China and Google: freedom of speech battle continues

With everything that happens in the world today, you may have forgotten another small battle in the ongoing battle between Google and China. Can you believe that a country that is expanding rapidly its economic power, you might want to save the same problem that repressive forces in places such as Egypt and Tunisia have passed into the hands of the new technologies of the Internet in General and social media specifically, appears to be a hell, China tend to maintains the old ways.

Consider a recent news that reports only hours after Google + (the latest social media by the giantess) introduced in that country, was banned and joined the ranks of Twitter and Facebook. China, long known as the enemies of freedom of speech and email surveillance and Internet police force and other tools made some big showdowns cryptic. There have been still fresh allegations this year that gmail was hacked into by the Chinese. While many people seem to be missing the point.

Information technology in all its forms is a new way of doing things, including professional and if each country hopes to remain successful in this new world, we need to embrace technology, as well as freedom of speech that is a necessary companion to it. It is repressive as Chinese guarantees failure.

There are other interesting news, when it comes to Internet marketing, because, although some of these statistics will surprise. A new survey found that while 41% of consumers own a smartphone, email is still the most common way that people get the message in respect of the sale when it comes to mobile applications. Exact target examined the results of nearly 1500 consumers and found that e-mail still trumping, text messaging and even Facebook posting. This is not the first time the latest Johnny-Come-Lately the scene has been put back in place of the good old traditional email marketing. The argument can be made for social media and the like as a more direct way for people to get in touch and even sharing information, but it seems that to get information about goods and services for sale are still in the field of other technologies such as e-mail.

The survey goes on to report that the new generation of smartphone user is becoming more and more comfortable making purchases with the device and a full 40% would give up their laptop, than turn their smartphone.

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