Our Man In Shanghai

A trip to Hong Kong in February

peter — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:04:07 +0000

I’m taking a trip to Hong Kong between February 11th and February 20th.

A trip to Beijing in December

peter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:17:26 +0000

I’m taking a trip to Beijing between December 9th and December 12th.

I will be attending the Microsoft MVP days in Beijing as part of the Product Quality and Online (PQO) team.

A trip to Hong Kong in August

peter — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:40:59 +0000

I’m taking a trip to Hong Kong between August 30th and September 1st.

Twitter & The Arts: How Twitter is Being Used in The Arts Community

peter — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:39:01 +0000

This was a discussion that was broadcast on NPR’s Morning edition about twitter and the arts. Bill Wasik, an editor at Harper’s and an author of a book on internet culture had this to say about twitter during the interview:

“The idea of Twitter is it’s a giant party and you can have as many conversations at the same time as you want with however many people you want, and you essentially sit there and let all the conversation wash over you,” he says. “It’s very emblematic of the age. Whether it’s going to stick around forever, I’m still unconvinced.”

Listen to the full conversation here:

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-18

peter — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000

@sioksiok congrats — oddly enough on the same day that I got my review copy of twitterville in reply to sioksiok #
@niron I have used http://www.ping.fm for linkedin,facebook,twitter combo updates #
I went from 140 words to 5000 words re: Get my brain back into gear with a Robert Kaplan article on Sri Lanka from the Atlantic Monthly.. #
Good Morning SH- Looks like we’re on a 3 day sunny streak…3 days!! #
RT @raykwong: Volkswagen car sales kick booty in China. http://twurl.nl/k6jsgy #
@epodcaster I do care…really…It was kinda of an obscure message to get at 8:30am in the morning with only one cup of coffee in me. in reply to epodcaster #
RT @craig_martin: Just had an order for itp mag subscription and a t-shirt. Sweet. http://indietravelpodcast.com/store #
@johnbattelle — would be quite timely to read Boomsday(Novel) by Christopher Buckly if you haven’t already picked it up? #
@christinelu I’m partial to number 4 in reply to christinelu #
@TofflerAnn I like their strategy of having people stay in-house for a few months whilst working on projects.. in reply to TofflerAnn #
@kristiewells depends on the colour of the Converse in reply to kristiewells #
RT @traveldudes: Beautiful, immense urban parc du Mont-Royal overlooks Montreal: http://su.pr/2VQB1L #travel tip Canada #canuckistan #
China -Brazil relations.http://bit.ly/1iPNlo -article’s interesting…less reliance on the US? Thoughts? #BRIC — just saw @chinaprime post #
I am neglectful on my own purchases but my step-daughter’s Chucks are Skull & Bones @lizasperling @kristiewells #Chucks #
All time classics chucks in my mind: Red,Green,White and a set of turquoise blue(mid-late 80’s) @lizasperling @kristiewells #chucks #
Speaking of social media-I would totally buy a pair of “Tweet” Chucks! -I want to say Razorfish did a “make your own shoe campaign”(Adidas)? #
RT @knomad16: RT @Van_Tastic:Awesome new video! “Helifloppers and Trail Blazing” http://tinyurl.com/m7cz6s — #roadtrip to Queensland! #
RT @lonelyplanet: RT @MatadorNetwork: Nectar Of The Gods: The Cultural History Of Chocolate http://bit.ly/14wUH0 #lp #

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-16

peter — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000

RT @danwashburn: http://twitpic.com/e3jwa – My hometown makes guest appearance on Law & Order: CI in 2004: http://is.gd/2je6Z (Smoked ham?) #
A record setting 2 days without rain in SH…hmmm #

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-14

peter — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Attended a great Green Drinks Shanghai session with Damian Holmes aka @landscapearch at the BAU offices #
Attending the Design for Disabilities(D4D) at 1933- The Factory in Shanghai on Aug 15th. Here’s the info from Next Step SH http://ping.f … #

