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From the editorial of a respected newspaper.
This might be time to dig further....

Obama and Paul Volcker in Salem, Mass?

Interesting that Microsoft picked Google's Facebook as the media.....


【明報專訊】澳洲 大堡礁保育員「世界第一筍工」吸引全球數以萬計申請人，廣收宣傳之效，微軟 亦照辦煮碗炮製「港版筍工」，以日薪7777元聘請Windows 7推廣宣傳大使，聲稱人工水平「與CEO看齊」，只工作一天，任何15歲以上人士皆可申請。

只工作一天

有意爭奪「筍工」者可於下周六招募日自備道具即席拍攝短片，市民日後更可透過Facebook投票選出心意代表。

微軟舉辦「Windows 7 Promo達人」全港招募，共會聘請7人成為產品推廣宣傳大使，於10月底的Windows 7發布會當日，負責向在場人士介紹Windows 7的功能及特點，並須接受傳媒訪問，一日10小時工作可獲7777元薪酬，平均時薪777元，即一秒掙約13元。由於人工高且可增加曝光率，料將吸引不少年輕人角逐，在發布會前收到宣傳之效，而總人工成本只是5.4萬元，以大型宣傳計劃而言，可謂相當化算。

拍短片上載Facebook申請

「港版筍工」的申請方式亦與「澳洲筍工」相似… Continue

It might sound like a broken record, "Learn Mandarin", is the closing remark at the end of this NY Times article reinforces the "added value 增值" or "competitive advantage 竞争优势" of learning Mandarin to improve one's personal, financial and career gain for Non-Mandarin speaking Chinese or foreigners. I can testify from my personal experience that it is not just a trend but a current and future mandate . My first venture was a job offer from my ex-company to be the lead technical support in South E… Continue

This is an online Chinese Radio Station targeted to Cantonese speaking audiences.

I am going to try to c if it works on my ipod touch.