About Me 0046: March 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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A few years ago, the Internet experienced a video revolution. As broadband access expanded and more people began uploading content, video became an expected resource for consumers. Businesses could get more mileage out of television commercials and engage users by linking to video reviews of its products.

A year ago, we saw evidence of small and medium-sized business increasing budgets for video content – to be used both on their homepages and in advertisements. In 2009, 19% of businesses polled were using video (up from 5% in 2008) and I’m willing to bet that number will be much higher in the 2010 report that should come out later this month.

Now, as technology has become more affordable and increasingly mobile, we’re able to experience virtually anything online. As such, local search engines are evolving into master content synthesizers to meet the needs of consumers and advertisers alike – offering video and photos, local advertising deals, user reviews, QR codes, maps and directions, etc.

Consumer expectations of local search engines have never been higher. Users want to see photo and video reviews of a company’s products, read what other people have to say, and even take a virtual tour of your store or restaurant before they visit.

The same is true of small- and medium-sized business owners looking to find a competitive advantage. Local search engines are offering more dynamic content than ever before to users and it’s up to search marketers to help business owners feed that content.

It’s interesting to see how video content has changed since the advent of YouTube. Instead of traditional video advertising, we’re seeing new technology that lets users look around your business from their own home. Soon, we’ll be able to find virtual creations of almost any environment online – and those virtual tours are being integrated with current deals and other advertising promotions to drive traffic to your business.

Recently, a company called EveryScape partnered with Bing and YP to offer digital advertisers a new local search solution – virtual tours. For example, YP360 will let a user step inside a restaurant in Baltimore while they’re still on the train. They can choose a place and even set a reservation, all within the same application on their phone.

Google Earth has gone indoors and local search engines are responsible for bringing this detailed and vivid content to users while keeping it simple and accessible. And the business case for offering this new content to users and advertisers alike is clear as local advertising is expected to grow to $16.1 billion this year, up from $13.7 billion in 2010.

Even more, mobile phone advertising spending is expected to be more than a billion dollars in 2011, up 48% from 2010. Local search engines like YP and Yelp! are seeing over 20 million visitors a month, many of them accessing via mobile phones.

This is a great opportunity for local search engines and advertisers to embrace this new technology and get ahead of the pack. Effective local advertising goes beyond building a social networking presence and listing in directories – you have to make sure your content is engaging. In the online world, the savviest local search marketers who use this technology well will have the most successful campaigns.

I recommend that any business owner or local search marketer read up on the latest digital advertising solutions and consider offering your customers virtual tours of your products or store. To set your business apart, you need to stay current with the best that local search has to offer.

Opinions expressed in the article are those of the guest author and not necessarily Search Engine Land.

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Editor’s Note: Jim Dalrymple has been writing about Apple for more than 15 years. You can follow him on Twitter @jdalrymple and on his Web site at The Loop.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday introduced the iPad 2 at a special event in San Francisco, taking even more momentum away from its competitors.

I’ve had a lot of people in the last 24 hours tell me that the iPad 2 isn’t as revolutionary as the first generation device. Yes, that’s true. But not every device a company releases has to be or can be revolutionary.

Apple has released three revolutionary products in the last decade alone: iPod, iPhone and iPad. I really can’t think of any products from Apple’s competitors that fit in the revolutionary category in that same time period.

People also said that Apple wasn’t very forthcoming with the specs of the iPad 2. Again, that’s true, but there’s a good reason for that—nobody cares.

Well, some people care. Those of us who are geeks care about specs. However, have you ever noticed that when you sit with your non-geek friends and start listing off specs their eyes glaze over and they rest their chin in their hand.

That’s because they couldn’t care less.

The iPad 2 is no slouch either. It lost one-third of the thickness of the previous generation, and therefore it is one-third less than the size of the iPad competitors too. It also has new technologies like a gyro built-in that will launch another round of cool apps.

Yesterday’s iPad 2 announcement wasn’t about the geeks—it was about all the other people who will buy an iPad. What those people want to know is “what can I do with it?”

If it fits into their lifestyle, most people are good with that. Apple showed many ways how the iPad 2 can fit into your lifestyle.

From the very beginning, Apple was very smart with how it marketed the iPad. The first thing it did was get the device into businesses and promote the fact that it could be used to get work done. And it was quite successful with that.

