1. Social Bookmark Sites: I listed this as number one for a reason, it works. Sites like Digg, Delicious, Fark,
etc¡ can bring massive amounts of traffic. However, the benefit doesn¡¯t
come from the direct traffic they send (as these visitors tend to stop
by your site once and never return). The true beauty of these sites is
the (free) advertising that they will do for you. Once you are picked
up on one, the others will tend to follow¡ bloggers then find your site
and link it. A single day of Digg traffic can result in thousands of
backlinks. However, while it is easy to add your site to these
listings, it is not easy for it to become popular. The key to having a
successful listing on a social bookmark site is having quality,
original (most of the time), informative articles. (The trick is to
have a good title) Content is King, and on the social bookmark sites,
Content is God.
2. MySpace Bulletins: This
isn¡¯t something I utilize myself, but I have seen it work (sometimes
better than the social bookmarks). If you are not familiar with MySpace,
it¡¯s a social networking site with over 45 million users. Users can
create an account and add friends, chat, post pictures, and most
importantly, post bulletins. A bulletin is a simple message that all of
your ¡®friends¡¯ are able to view. By creating chain bulletins, people
have seen huge amounts of success. It¡¯s like this¡ you have 100 friends
and you make a bulletin that promotes your site, at the end of the post
you say something like, ¡°repost this bulletin or tomorrow will be the
worst day of your life¡±. Thirty of your friends repost your bulletin,
and so on and so on¡ Soon half of MySpace has read your bulletin.
That¡¯s the power of the internet chain letter.
3. News Groups:
Huh? News Groups? Those things went out of style five years ago¡ wrong!
News Groups are still a source of massive traffic on the internet. Why
else would Google have a News Group search? The great thing about News Groups is the fact that there is one for everything.
No matter what niche your site fills, there is a group for it¡ simply
find the most active one and post something like, ¡°Hey Guys, this site
had an interesting article, blah blah blah¡±¡ The right group can bring
you thousands of visitors every single day for months. However, I would
suggest that you actually make quality group postings. Nobody likes
spam¡ well blatant spam anyway.
Like any kind of marketing,
guerrilla marketing takes some skill. Being able to write something
that can catch the attention of people is key. From the title to the
article itself, you have to be creative.
All Things Considered, March 15, 2005 ·
Preliminary results of a study from the Harvard-affiliated McLean
Hospital finds that Taiwanese men are not as dissatisfied with their
bodies as Western men. Sean Cole explores the permutations of body
image perception among men.
Dam Projects and Environmental Sustainability Originally broadcast January 25, 2005
Susanne Wong—East and Southeast Asia Campaigner, International Rivers Network
China's environmental protection agency has suspended 26 large
hydroelectric dam projects because officials didn't complete proper
environmental assessments. Could China be changing its thinking on the
desirability of large dams?
Related Audio Originally broadcast May 27, 2004
A conversation with two Chicagoans who are trying to save China's Nu River from a series of 13 dams
Related Audio Originally broadcast May 27, 2004
A conversation with a Chinese scientist whose work has been instrumental in suspending the Nu River dam project
The World's Manufacturer Originally broadcast January 24, 2005
Ted Fishman—Journalist
Copyright infringement is a longstanding problem in China—and a
multi-billion-dollar annual liability for U.S. businesses. We examine
the role of piracy in China's manufacturing sector.
Guest Ted Fishman wrote about the issue in his article, “Manufaketure,” which appeared in the January 9, 2005, issue of the New York Times magazine. Fishman is finishing the book, China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World (Scribner, 2005).
Value of the Yuan Originally broadcast January 24, 2005
Dali Yang—Professor of Political Science and Director, Committee on
International Relations, University of Chicago
China's currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar. But as the Chinese
economy improves, the Bush administration is pushing China for a change
in monetary policy that would reflect the real value of the yuan.
Demand for Oil Originally broadcast January 24, 2005
Nick Lardy—Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
China's demand for oil continues to increase as more and more people
there buy cars. What are the consequences of this demand for both China
and the rest of the world?
China—Zhou Ziyang and the Tiananmen Square Massacre Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Andrew Nathan—Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Andrew Nathan joins us to discuss the late Zhou Ziyang and his role in the Tiananmen Square Massare.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective One Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Gordon C. Chang—Attorney
Conventional wisdom holds that the Chinese Communist Party can hold on
to power as long as the economic boom continues. Can the Communist
Party adapt to the changing economic situation in China?
Gordon C. Chang is author of The Coming Collapse of China.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective Two Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Peter Gries Hays—Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Colorado-Boulder
Peter Gries Hays weighs in on What is ahead for the Chinese Communist Party.
