
23. Do advertisers get multicultural marketing? What do you think? – via @BostonMarketing
24. How People in America Spend Their Day, interactive infographics NYT – via @LouisColumbus @CultureMatters
25. RT @joel_morrison – Factors to consider before jumping in International Marketing
26. RT @chefbradpeters – The Cassandra Report Multicultural 2009 – Young Multiculturals at the forefront
27. RT @Latin_insight – Multicultural Youth embrace their background & urge Marketers to do the same.
28. For those who missed this RT @ChadMckinney – How to Build a Multilingual, Multicultural Customer Experience
29. Cross Cultural Marketing Blunders Quiz: answer now available – via @DeborahSwallow

Sales

30. RT @SkipAndersonPassion for a product doesn’t build a sales career, it only initiates it. The Accidental Salesperson
31. RT @Renbor makes a note on how to get prospects to share more #sales
32. RT @SkipAnderson I love the best sales tool ever invented. Do you use one?
33. RT @renbor – How creative can you get when there is a sales on the line? #sales
34. RT @SkipAnderson – The importance of “The Demo” is overrated in home improvement sales
35. RT @SLIre – TOP Sales Experts International Ebook – Summer 2009

Social Media

36. 13 Enlightening Case Studies of Social Media in the Classroom
37. Reaching Multicultural Audiences with Social Media
38. @sallyfalkow – Loved your advice in Reaching Multicultural Audiences with Social Media
    
39. If Twitter Consisted of 100 People [Gorgeous Graphics] – via @katahdinme
40. How To Create A Powerful And Engaging Facebook Page by @mintblogger on @johnhaydon ‘s blog
41. RT @chrisgarrett @mintblogger – Case Study: Can You Launch a New Site With Twitter Alone?
42. 10 useful twitter resources for teaching and learning – via @rliberni
43. The Power of Culture – understanding organizations & communities as social networks – via @zenext
44. Yet Another Fanpage – with quick tips to improve your Facebook fan page
    
45. RT @Akostic – Facebook Releases The Twitter Exporter Tool

Travel

46. RT @bbcworld @gedankenreiter – N Korea eases tourism & border rules with full military alert at the same time
47. How to Survive International Business Travel Without Your Family – via @FatherPassion
    
48. Fancy escaping? What are the best hot air balloon rides in the world? Here are some suggestions – via @GarethCrew
49. Travel Destinations | Five Am Traveller

Trivia

50. @ghconsulting – It’s funny how people notice cultural differences in public toilets – this was well done
51. RT @Emma1Hartley @ExpatCoachMegan – Expat Carol Munro on why Britain is a foreign country to her now
52. RT @mixedchickschat – Hollywood Discomfort with Asian Lead Characters (via @SocImages)
53. Cool Biz damages Japanese productivity – via @CultureMatters
54. RT @CultureMatters – Judge sentences man to 6 months for yawning in court – Boing Boing
55. RT @mccandelish @CultureMatters – What does $7800 billion dollars look like?
    
56. Recognizing the Odd, Clever People Every Organization Needs (Forbes) – via @finikiotis
57. RT @adsheik – Multicultural Calendar by Ad Sheik
58. How is the Weather today? Photos of the The Window Phone – it changes appearance based on the weather
59. RT @moehlert The culture of a network determines its capacity for collective learning, wisdom, velocity, and agility. structure matters 2!
60. Are Americans more loving? A large cross-cultural survey about love and emotional investment RT @Spartz
61. Multicultural Books For Children

Web Marketing

62. wchingya.com is now a Do-Follow blog – with free do-follow images from @wchingya
63. Conversation Agent: Online Coverage is Harder to Get, or is it? – advertisers paid for the news – readers never did
64. Excellent interview from @prsa Strategist on the Domino’s Pizza social media crisis RT @jordanMIA @dianarailton
65. What Add-ons for Firefox do you use? These are the bare essentials I use for social media