In an analyst call in October 2010, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said the iPad was already being used in 65 percent of Fortune 100 companies. That was four months ago and the iPad has grown since then, so we can only imagine where that number is now.

This strategy allowed Apple to do two things. If it came out with the iPad and pushed the gaming capabilities of the device, the business world would have looked at it as a toy. That would have certainly meant slower adoption. It also allowed them to work on some consumer software, two of which we saw yesterday.

In addition to the iPad 2, Jobs also unveiled iMovie and GarageBand for the iPad. This is what people want to know about—what can I do with the iPad that’s exciting and new.

Obviously, creating movies and being able to edit and share them with friends and family is a very popular thing to do these days. iMovie makes that easy.

Creating music, whether a novice or pro is also a cool thing to do. GarageBand is a great app to get that done and you can move your projects to your Mac and continue working on them.

It’s not just about the hardware. Apple delivers the whole experience that nobody else can. Jobs said yesterday that there are 65,000 apps on its App Store specifically designed for the iPad. That’s a lot of things you can do.

If you think Apple’s competitors are jumping for joy because the iPad 2 isn’t revolutionary, I believe you are wrong. I think they’re scared. Yesterday, they figured out Apple’s strategy too, but a little too late.

Titles from major book publisher Random House will now appear in Apple’s iBooks store. The news was one of many talking points covered earlier today at Apple’s media event. Random House had previously been the only major publisher not represented in Apple’s popular iOS book store, as it was not willing to grant Apple the 30% cut taken on titles sold through iBooks. The addition of Random House is a major coup for Apple as it looks to compete with the likes of Amazon’s Kindle bookstore and other popular offerings. Hit the break for Apple’s full press release.

Random House, Inc. Makes Entire US Catalog of 17,000 ebooks Available on Apple’s iBookstore

iBookstore Now Features More than 2,500 Publishers, Including All Six Major Trade Publishers

SAN FRANCISCO—March 2, 2011—Apple® today announced that Random House, Inc., the largest trade book publisher in the US, has made its full catalog of 17,000 ebooks available on Apple’s iBookstore℠, including bestsellers by Stieg Larsson, John Grisham, Dan Brown, Danielle Steel, Laura Hillenbrand, Cormac McCarthy, Lee Child and many more of the world’s preeminent authors. Starting today, customers can pre-order upcoming releases from Random House including Lisa Gardner’s “Love You More,” Suze Orman’s “The Money Class” and Jean Auel’s “The Land of Painted Caves.” With the addition of Random House, the iBookstore now offers ebooks from all six major trade publishers and thousands of independent publishers.

“We are delighted that Apple’s iBookstore now will be carrying Random House’s US ebooks for the first time,” said Markus Dohle, Random House’s Chairman and CEO. “And we look forward to bringing our 17,000 ebooks to Apple customers.”

“We’re thrilled to offer Random House on the iBookstore,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “iBookstore customers have already downloaded more than 100 million books in less than one year, and we think they’ll love being able to choose from Random House’s incredible selection of titles to enjoy on their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.”

iBookstore customers can choose from a wide selection of illustrated and video-enhanced books that look incredible on iPad™, including Jay-Z’s memoir “Decoded” and Bing West’s “The Wrong War”; bestselling children’s series such as Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones; and cookbooks by Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, and the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. Random House, Inc. comprises more than 80 adult and children’s US publishing imprints including Alfred A. Knopf, Doubleday, Crown, Pantheon Books, Vintage, Ballantine and Bantam.

The iBookstore, included in Apple’s free iBooks® app, is the best way to browse, buy and read books on your iPad, iPhone® and iPod touch®. iBookstore offers ebooks from more than 2,500 publishers in more than 20 categories, including Mysteries & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs, Cookbooks, Children’s & Teen, Humor, Romance, Business and Travel.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

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What is your social media brand? Do you have one? Sure, many small business owners and entrepreneurs are coming around to the enormous importance of social media as a marketing, customer service, and, yes, even sales tool. But if you haven’t thought about how social media can define your brand, you are probably missing a HUGE part of what social media tools can do for your business. Here’s more…

Tools & Techniques

Creating a great brand with these blog tools. Tools that improve the look and functionality of your blog also improve your brand. A well-maintained small business blog is one of the most obvious and least expensive branding tools at the entrepreneur’s disposal even more so than social media channels like Facebook and Twitter because of how a blog can be customized to fit your needs and personality. This list of tools is a great way to start. EpicLaunch

What Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi can teach you about social media. One of the stars of the hit reality show “Jersey Shore”, “Snooki” is a perfect example of personal brand, but social media entrepreneurs could also learn much about building their own online presence from Snooki. Being yourself and using a simple, short tag to indelibly brand your identity are also great techniques in social media. One site is already trying to apply the starlets techniques in the social media space. Brand-Yourself

Tito Philips doesn’t want your comments on his blog! At least, not if they’re the wrong kind. And the wrong kind would be comments left for no other purpose than to get the blogger and his/her readers to visit your blog and perhaps comment on it in return. Why is comment trading bad? Don’t get Tito started! There are many ways to engage in social media marketing. Be sure you understand and respect some of the attitudes you may face. Blogging Bookshelf

News & Trends

The best of the best. Want to get a look at arguably the 20 best Facebook fan pages for business on the planet? By now you should know the value of a Facebook fan page to your branding efforts. What’s also true, however, is that not all Facebook sites are created equal. If you want to take your social media marketing to the next level, have a look at this list of cream of the crop sites. Inc.com

Even churches use social media marketing! In this article on the growing market for tech services among religious organizations, we learn that many churches have also already entered into the social media space. As houses of worship, particularly huge mega-churches, expand and build congregations, it’s easy to see how social media can work as a marketing tool here as well. Is your religious organization using social media for branding? WSJ

Tips & Tricks

20 tips that will make you a Twitter star. Among the tools popular in the new digital space is Twitter. The microblogging platform can be used for business or non-business purposes and it can be the key to your small business’s success. Learn how to use Twitter like a pro and you may be surprised at the benefits your small business gains as a result. Global Copywriting

Valuable lessons in social media. Gary Vaynerchuk, author of The Thank You Economy and a successful social media entrepreneur in his own right, has many insights to share with small business leaders seeking a new way to define their brands in an age of social communications. Read some of the takeaways Vaynerchuk shares with those trying to define their businesses with social media. E-Marketing Associates

Success Stories

Doubt the power of FB to create brand for almost anyone? You won’t after you read the story of Princeton English Professor Jeff Nunokawa and “Jeffbook”, a collection of 3,221 brief literary essays on Facebook, that have created an incredible cult status for Nunokawa in the process. His motivation? Not too different from those of most marketers. Nunokawa simply started sharing where he knew his audience already spent lots of their time. The results speak for themselves. Fast Company

Increase exposure with niche social media. Blogger Mavis Nong talks about the importance of niche social media sites including social bookmarking sites as a key method of creating exposure for your online business. Mavis talks about her experience with our sister site BizSugar.com (thanks for the shout out! ) and explains how smaller more focused social sites can sometimes have a surprising impact even larger than the big guys. Attraction Marketing Online

Opportunities

Sponsors wanted for new SugarTone Sweet Business Blogging Contest. Put the power of social media to work for your brand. We’re looking for sponsors to help with a brand new blogging contest involving two of the fastest growing small business communities on the Web, BizSugar.com and Bloggertone.com. Learn more about the contest by reading the full announcement and get in touch today! BizSugar Blog

Preview of Final Result

Resources

PT Sans Bold – FontSquirrel

Free App Icons for Developers – WebAppers

Step 1

Open Photoshop and create a new document that is 1200 x 1200 pixels, 72 dpi, and RGB Color. Fill the layer with white. (Ctrl+Backspace or Delete)

Step 2

Now create a rectangle for the header and fill it with a white-grey color, then use the colors on the image for the “Gradient Overlay”. Our search and logo will eventually be part of the header.

Step 3

Create a new rectangle above the previous one, with attributes as shown below. The following drop shadow effect creates a look of a 1 pixel stroke which does increase the look of that simple bar. Note: this step creates a horizontal line.

Step 4

Now add the “Gradient Overlay” layer style with the hex codes indicated.

Step 5

Add a white 1 pixel stroke. The following stroke of 1 pixel will divide the grey shadow effect. It’ll eventually work as a divider.

Step 6

Make one more rectangle in the middle-right zone, and fill it with white and add a 1 px stroke as indicated – it will be our search box.

Step 7

One more rectangle should be created and filled with blue. Set the inner shadow as indicated below, this will be our search button. This blue works great in combination with grey, white and light-grey. Blue will be the major contrasting color we use as we work through this template.

