Street Art: Not Just a Scrawl

As a follow-up to last week’s post about the graffiti culture in China, today we will explore São Paulo where street art is flourishing and adorning every conceivable concrete.

Brands Lost in Translation

As simple as it may sound, a phrase you often use in one country could mean very different things another country. Read on to avoid the worst of cultural faux pas.

In The News: Bill Gates Drinks Feces Water, Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker, Uber Launches Logistics Service

This week in the news, Microsoft founder Bill Gates wants to tackle the world’s health problems by drinking water made from human excrement and basketball star Shaquille O’Neal teams up with headphone company Monster Inc. to promote the company’s latest inventions, including a waterproof floating speaker.

Shenzhen – Young City, Young People

Shenzhen is a very young city. Before the SEZ was established in 1980 – because of its proximity to Hong Kong – Shenzhen was a “sleepy fishing village” with a population of 300,000. Times have changed.

Amphigory – Wacky Word Wednesday

What sounds like nonsense isn’t always so. It may, in fact, have something to do with today’s Wacky Word Wednesday!

The Language of Laughter

While joke telling and humor can be difficult enough to master in one’s native language and culture, the task becomes exponentially more problematic when translation comes into play.

The Dragon’s New Groove – China is No Longer a Copycat

The process of changing the Chinese mindset is underway – the people are growing bolder, Chinese companies more creative and their products increasingly competitive.

In the News: The Ebola Epidemic, Conflict in Ukraine, Air Travel Turbulence

For 2015’s first edition of “In the News,” we’ll take a look back at the biggest stories of 2014, what the world was reading, and what trends affected us most.

Yule – Wacky Word Wednesday

Whether we’re talking about logs, or time, or fancy balls, we all use a word that we’ve heard all our lives without ever thinking about its definition – yule.

Graffiti Finds its Niche in China

In China, with its supposedly authoritarian government, you would never have guessed that graffiti—an art form considered illegal in most countries—would be alive and kicking.

Cross Cultural Blunders Exposed, Part 2

In today’s article, the last of our two-part series on cross cultural blunders, we will continue to highlight stories related to culture shock as experienced by our CSOFT family.

Everyday Data

The term “Big Data” – referring to the vast amounts of information being generated, collected, and dissected via the internet – gets thrown around a lot these days in connection with increased business efficiencies, more targeted marketing, and generally better business. But what does Big Data mean for everyday people? How will they benefit from the Big Data revolution? Let’s find out…