Peter Gries Hays is author of China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective Three Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Michael Swaine—Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Michael Swaine weighs on what is ahead for the Chinese Communist Party.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective Four Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Dali Yang—Professor, Political Science, University of Chicago
Dali Yang weighs in on the future of the Chinese Communist Party.
Dali Yang is the director of the Committee on International Relations at the University of Chicago.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective Five Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Andrew Nathan—Professor, Political Science, Columbia University
Andrew Nathan talks about the tension between reform and control in the Chinese Communist Party.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective Six Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Sharon Hom—Executive Director, Human Rights in China
Sharon Hom discusses the promise of economic prosperity in China and the odds of the Communisty Party's survival.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective Seven Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Wen Huang—Writer
Wen Huang participated in the 1989 Tiananmen student democracy movement
in China. He gives his prediction for the future of the Chinese
Communist Party.
China—Future of Chinese Communist Party: Perspective Eight Originally broadcast January 21, 2005
Ted Fishman—Journalist
Ted Fishman talks about the balance between wealth creation and control in the Chinese Communisty Party.
Human Rights Concerns Originally broadcast January 20, 2005
Sharon Hom—Executive Director, Human Rights in China
The New York-based organization, Human Rights in China, was founded by
Chinese scientists and scholars after the 1989 Tiananmen Square
massacre. And the group has been working to make sure economic
development doesn't push human rights from the spotlight.
Stories of Dissent Originally broadcast January 20, 2005
Ian Johnson—Journalist
We talk with former Wall Street Journal Beijing correspondent Ian Johnson about his book, Wild Grass: Three Stories of Change in Modern China (Pantheon, 2004). It tells of everyday people fighting for their rights against extraordinary odds.
Environment and Development Originally broadcast January 19, 2005
Elizabeth Economy—Director of Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
China's economic boom has improved living standards for millions of
people, but also created environmental problems such as acid rain,
poison crops, and increasing desertification. Can China continue
growing while also protecting the environment?
Guest Elizabeth Economy is author of The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future (Cornell University Press, 2004).
Nationalism Originally broadcast January 18, 2005
Peter Gries Hays—Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
China certainly has reasons to be patriotic and proud, but some say
nationalism has become a replacement for a failed communist ideology
and that it's eroded traditional Maoist values. Has China rushed into a
new nationalism?
Guest Peter Gries Hays is author of China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy (University of California Press, 2004).
Death of Zhao Ziyang Originally broadcast January 17, 2005
Wen Huang—Writer
A former general secretary of China's Communist Party, Zhao Ziyang
spent the last 15 years of his life under house arrest after siding
with the activists during the 1989 democracy movement. Guest Wen Huang
participated in the 1989 democracy movement. He lives in Chicago.
Asia's Regional Hegemon?, Perspective One Originally broadcast January 17, 2005
John Mearsheimer—R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of
Political Science; Codirector, Program on International Security
Policy; University of Chicago
How much of a strategic threat does China pose to U.S. influence in
Asia? We're first joined by the University of Chicago's John
Mearsheimer, who thinks the U.S. and China are destined to butt heads
in the region.
Mearsheimer and former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski
debate the possibility of a serious U.S.-China strategic rivalry in the
January/February 2005 issue of Foreign Policy magazine. Prof. Mearsheimer is also author of the book, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics.
Asia's Regional Hegemon?, Perspective Two Originally broadcast January 17, 2005
Michael Swaine—Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
We now turn to Michael Swaine from the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace. He doesn't think China's growing presence in Asia
necessarily poses a strategic threat to U.S. influence in the region.
Related Segments from Previous Editions of Worldview
Global Activism Story: Trying to Save a River in China, Part One Originally broadcast May 27, 2004
Gerald Adelman—Executive Director, Openlands Project
Doug Stotz—Conservation Ecologist, Field Museum
China is one of the most heavily dammed nations in the world. The Nu
River in Yunnan Province is one of only two undammed rivers in the
entire country. We talk with two Chicagoans who are trying to save it
from a series of 13 dams.
Global Activism Story: Trying to Save a River in China, Part Two Originally broadcast May 27, 2004
Yang Yuming—Professor of Environmental Sciences and Vice President, Southwest Forestry University
We talk with environmental scientist Yang Yuming, whose work helped
suspend a project to dam the Nu River in China's Yunnan Province. He
was in Chicago to accept an award from the Field Museum.
Yuming is a board member of the China Botanical Society. His remarks
are interpreted by Ken Jao from the Center for U.S.-China Arts Exchange.
Large Dam Projects Displace Millions Originally broadcast May 26, 2004
Dr. Jing Jun—Director, Social Policy Research Institute, Tsinghua University
Dr. Jing Jun studied people displaced by large dams for more than 12
years, but switched to HIV/AIDS research, finding it less depressing. A
former Chinese prime minister has spoken out against the controversial
Three Gorges dam, and we ask Dr. Jun if that criticism has had any
impact on the popularity of such projects.