Step 8

Add the Gradient Overlay details to the button with the details from image.

Step 9

Add a 1 px stroke to the button with the color indicated. Take a look at the first and the final result of the button so you can see the difference all these details made.

Step 10

Now add this drop shadow effect for the text placed in the search box, using PT Sans Bold. This will be the final step in creating your search button. You may want to try other fonts, but the PT Sans Bold is really good for this small button.

Step 11

Make another fill under the header section, this will be the navigation area. Here we will place the navigation links of our template.

Step 12

Write your navigation links using a dark-grey color, then add a white “drop shadow” effect. The effect used for the navigation links is the same used for the search button.

Step 13

With 1px vertical line, make divisions between each links. The lines should be black and will really increase the beauty of the navigation area.

Step 14

Over the home section, make a fill with the blue and then add a Gradient Overlay style as indicated.

Step 15

Copy the Home link, this time color it white and add a drop shadow effect.

Step 16

Create a big, grey zone under the navigation, it should be about 30% of the layout. This will be the background for the featured area.

Step 17

Now create a big, white rectangle and add some shadow with the details shown. A big stock image, a big headline and some text with another great button will be added.

Step 18

Add a any dummy image you want to that featured area. Be sure it covers more than 80% of the area. The one I chose is from a stock website.

Step 19

Add some text to it, use the PT SANS Bold font and make the font big.

Step 20

The remaining area should be filled with grey, in it we’ll place some text. This is really a secondary area which describes the image, the services, the company itself, or whatever you’d like.

Step 21

Place some blue-colored text which will be the title of the information below. Use the details in the image for Drop Shadow style.

Step 22

Add some dummy text. This could be some important information or whatever you’d like.

Step 23

Create another grey area under the featured zone, where we will add some text and icons later. Add the details as stated on the image. Mostly, the icons will promote the services offered by the company behind the website.

Step 24

Continue by adding a Gradient Overlay style for the last rectangle we have created in the anterior steps.

Step 25

Now we are adding titles and icons, as well as some divisions. The icons can be found in the resource list at the beginning of the tutorial. Be sure to choose your icons and text thoughtfully.

Step 26

At the border of both zones, create a small circle and fill it with dark brown color. Add some inner shadow as stated on the image.

Step 27

Continue by adding a drop shadow layer style. It is another small detail, but it really makes that button zone minimalistic, nice-looking and well designed.

Step 28

To finish, add a Gradient Overlay effect.

Step 29

By using the Custom Shape Tool (U), create an arrow in both circles. Now add the details shown on the screenshot.

Step 30

Continue by adding some Color Overlay for the arrow. It should also be a blue color because otherwise, it will not fit the contrast and the colors used on the whole template.

Step 31

Add a video screenshot in the free space and place a title for it. For this template, I have used a simple screenshot of a YouTube widget.

Step 32

Add the text “Product Highlights” and “Case Studies.” Let the text under the “Product Highlights” be links so you could showcase some friends’ websites or resources you admire/promote.

Step 33

Finish it by creating another form for e-mails, place all kind of other information, and whatever you’d like.

Step 34

Don’t forget to make a relevant/small footer for our template. If you have paid attention, you should know how to create the same effect as below.

All done! If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. I hope you enjoyed this whole tutorial!

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foreclosure

David J. Stern is winding up his infamous foreclosure practice, reports the Associated Press, citing a Securities and Exchange filing. The law firm's fall has been swift and steep, and it offers many reasons for schadenfreude: Stern lived the high life on the backs for borrowers foreclosed on with fraudulent documents, borrowers who weren't consistently given notice they were being foreclosed on. His firm's fall has exacerbated the problems in the Florida court system because his cases are being transferred to other lawyers who must now get up to speed on them.

But there's one thing his fall isn't, much as I wish it were, and that's the end of an era.

If we're to restore the rule of law in foreclosure cases, it's going to take a lot more than the fall of Stern's firm, which is just one of several "foreclosure mills" in Florida. Others are under investigation. Maybe some of them will fall too. Maybe not.

But the issue runs nationally, not just in Florida. Lender Processing Services (LPS) alone has hundreds of "network firms" following its due-process-abusing practices. A firm in Pennsylvania may have jeopardized thousands of foreclosures there by having nonlawyers do the cases. And the situation in nonjudicial states, where even foreclosure mills aren't necessary to take back homes, is worse.