Tweets About This Blog

Business

1. In International Business Don’t Forget Different Countries Have Different Rules
2. What different rules and legislation have effected your international business?
3. Have you ever learned more about a different culture by understanding the differences in their legislation?
4. Why is it difficult to understand the different rules in different countries?
5. Join me on @bizSugar – Different Countries Have Different Rules
6. Join me on @FriendFeed – Different Countries = Different Rules

Content Marketing

7. European Versus American White Paper Marketing
8. Do you have any examples of white papers where the style is unexpected?
9. Do you think white papers should have a standard format or more variety?
10. What cultural differences have you noticed in white paper practices?
11. Join me on @bizSugar – European Versus American White Paper Marketing
12. Join me on @FriendFeed – European Versus American White Paper Marketing
13. International English For Better Communication With Global Audiences
14. When would you think of using International English for your website and marketing materials?
15. How do you decide whether you need British or American spelling to reach an international audience?
16. Are your marketing materials for one specific culture, or an international audience?
17. Join me on @bizSugar – International English For Better Communication With Global Audiences

Cross-Cultural Communication

18. Take Time To Communicate Effectively With Different Cultures
19. How well do you listen to your cross-cultural clients?
20. What effects the quality of your listening in cross-cultural communication?
21. Join me on @bizSugar – Take Time To Communicate Effectively With Different Cultures
22. Join me on @FriendFeed – Take Time To Communicate Effectively With Different Cultures
23. Join me on @FriendFeed – Do you have any culture tips for business to share?

Sales

24. International Sales Best Practice – Choose To Connect
25. What do you do when you choose to connect with your international clients?
26. Join me on BizSugar – Why It Is Important To Choose To Connect With Your International Clients
27. Join me on @FriendFeed – International Sales Best Practice – Choose To Connect
28. International Sales Best Practice – Build A Good Strategy
29. Do you use an international sales system or an international sales strategy?
30. Join me on @bizSugar – Why You Need To Build A Strategy Based On Questions For International Sales
31. Join me on @FriendFeed – Why You Need To Build A Strategy Based On Questions For International Sales
32. International Sales Best Practice – Earn Loyalty
33. How To Create Loyalty In International Clients With Strong Listening Skills
34. Where do you start to earn loyalty from your international clients?
35. What do you do to create long lasting international client relationships? Have a look where I start
36. How do you learn to create strong relationships with your international clients? This is what I do
37. RT Cover your leads and prospects in an easy cost effective way @renbor #sales

Social Media

38. Did you miss the weekly compilation of last week’s Cross-Cultural & International Business Tweets?
39. Join me on @BizSugar – How To Sort Through The Social Media Hype
40. The Cultural Divide In The Social Media Evolution
41. How do you think the current trends in social media will effect international social media?
42. Which cultures will be influenced by social media when making buying decisions?
43. Will the social media trend of listening first and selling second impact different cultures in the same way?
44. Join me on @bizSugar – The Cultural Divide In The Social Media Evolution
45. Join me on @FriendFeed – The Cultural Divide In The Social Media Evolution
46. How Cultural Differences Impact International Social Media
47. Have you ever felt any friction on social media that was due to cultural differences?
48. Join me on @bizSugar – How Cultural Differences Impact International Social Media

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 34 of 2009

Culture Tips & International Links

It has been another week focused on social media. The reason behind this is a new social media product in the works.

FriendFeed & bizSugar Tweets

Have you noticed the arrival of @bizSugar and @FriendFeed in my tweets this week? As I said here last week, bizSugar has been driving a fair bit of traffic to my blog even though it is a small community. And FriendFeed is simply one of my favorite places to read about what my friends are up to.

This is why I am trying something new, copying a well-known social media marketer. I am now systematically retweeting each of the FriendFeed entries for the publication of my blog posts. The beginning of this tweet is: “Join me on @FriendFeed“. I sincerely hope to hook up on FriendFeed with more people interested in the same topics I write about here on this blog.