Dr. Jun is a policy advisor for China's National Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control.
Dealing with SARS and HIV/AIDS Originally broadcast February 9, 2004
Dr. Jing Jun—Director, Social Policy Research Institute, Tsinghua University
Doctors Visit Chicago for HIV/AIDS Training Originally broadcast February 9, 2004
Scott Cook—Director of Community Services, Howard Brown Health Center
Way Wu Tswee—Epidemiologist, Center for Disease Control, China
Don Don Zhang—Epidemiologist, Center for Disease Control, China
China: Internet filtering Originally broadcast August 7, 2003
Ben Edelman—Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School
China: Internet dissidents Originally broadcast August 7, 2003
Mickey Spiegel—Senior Researcher for Human Rights Watch-Asia Division
Global Activism Story: Documenting victims of China’s Cultural Revolution On-line Originally broadcast August 7, 2003
Youqin Wang—author of the Chinese Holocaust website, Senior Lecturer and director of the Chinese language program at the University of Chicago
China, and the U.S. airline industry ...China, and the U.S. airline industry
... end of the decade, the disease could be so widespread in China, it might actually pinch economic growth. China's growth rate has been slowing a bit, but it is ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/01/PM200412011.html -13.1KB
Playing economics with China ... Playing economics with China...China's impact on the U.S. economy can't be overstated. A report out this morning says the China factor goes well beyond textiles, as Marketplace's Scott Jagow reports. Meanwhile ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2005/01/11/AM200501112.html -12.7KB
Look who is selling to China? ... Look who is selling to China?
... is unhappy with new deals between the European Union and China. Because of renewed weapons deals between the EU and China, the U.S. is concerned about American troops protecting Taiwan ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/29/PM200412292.html -12.7KB
China's medical markets ...China's medical markets
... That rapid growth in China's
economy - has had side effects. For example, an increase in health
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China, as a domestic problem ...China, as a domestic problem
... there's at least one gathering cloud the gathering hasn't addressed so far. China. Marketplace commentator Robert Reich just got back from a trip to Southeast Asia. He ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/15/PM200412152.html -13.0KB
A clean and sober China? ... A clean and sober China?
... When one surveys business in China, one cannot overlook the numerous corruption scandals. Then again, if you're a foreigner trying to do business in China, you've almost had ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/09/PM200412093.html -11.9KB
China and the WTO ...China and the WTO
... Tomorrow is the deadline for China
to meet a promise to the World Trade Organization. It's supposed to
open markets to outside investment. The Chinese would seem to be on
target, if American ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/09/PM200412092.html -12.9KB
China and the quota system ...China and the quota system
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this week. Marketplace host David Brown talks to Harvard professor
David Weil about the impending expiration of major textile quotas. Will
China dominate in the coming years?
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Forbes goes to China .. ... Forbes goes to China... Forbes Magazine has issued its annual list of China's richest people. The list-makers prove that private industry is growing more powerful in China, where state-owned business ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/05/PM200411052.html -11.8KB
Labor Unions -- the China way ... Labor Unions -- the China way
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China partners with Iran ...China partners with Iran
... Oil prices dropped today. And another surprise: China is entering an oil agreement with Iran, OPEC's second largest producer. From Beijing, Marketplace's Jocelyn Ford examines ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/01/PM200411012.html -12.7KB
China and Wal-Mart ...China and Wal-Mart
... world economy. At least $15 billion of Chinese imports went to the retail giant last year. China has found an unexpected ally in the company. In an investigation for the PBS program Frontline ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/16/AM200411161.html -13.0KB
A kinder, gentler China? ... A kinder, gentler China?
... ties to the Bush Administration. After all, the U.S. is its number one trading partner. China wants to put forward a kinder, gentler face abroad. But officials in Beijing are worried about ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/17/PM200411172.html -11.8KB
Marketplace for Wednesday, December 15, 2004 ...China, as a domestic problem An economy with blue skies, happy workers, and prosperity for ...China's medical markets That rapid growth in China's economy - has had side effects. For example, an increase in health problems linked ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/15/pm.html -16.5KB
Marketplace for Wednesday, December 29, 2004 ...China and the quota system A ... between the European Union and China. Because of renewed weapons deals between the EU and China, the U.S. is concerned ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/29/pm.html -15.2KB
Marketplace for Thursday, December 09, 2004 ...China and the WTO Tomorrow is the deadline for China to meet a promise to ... A clean and sober China? When one surveys business in China, one cannot overlook the numerous ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/09/pm.html -16.5KB
Marketplace for Wednesday, December 01, 2004 ...China, and the U.S. airline industry Today, China put on a public display ... could be so widespread in China, it might actually pinch economic growth. China's growth rate has been ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/01/pm.html -16.6KB
Marketplace for Wednesday, November 17, 2004 ... A kinder, gentler China? Today at the annual Asia Pacific economic forum, a Chinese diplomat said ... Administration. After all, the U.S. is its number one trading partner. China wants to put forward a kinder, gentler face abroad. But officials in ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/17/pm.html -14.7KB
Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, January 11, 2005 ... Playing economics with China...China's impact on the U.S. economy can't be overstated. A report out this morning says the China factor goes well beyond textiles, as Marketplace's Scott Jagow reports. Meanwhile ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2005/01/11/am.html -14.9KB
Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, December 08, 2004 ... to lifting its ban on arms sales to China. It could be a lucrative new market.