If anyone hearing of the Stern firm's demise mistakes it for news that change has really come to the foreclosure world, that will be saddest news of all.

There has been evidence here and there of a marked fall in new foreclosure filings. Lender Processing Services, which handles more than half of the loans serviced in the US, said its revenues in its Default Services Group were down in the final quarter of the year. Why? Its revenues are tied to initial foreclosure filings, and its were off 33%, no doubt in large measure due to the robo signing scandal. Recall that it led many banks to halt foreclosures (some all over the US, others in judicial foreclosure states only) while they inspected the state of play and scrambled to revamp procedures. Banks piously claimed that they found no problems in the correctness of foreclosure actions and that ex making the changes needed to assure affidavits were proper, they were going to be back to business as usual post haste.

Now we already know that that isn’t the case. Since the robosigning scandal broke, foreclosure activity has been down. RealtyTrac reported that foreclosures in January were up only 1% over December levels, which was down 17% from the year prior.

But RealtyTrac captures every foreclosure filing in that particular report, so it is a mix of new foreclosure filings plus additional filings for foreclosures already underway (the number of filings required varies by state, but the minimum number is three, and the number can also be increased if a borrower gets a foreclosure suspended, say by entering into a payment catchup plan, and then has the process restarted later on).

Lynn Syzmoniak of Fraud Digest provides a snapshot for January 1 through January 26 in two counties in Florida, Lee County and Palm Beach County:

Her tally for US Bank over the same period covered only Lee County, but showed similar results: 42 new foreclosures for 2011 versus 143 for 2010.

Now merely eyeballing this sample, and assuming it is representative of Florida (Syzmoniak says other counties show similar patterns), it’s clear the decline is bigger than the 33% fall that LPS mentioned for the fourth quarter of 2010 or the 17% figure from RealtyTrac.

There are reasons why Florida might show a steeper fall than other states. First, the state AG has been investigating all the major foreclosure mills in the state. Some, like the Law Offices of David Stern, have effectively folded. So there could be a bit of disarray simply due to the loss of some processing capacity.

Second, Florida, like New York, has implemented a rule requiring that attorneys verify information provided in foreclosures. That might seem to be merely ceremonial, since lawyers are already responsible for the accuracy of information provided to the court. But I am advised that this measure is more than mere belt and suspenders; it apparently would have the effect of lowering the bar for opposing counsel calling for Rule 11 sanctions if he thought the foreclosing attorney was submitting bogus documents or information. That rule did became effective February 11, 2010 (hat tip Lisa Epstein), and the foreclosure mills have tried to escape compliance. I’d imagine in the wake of the robo signing scandal, their clients are becoming less tolerant of this sort of thing.

If this pattern holds across at least across judicial foreclosure states, it suggests what we have long argued: that failures to convey loans as required by securitization documents are widespread, if not pervasive. Now that servicers and foreclosure mills are finding that a lot of judges no longer take them at their word, which means they increasingly have to provide documentation, they may be finding that a lot of their records do not pass muster. And while document fabrication was once an easy way out, that strategy is a lot riskier than it used to be.

Reader input welcome. Do you have any local data on the level of new foreclosures in 2011 versus same period 2010?

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Search engine optimization Vancouver For any Better Marketing Solution

When you begin your personal website there are lots of ways you will have to market it and one of the best ways is by using Search engine optimization Vancouver if you maintain that area. The SEO or search engine optimization services would be the top method of getting good visitors to your site and for that reason making more sales.

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What to Expect Whenever Hiring a Roofer

When the time comes to repair or even substitute your homes roof, it's really a challenging task to find somebody that is qualified to do the job. There are many roofing companies out there, however the types who'll do a great job for a reasonable price aren't often simple to find. If you're in the marketplace for the contractor, make use of the tips beneath for interviewing and employing the correct one.

Interview and Discussion

The majority of roofing contractors offer free consultations. This is particularly essential, because it provides them a chance to assess exactly what your roof needs, and it gives you an opportunity to evaluate them. As with all of companies, believe in instincts about the individuals you let upward on your roofing. No issue exactly how great the contractor's reputation or even recommendation, he or she should begin by presenting a person with a business card. If a service provider arrives looking as well as speaking within an unprofessional manner, chances are that the job he is going to do may also be less than professional. This is not to say that you should expect contractors to arrive in fits. They will be climbing on your roof, therefore the majority of will be dressed in jeans as well as function boots or even sneakers. If the contractor appears to be more interested in talking upon his mobile phone while on your roof compared to he is in evaluating your roof's requirements, that may be another sign that he is not really the main one to do the job. For your lawful safety, be certain that the actual service provider has sufficient liability insurance coverage.

