China Blog: WE HEAR VOIP GETS EXCELLENT MILEAGE
All the major tech companies -- including Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google -- have been investing millions of dollars in VoIP, an acronym for Voice over Internet Protocol, which is a fancy term for making phone calls over the Internet.But a new survey from market researchers Harris Interactive suggests the average consumer doesn't know his VoIP from his elbow. The poll, commissioned by Verizon, found that out of 1,006 American adults, 20 percent believed VoIP was a hybrid...
China Blog: Weekend shorts
Some goodies from here and there. Late adds will go at the bottom. ⇒ Former LAT syndicated columnist Norah Vincent's book [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/books/review/22kamp.html] on going undercover in the male world, Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey Into Manhood and Back Again is reviewed in Sunday's New York Times: "it's a thoughtful, diligent, entertaining piece of first-person investigative...
China Blog: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No sympathy for airlines With regard to the Qantas issue, it's very simple. About 15 years ago while travelling with Qantas, I awoke on a flight from Asia not knowing that the person next to me had recently received service, and called for water. The hostess suggested it was people like me who caused people like her to have varicose veins so, not wishing to cause those of her ilk more problems, I have never travelled with Qantas again.We read about the dire situation of the...
CHINA BLOG
Newsday food writer Erica Marcus is on a three-week trip to China, exploring the country's cuisine in major cities and small villages. Her daily blog will chronicle her meals from fancy restaurants to noodle shacks. Come along with her on this eating adventure. To read Erica Marcus' China travel blog, log on to www.newsday.com/travel. Photo - Erica Marcus...
CHINA BLOG
Newsday food writer Erica Marcus is on a three-week trip to China, exploring the country's cuisine in major cities and small villages. Her daily blog chronicles her meals, from fancy restaurants to noodle shacks. Come along with her on this eating adventure. To read Erica Marcus' China travel blog, log on to www.newsday.com/travel. Photo - Erica Marcus...