... is selling it's personal computer business to China's largest computer maker, Lenovo. It's one of China's biggest-ever overseas acquisitions.
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Marketplace for Friday, November 05, 2004 ... Forbes goes to China .. Forbes Magazine has issued its annual list of China's richest people. The list-makers prove that private ... that private industry is growing more powerful in China, where state-owned business once dominated. As Marketplace's ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/05/pm.html -13.9KB
Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, January 12, 2005 ... beef.
... From Miami: Last year a good $60 billion in foreign investment flooded into China. China only invested a fraction of that in other countries. But most of the money went to a surprising place..
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Back at work so soon? ...China and the quota system
... Look who is selling to China?
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Where have all the miners gone? ...China and the quota system
... Look who is selling to China?
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2004 - The year in health ...China and the quota system
... Look who is selling to China?
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Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, December 16, 2004 ... Beijing: One of the biggest headaches for foreign companies doing business in China is piracy. Chinese copyright violations alone cost U.S. companies over $2.5 ... violations alone cost U.S. companies over $2.5 billion a year. Now China is trying to make it harder for pirates to avoid jail time ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/16/am.html -15.7KB
The charter school debate ...China, as a domestic problem
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The Best Gift Ever - John Eyler ...China, as a domestic problem
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Mending a broken image ...China, as a domestic problem
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Do you remember? ...China and the WTO
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Turning equity into stocks ...China and the WTO
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From rap .. to the boardroom ...China and the WTO
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Marketplace for Wednesday, December 08, 2004 ... Kuwait.
... The European Union took a step toward lifting its ban on arms sales to China today. The occasion was an EU/China
summit in the Netherlands. After the talks the Europeans pledged to
move towards scrapping an embargo imposed after the Tiananmen Square
massacre in ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/12/08/pm.html -16.8KB
Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, October 29, 2004 ... clear.
... From Beijing: Following Beijing's move to raise interest rates, China's shares closed down 1.6 percent on Friday. One aim of the rate ... over nine percent a year, and fueling inflation. But the immediate impact on China's economy is the sidebar.
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Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, November 16, 2004 ...China and Wal-Mart
... world economy. At least $15 billion of Chinese imports went to the retail giant last year. China has found an unexpected ally in the company. In an investigation for the PBS program Frontline ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/16/am.html -14.5KB
Marketplace for Monday, November 01, 2004 ...China partners with Iran Oil prices dropped today. And another surprise: China
is entering an oil agreement with Iran, OPEC's second largest producer.
From Beijing, Marketplace's Jocelyn Ford examines the terms of the ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/01/pm.html -14.2KB
Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, November 19, 2004 ... From Beijing: China is preparing to open its doors to foreign auction houses. The world's major ... houses. The world's major auction houses are taking note of increasing wealth in China, and are beginning to cater to their tastes.
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The NBA heads east ... It was the full court press in China over the weekend for the National Basketball Association. Hoops fans paid about $360 ... 360 each to see the games. These were the first official games in China by a North American sports league. In the lineup - local superstar Yao Ming ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/10/20/PM200410205.html -12.8KB
Marketplace for Wednesday, October 20, 2004 ... Images)
... The NBA heads east It was the full court press in China over the weekend for the National Basketball Association. Hoops fans paid about $360 ... 360 each to see the games. These were the first official games in China by a North American sports league. In the lineup - local superstar Yao Ming ... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/10/20/pm.html -15.5KB
Marketplace | About | Bureaus ... Beijing : Bureau Chief Jocelyn Ford manages our bureau in China. Email: jford@marketplace.org
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Marketplace | About | Cast and Crew | Kai Ryssdal ... Theodore Roosevelt, and then as a
Pentagon staff officer. Before his career in public radio, Kai was a
member of the United States Foreign Service and served in Ottawa,
Canada, and Beijing, China.
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Marketplace for Tuesday, January 18, 2005 ... instead..
... The Bush Administration has slapped some of China's
largest companies, accusing them of helping Iran's weapons program.
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