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-11

peter — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000

RT @MudslideMama: I know it’s not a follow day, but @Italylogue has some really interesting #travel tweets if you’re interested. — Cool #
@gregorylent there’s a great spot that looks over the entire city- don’t remember the name -very accessible-people head out there at night in reply to gregorylent #
RT @Joi: I think it’s time for me to write a blog post.Twitter is killing my already ailing blog. CN site(VPN) block has me thinking.. #
@gregorylent Golden Eagle Lookout — @redsneef and I were there in Oct ‘08. Here is a online reference: http://bit.ly/aWzCv in reply to gregorylent #
@gregorylent Not that you need it….I am sure you are having some fun adventures– we went even further to Wanzhou(Wanxian) in reply to gregorylent #
@christinelu Not to mention your announcement about American Idol……… in reply to christinelu #
@ShanghaiTWTR Well… A good 10:42am to you sir… Fellow member of the commonwealth #fellowmemberofthecommonwealth in reply to ShanghaiTWTR #
Funny how the times change…10yrs ago it was anti-trust with Microsoft/Google = Next stop == Twitter/Facebook #
@MyMelange great find – I second the motion about “Why I’d like to go to Morocco” in reply to MyMelange #
@EverywhereTrip totally-we can neither confirm nor deny the loss of our non existent Filipino satellite services in SH… in reply to EverywhereTrip #
RT @Janelle_IT_Blog: so impressed by the classy act that @aeevans proved himself to be on the Travel Channe. Makes @NatGeoTraveler proud! #
@betsydrager Plus a few Canucks in the mix… in reply to betsydrager #
RT @jaygoldman: Ya! Toronto slogan is creepy..I say its a early CSI psycho. @redsneef its a Norman Bates meets Hannibal Lector #canuckistan #
RT @jaygoldman: Anyone else find Toronto Tourism’s “We’ve been expecting you” slogan a little creepy? http://twitpic.com/ddxzc #
RT @Tortue: #HongKong, there is a Tweetup organized by @TimHo this Saturday http://bit.ly/O5COO Don’t hesitate to join us !! #
@betsydrager I always said that MN was really a part of Canuckistan anyway… in reply to betsydrager #
RT @collazoprojects: Twitter Contest Giveaway: prAna Men’s Yoga Kit http://bit.ly/fPhM9 — Matador Folks at it again #
@cheeky_geeky new round of anti trust –Twitter/Facebook… in reply to cheeky_geeky #
Listening to Ivana Santilli — Never saw her live but rumours that she used to play at Reverb in Tor-ron-na.. #
RT @LibbyDavies: Leaving West Bank for Cairo to get to Rafeh and Gaza #fb – Canadian Politician to follow regardless of party lines….. #
@atomicpoet provided some of the greatest coffee coasters in my office back in the last 90’s in reply to atomicpoet #
@christinelu @jeffnolan McCafe? As a standalone- I have seen them in HK……. in reply to christinelu #
@michetravi – #ridonculous in reply to michetravi #
RT @michetravi: I’m happy to communicate that I’ve been officially sworn in as TEDxMilano chief hobo! Follow @tedxmilano for updates #
RT @gabyu: eARTS 2009 — Shanghai International Gallery Exhibition of Media Art http://bit.ly/3kJzQc #

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-09

peter — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Good Afternoon Shanghai! Helloooo to the rest of ya and we’ll see what becomes of this typhoon by 6pm this evening. #shanghai #typhoon #
@Kim I have to ask= what did you have for dinner……. - in reply to Kim #
@missrogue How is the Great White North? #
RT @mark_e_evans: Young woman shares her memories of being John Hughes’ pen-pal. http://tr.im/w2g0 (via the cynical-c blog) #
@sagebrennan Not so quiet now…… in reply to sagebrennan #
RT @Lotay: Twitter CEO @Ev Williams – #London is top #Twitter city (@ZDNet) http://bit.ly/Ictmd via @rahuljrark @jason_pollock @iconic88 #
@Kim you’re the 1% of the 10% of people that tweet about dinner to have honey sesame tofu after a hike — sounds like a nice weekend meal in reply to Kim #
@Kim between the hike and the honey sesame tofu- the rest of us look bad….although my lamb kebab and tzatziki was ok — need @chefmark in reply to Kim #
RT @christinelu: Simon says i’m the one replacing Paula. http://post.ly/21yc –fun photo #
@sagebrennan Or its back to making people take the stairs ……. @samflemming — hope your kid is ok…… in reply to sagebrennan #
RT @reneecolette: @samflemming -glad leo’s toes are ok! they have had that problem for awhile now! @redsneef was telling me stuff at Crocs.. #
@OurManinSH I meant to say that she’d heard of the problems with Crocs.. Time to make “Burks” popular amoungst the little ones.. in reply to OurManinSH #
Off to enjoy the weather before we get hit with a potential typhoon…who knows…we’ll see… reminds me of SH in Fall ‘07 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-05

peter — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000

RT @matadornetwork Matador Launches Discover Dominica Contest! http://bit.ly/1MeZxq –eligible Canucks and US citizens #
Although a bit on the “spam” side, Our Man in Shanghai was flattered to receive resumes from French Uni grads looking for internships #