Roofing Evaluation

Anticipate the service provider is going to be going up in your roofing. In fact, any kind of contractor who does not need to increase on your roofing to evaluate the issue should be instantly discounted. Those who are seriously interested in their own work will either make a sketching of the roof's surface area and tag problem areas onto it because they go through their own evaluation, or they'll take photos or even video of the surface area while they are up there. This is a very essential action, because it enables you to observe just what the problems are and know how they will be fixed.

Estimation

The next phase will be the created estimate. The service provider will require out their loan calculator and come track of a written estimate. Some contractors will go out to their truck or van as well as write up the actual proposal, while some may crisis the actual numbers to do the job prior to you. Once you're given the suggestion, make sure that you understand exactly which items will be used, how long the job will take and if you will find any additional or even hidden expenses that may occur throughout the restore from the roofing. The contractor should be able to solution all of these concerns with ease as well as forewarn a person associated with a additional expenses that might be sustained should the roof's ethics be broken inside.

Once you have received a few written estimates from roofers, assess what every company or even service provider would like to provide for that price. Do not necessarily discount the highest bid, because occasionally the greatest bet will in reality be the contractor who does the task correctly. Also, be wary associated with bids which are significantly less than other people. They might be utilizing substandard items or be unethical concerning the possibility of concealed expenses. Above all, trust your instincts and opt for the actual service provider who makes you feel most comfortable about handing over your money.

Seven Uyghurs Sentenced to Death

2011-03-23

Critics of the sentences say China has politicized the robberies as acts of terrorism.

AFP

A Uyghur man walks past armed Chinese security forces in Urumqi, July 17, 2009.

Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have ordered the executions of seven ethnic minority Uyghur men convicted of "violent" crimes, official media said on Wednesday.

The death sentences were handed down by the Supreme People's Court in recent days, according to state media in the regional capital, Urumqi.

The men were accused in connection with three separate attacks late last year in the Silk Road city of Kashgar, according to the news website Urumqi Online.

According to another website, the Xinjiang-based Tianshan news site, Aimaiti Tuheti, Yiming Dawuti, and unnamed "others" killed a security guard at a pedestrian mall as part of a failed Aug. 7 robbery attempt.

In a separate incident on Oct. 12, it said, Nuermaimaiti Aobulikasimu and 11 others broke into a house, bound and killed the couple living in it, and took their possessions.

It said the group also broke into the homes of two brothers, robbed them, and killed six people in a Nov. 11 attack in Kashgar.

The report gave no information about the victims or the schedule for the executions.

Three of the men were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, a sentence that is normally commuted to life imprisonment in China's judicial system.

They were convicted of deliberate homicide and armed robbery by the Kashgar Intermediate People's Court in the first instance.

'Strike hard' campaign

A Han Chinese resident of Urumqi surnamed Yang said a reference to "terrorism" in official news reports on the case showed that it was being politicized by the authorities, who have launched a series of "strike hard" campaigns in Xinjiang following deadly ethnic violence in July 2009.

"There is an implied political meaning; that they were somehow engaged in separatist activities or ethnic divisions," said Yang.

Exile Uyghur groups said the trials had been conducted behind closed doors, with scant opportunity for public scrutiny.

"The entire process against these men, from the trial through to the judgment, was opaque," said Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress.

"There was also very little reasonable evidence to convict them on a legal basis, because all the evidence came from one side of the case," he said.

"We strongly condemn the Chinese government for continuing to pursue their policies of ethnic division," said Raxit.

"We are also strongly opposed to the death penalty in this case."

Earlier cases

Last month, the Supreme Court sentenced four Uyghurs to death for alleged involvement in an Aug. 19 bomb attack in Xinjiang’s western Aksu city.

The World Uyghur Congress pointed to concerns over lack of transparency in those cases too.

The Aksu blast left eight people dead, including two of the bombers, and 15 wounded after a man riding a three-wheeled vehicle threw explosives at a group of uniformed patrolmen. Four Uyghurs were arrested shortly after the attack.

