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Interesting development of a very expensive Chinese version of the iPad: RedPad Number One. Seems it caters for government officials and Communist Party members, hence the high price tag.

A possibility for Paper 2. Can you add the tag 6.0_paper_2 Mark?

This site is available in China and allows for music streaming/downloading services.

"he World Is Flat is the timely and essential update on globalization"

This is is China's number 1 search engine which is used widely in China to search and download music. What one country may consider piracy, other countries may see as opportunities for sharing.

"...many small businesses could be missing a trick by limiting their SEO scope to domestic shores - the world is a big place and 75% of the earth's population speaks no English at all. Furthermore, whilst English may well be the most widely spoken 'second language' across the globe, people simply prefer to do business in their own tongue." SEO: Search Engine Optimization

"This hasn't been formally announced by Google yet, but industry blogs are picking up on it and so are our readers: the company has started to include buttons that open up virtual keyboards when doing a search on non-English search portals."

Blog: To the point, relevant, and interesting news about the global internet.

"You are here: Home » Issues » The Internet and Globalization The Internet and Globalization by Zunairah in Issues, May 8, 2008 The positive and negative impacts of the internet on globalization."

Cultural issues with Google Street View in Japan. "We think the new camera height allows us to get a high-quality image of the street while respecting the privacy of homeowners."

"Small video made in After Effects about the globalisation of McDonalds. Light hearted video." Although this does not directly relate to an IT system, it is a good introduction for students new to ITGS to help explain the term globalization.

At time of tagging this resource: 1. English, 2. Chinese, 3. Spanish, 4. Japanese Internet World Stats presents its latest estimates for Internet Users by Language. Because of the importance of this research, and due to the lack of other sources, Internet World Stats publishes several tables and charts featuring analysis and details.

Buying a goat online....this ecommerce site is a great example of enterprise in developing countries. "EthioGift provides the fastest and most reliable gift delivery service in Addis Ababa. Remember your familly and friends backhome on holidays (such as Fasika, New Year, Genna etc.) as well as on important private occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings etc." The gifts available, such as goats and other livestock, as well as the descriptions required for the addresses gives many clues about the culture and the terrain of the country. A brief overview of the country: where, population, religion, climate, import/export etc is a good starter before exploring this site. The terms of service are also interesting: "...the origin or type of the sheep except for the weight (EthioGift makes a lot of effort to to choose types of sheep that are the choice of most people, but cannot guaranty that the sheep will be from certain locality or breed of the customer)"