The same thing for bizSugar. I tweet “Join me on @bizSugar” for each of my articles on bizSugar. This is because the bizSugar community is rapidly becoming a valuable resource for me. There are many other bizSugar contributors there who submit high quality articles of interest to small businesses.

Social Media Tweets

As I mentioned above, I am working on a social media product.  But this is not the only reason why there are so many social media tweets below.  There definitely seems to be a buzz around social media as more and more businesses include social media in their marketing mix.

I am trying out the new Wibiya footer toolbar – there are some glitches on some browsers, but I do like the extra opportunity this gives to ask people to connect elsewhere.  This toolbar is still in beta version, but the wibiya team are obviously working hard to make theirs a great social media toolbar.

And I have also finally added some more cross-cultural and international Twitter friends to the list of people I recommend others follow.

Connect With Me On Social Media – In The Sidebar

A little bit of house cleaning was done on the sidebar too.  At the bottom of the sidebar on the right, there are now direct links to connect with me on other social media platforms.  These are the most relevant places to hook with me for people interested in cross-cultural topics for international business:

Social Networks

• FriendFeed
• Facebook fan page
• Facebook Networked Blogs
• LinkedIn

Social Bookmarks

• BizSugar
• Delicious

Micro & Mini Blogs

• Posterous
• Twitter

Hope you find this useful, and I am looking forward to connecting with many of you there too.  Here are the tweets from last week:

Content Marketing

1. Please take this poll on white papers: Do Executive Summaries create an incentive or disincentive to read more?
2. Have you ever adapted your content to reach for international markets?
3. Is there anything stopping your from creating a blog to reach your international markets?
4. Content Marketing To Connect With Your International Markets
5. RT @KentBeatty This is Cool: iTunes for Documents by DocStoc
6. As a small business, I can only add new content creation steps into my social media marketing very slowly.
7. RT @paul_mccord David Meerman Scott: do one little thing and get 50 times the readership for your whitepapers

Cross-Cultural Communication

8. Emmanuel Jal’s riveting TED testament: war child, cross-cultural power of music RT @DoreenatDMS @brandoneculture
   
9. The Challenges of Intercultural Communication and Business RT @CultureMatters @intercultureNet
10. RT @tina_p Teacher resource on developing collaboration,cross-cultural understanding & conflict resolution skills
11. 7 Cross-Cultural Skills For Businesses To Master Social Media
12. Customer-Centric Design: Got Empathy? by @matthewemay at @Openforum – via @m4bmarketing
    
13. RT @GreggRapaport @intercultureNet – No matter how well intentioned or “clear,” cross-cultural communication may fail without INTERcultural intelligence
14. Do you have any culture tips for business to share? – Please RT
15. How flexible are you at changing your viewpoint to see how your international clients see things?
16. Do you have any culture tips to share on developing trust in international business? – Please RT
17. @bookerman007 ‘s Review “52 Activities for Improving Cross-Cultural Communication” by D Stringer & P Cassiday
18. RT @cultureguru Middle East Good Neighbors Blog – now that’s intercultural communications!
19. Cross Generational and Cultural Divides by @_polyana #gen-y
20. What culture tip has helped you the most to develop strong culture skills?- Please RT
21. RT @GreggRapaport @intercultureNet Emoticons are not necessarily cross-cultural is expressed as ^.^ in China.
22. The log in your eye: eliminating gender bias in mediator performance evaluations — Mediation Channel
23. What do you do when you choose to connect with your international clients?

Cross-Cultural Differences

24. 10 Korean Customs To Know Before You Visit Korea – a good read
25. RT @LCWllc Cross-cultural athletes; an oldie but a goodie, from a sports psychology perspective
26. RT @mariline_monro – Parenting Beliefs, Behaviors, and Parent-Child Relations: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
27. RT @happyface202 Cross Cultural Examples of Adolescent Rites of Passage
28. Did you miss the last International Marketing Review with Videos Describing Cross Cultural Differences?
29. Hi Eileen, I “wonder about the communication divide this video implies” & the cultural divides in globalization too
30. Cross-cultural differences in happiness: East and West – via @abohannon
31. France in the US press & the US in the French press #stereotypes #intercultural #crosscultural – via @intercultureNet
32. ‘The Seen & the Hidden’: Multilayered & Multicultural, Creative Views of the Muslim Head Scarf RT @nytimesarts
33. RT @cultureguru Does anyone know any Arabic speaking dogs?
34. Intercultural incident? Muslim in ‘burquini’ barred from Paris pool – via @joannemstein
35. How Cultural Differences Impact International Social Media
36. What Cultural Divides Will There Be In The Evolution Of Social Media?
37. Do you have an experience with cultural differences in social media?

International Business

38. RT @BizMatcha International Business Opportunity | Opportunity Plan Idea
39. RT @dkiernan – Partnering & Business Development: Partnership to Drive International Success for the Irish Tech Industry
40. Time Investment For An International Business Blog
41. RT @OfficiumConsult Why Are Cross-Cultural Skills Important in Business?
42. Listening to Gary Hoover (Hoovers Inc) – ideas for small business strategy & immigration as vital component for growth
43. What is your definition of “International Business”?
44. Intercultural Management – The World Is Out There – via @ECBusinessCoach
    
45. Strengthening India’s offshoring industry from McKinsey – via @jjude
    
46. Korea & India ink “cautious” free trade deal – Not as aggressive as others – via @tradelawyer @beverlycornell
47. Please RT & complete survey for my thesis on Cost Reduction Strategies for SMEs. Thanks RT @Micheal_Nagle @nialldevitt
48. What would you be willing to do to connect with your international markets?
49. RT @HoeferleConsult Diversity in German company boardrooms? Are they too white, too male, too German?
50. RT @TanaHamiter Home Based Business – Before You Start an International Business – What Do You Need to Know
    
51. Five Pillars Of Successful Multicultural Management, from University of Kentucky
52. RT @m4bmarketing – Missed Opportunity by @webwriter Shows how easy it is to do & lose business
53. Which Report is the Important Report by @ZaneSafrit Solid info to run your biz – via @m4bmarketing
54. RT @tradelawyer UK follows France & Germany: provides $$ for Airbus A350 on eve of WTO ruling
55. RT @delicious50 International Business Resources | globalEDGE
56. USA’s very, very, small, small business sector, graph comparing with other countries – via @ZaneSafrit
57. RT @dmscott @SkipAnderson Ten Fatal Mistakes that Business Owners Make – Good free legal advice from @tradesecretlaw

Languages

58. www.translationparty.com – translates phrases into Japanese and then back into English again to check accuracy – via @edyson @xrmxrm
59. Did you know there are about 150 languages spoken in Europe? And some may disappear soon – via @HoeferleConsult
60. RT @joannemstein China city says civil servants need six languages (!)
61. GermanHeit – Fun German Language Learning by @germanheit
62. 20 Free online resources to learn French - via @GabeRodino
    
63. RT @GabeRodino Superior language skills prevent Alzheimer’s? Another healthy by-product of learning languages! #GILT
64. Top Ten Reasons to Learn Irish – Understand the secret morse code in Irish step dancing is one of them

Multicultural Marketing

65. Does Your Website Have Multiple Personalities? Declutter It by @chrisfinken – via @JeffHurt
66. RT @felmundo Want international PR? 10 things to consider
67. UK Multicultural Communities – Why is this the fastest growing market niche – via @FirdausMasudi
68. Please take the survey for International Marketing Across Borders RT @PCAustin @AlexBMc
69. RT @snandkeolyar Interesting article on multicultural audience development in museums from the Art Newspaper
70. 5 lessons we learned about cross-cultural social networking on our trip to Asia RT @thoughtfarmer @Daan – Great read!
71. Adage diversity survey: 44% of 60 firms surveyed said not organized to handle multicultural marketing RT @brandoneculture @DoreenatDMS

Sales

72. RT @renbor looks at both sides of the street on his Random Walk Up Sales Street #sales #STA
73. @renbor asks what’s your forecast about? #sales #STA
74. Your Sales Team Needs What Your Customers Want by @MarkARoberts on @SalesBlogcast
75. @renbor helps you Build The Better Question. #sales #STA
    
76. RT @pyesawichjr Finding value in making customer service experiences multilingual and multicultural
77. RT @SkipAnderson There’s a brief window of opportunity for managers to benefit from a new employee’s perspective.
78. RT @SkipAnderson Selling: It’s all about your customer, right? I say yes…and no.
79. RT @renbor Time to sweep in the old “no decisions” from Spring #sales #STA
80. RT @SkipAnderson @jerrykennedy Love your bloopers
81. RT @SkipAnderson Negative Sales Behaviors (and the thoughts behind them)
82. @renbor examines the pain in selling #sales #STA
83. RT @SkipAnderson 5 Ways to Increase Customer Engagement with Better Good-byes
84. What personal changes have you noticed in yourself when selling to international clients?
85. RT @CompassNorthInc 17 Hot Biz Tips for Private Co.s #entrepreneurs #CEOs #STA
86. Why You Need To Build A Strategy Based On Questions For International Sales
87. How do you build your international sales strategy?
88. RT @SkipAnderson More selling isn’t necessarily better selling
89. RT @SkipAnderson You can boost your retail sales using collaborative selling

Social Media

90. Sharing on Facebook Now More Popular than Sharing by Email – Insightful info!
91. 7 Tools To Help You Secure Your Next Big Brand Name – Codefusion Lab – just signed up for FriendsCall.Me
92. 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Blogging | How-To | Smashing Magazine
93. RT @jdowdell Novel observations on cross-cultural Twitter in Foreign Policy, recommended
94. Foreign Policy’s Twitterati 100 – some good people to follow here
95. 10 Reasons Why You Should Consider Facebook Marketing For Your Event, Meeting Or Nonprofit – via @JeffHurt
96. FriendFeed: The Unofficial Guide for Newbies & Power Users by Louis Gray
97. @chrisgarrett FriendFeed now part of Facebook? I guess this might well be the end of a good thing. A pity.
    
98. Checking out this cool blog footer toolbar http://www.wibiya.com/ @wibiya
99. Please RT @wibiya Help spread the word & digg this story “How to Make Your Blog Truly Interactive with Wibiya“
100. RT @rww 10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets
101. Did you miss any of the Cross-Culture Tweets from last week?
102. Excellent book review by @smallbiztrends The New Community: Rules: Marketing On The Social Web – via @m4bmarketing
103. Links And International Social Networking
104. @smallbiztrends – I think there’s a large small biz community online that needs a place like @BizSugar for quality info
105. Cross-Cultural & International People To Follow On Twitter
106. Social Media Revolution
107. Where are the Women in Tech and Social Media? – via @DetroitVoice @beverlycornell
108. 20 Expert Tips on Running a Contest Powered by Social Media – via @PaulDunay @Mike_Stelzner
109. Social Media For Business Workbook – 102 Proven Social Media Headline Formulas
110. How much hype do you think there is about social media for business?
111. Join me on @BizSugar – How Do You Use Social Media For Small Business?
112. Do you think you will use FriendFeed more or less now that Facebook has bought it?
113. Join me on @FriendFeed – 12 Social Media Tactics In My Marketing Plan
114. Join me on @BizSugar – 12 Social Media Tactics In My Marketing Plan
115. Where do you start to sift through the hype around social media for business?
116. Join me on @FriendFeed – How Do You Use Social Media For Small Business?
117. 5 lessons we learned about cross-cultural social networking on our trip to Asia RT @thoughtfarmer @Daan – Great read!
     
118. Booz Allen Hamilton’s Special Report
119. Did you miss these Cross-Cultural Tweets?
120. Is an international blog an option for your business?
121. Join me on @BizSugar – Investment In An International Business Blog
122. Join me on @FriendFeed – Cross-Cultural & International People To Follow On Twitter
123. How can businesses see through the hype around social media?
124. Do you know Facebook’s privacy features and how to tweak them? – via @GabeRodino
125. Who are Ireland’s most Influential people on twitter? – @nialldevitt is compiling a list – outcomes may be startling #Ireland #twitter
126. Join me on @BizSugar – It Is Business-To-People In Social Media Marketing
127. @tradelawyer Hi John, I’ve added you to the Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend following on Twitter
128. @GabeRodino Just added you to the Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend following on Twitter
129. @HoeferleConsult Christian – Finally(!) added you to the Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend on Twitter
130. @TransDomo Just added you to the Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend on Twitter
131. @dianelevin Diane – Just added you to the Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend on Twitter
132. @germanheit Just added you to the Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend on Twitter
133. @SharonL213 Sharon, finally(!) added you to the Cross-Cultural & International People I recommend on Twitter
134. Social Media is a Culture, Not Just a Strategy | Left the Box

Travel

135. 5 Surefire Ways to Offend the Locals – Travel Blissful
136. Top 10 Incredible Caves | Travel Blog – Tripbase

Trivia

137. Think you’ve been following the world closely? Take the Fareed Challenge – via @FareedGPSCNN
138. Do we abuse Earth so badly because we humans are going through adolescence? Revkin’s take – via @nytimeskristof
139. Interesting ideas on how the US could give people more tools - via @tomfriedman
140. Intercultural training vital for Indigenous education @abcnewsDarwin
141. RT @nialldevitt Guest author @MiriamAhern discuses the steps that small business owners should take to deal with Swine-Flu
142. Did you miss this post on Concept Cars From Different Countries
143. @SalesBlogcast shares 13 Ways to Make Your Boss Love You! #sales #leadership
144. @intercultureNet – Thanks for the link on French & US stereotypes in their respective press – so true & insightful
145. RT @TransDomo Amazing German Machines May Lead Europe Out of Recession
146. It’s Independence Day in India
147. Aldous Huxley vs George Orwell in cartoons – via @PetLvr
148. Yummy German treat “Schmachtfladen” with receipe- via @germanheit
149. Solving The Wrong Problem – by @dragosroua
150. Ethnic Diversity – When Black People Are Badly Photoshopped | Crack Two
151. Masato Seto: The Sweet Allure of Betel Nut Beauties – PingMag, The Tokyo-based magazine
152. RT @SharonL213 @ghconsulting @DihydrogenOxide Architecture of the public loo. Impressive heritage. Brilliant

Videos

153. RT @jerrykennedy Got funny? Have a look at the Business Heretics’ blooper reel
154. YouTube Symphony Orchestra @ Carnegie Hall
155. Listening to @shanegibson – some great tips for real businesses to use social media – RT @mikedesjardins
     
156. Multilingual YouTube presentation of the multicultural event: 2009 ALA Annual Conference – via @loidagarciafebo
157. Cultural Differences In Drinking
158. Isn’t it worthwhile trying to rebuild this city? #Paterson – via @ImpactMovie @SkipAnderson
159. @HoeferleConsult Video report on Desertec, the planned solar power project in the Sahara #MadeInGermany

Web Marketing

160. How does your favorite online platform influence your company’s web marketing?
161. What Business-to-People international marketing do you do online?
162. RT @TomaBonciu @dragosroua – Good collection of websites to promote your articles on

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 33 of 2009