State media characterized the cases as acts of terrorism and unrelated to longstanding ethnic tensions between Uyghurs and Han Chinese in the region.

Exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer has warned that attacks like those in Aksu will continue to occur until Beijing addresses the underlying source of tension in the region.

Millions of Uyghurs—a distinct, Turkic minority who are predominantly Muslim—populate Central Asia and Xinjiang.

Uyghurs say they have long suffered ethnic discrimination, oppressive religious controls, and continued poverty and joblessness despite China's ambitious plans to develop its vast northwestern frontier.

Those frustrations erupted in July 2009 in deadly riots that left nearly 200 people dead, by the Chinese government's tally.

At least 26 people, mostly Uyghurs, were sentenced to death in the aftermath of the riots, many of whom have been executed, according to state media.

China is believed to execute more people each year than the rest of the world’s countries combined, although the government does not publish official figures.

Rights groups say Beijing may execute as many as several thousand prisoners annually.

Chinese authorities blame Uyghur separatists for a series of deadly attacks in recent years and accuse one group in particular of maintaining ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist network.

New training scheme

China on Wednesday also announced a training scheme which places ethnic minority graduates from Xinjiang in work elsewhere in China.

Governments of the destination cities will spend 450 million yuan (U.S.$ 69 million) for the program, while Xinjiang will spend 400 million yuan (U.S.$ 61 million), the official Xinhua news agency reported.

The program targets some 60,000 jobless college graduates in Xinjiang, around 80 percent of whom are from ethnic minorities, and 60 percent of whom are women.

However, some commentators see the move as an attempt to assimilate non-Han Chinese into mainstream Chinese culture.

"From the point of view of ethnic minorities, the graduate work scheme is really taking the cream of youth from the minorities and using them to 'further cultural development,'" wrote one ethnic minority user on a popular microblogging service.

"In fact, the culture that is being advanced is Han culture, and this group of young people will have been totally brainwashed," the microblog update said.

An Urumqi resident surnamed Li agreed.

"They have run senior high school schemes like this before during the past few years," he said.

"Whether it's high-schoolers or graduate training programs, these are measures that are aimed at thought control and brainwashing, and the 'Partification' of their education," he said.

Reported by Qiao Long for RFA's Mandarin service. Translated and written in English by Luisetta Mudie.

Wikileaks and the Uyghurs

through henry on Dec Twenty, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it were ever in doubt, info obtained by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has verified Chinese language government fears over it's continued charge of the region it phone calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as Eastern Turkestan. The leaked out wires from Ough.S. diplomats show the actual degree to which Chinese language government bodies make an effort to persuade government authorities globally to adopt its position on problems affecting Uyghurs. The actual cables additionally display the United States' concerns as well as sights regarding the on going repressive measures in the area.

Most lighting of Chinese federal government pressure are the wires pointing in order to Chinese language anger, or the specter of Chinese language ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd countries. The December 29, 2008 cable relates exactly how Chinese language Assistant International Reverend Liu Jieyi fulfilled using the Ough.Utes. Ambassador to The far east to tone of voice Beijing's powerful opposition of launch in order to any nation other than China, which when the Ough.Utes. did certainly accede to this request it would "avoid injury to bilateral relationships and also to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". Furthermore, a Feb '09 cable explains how the Chinese language Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the actual feasible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees as "an unfavorable act toward us" and a "slap in the face". That the U.Utes. government stood company within not really liberating the detainees to China demonstrates the extent from the politicized nature of the Chinese judicial system. Genuine concerns over terrorism tend to be easy to understand, but in the Ough.S. government's view the detainees would most likely face do-it-yourself torture and execution when they returned to China

Chinese federal government stress in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only put on the U.Utes. federal government, but additionally in order to New Zealand and a handful of Western governments that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, as well as Eu member says just about all appear to have paid for the brunt of Chinese government disappointment. Regarding Germany, that was at first willing to think about 2 Uyghurs on solely humanitarian grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo instances had been less better than other detainees because of the unwanted effects accepting Uyghurs would have upon relations along with China. The Might 8, '09 cable relates how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer reported that Germany experienced informed The far east of the Ough.Utes. ask for to accept a few Uighur detainees kept from Guantánamo coupled with been consequently cautioned through China of ‘a large load on bilateral relations' in the event that Indonesia had been to simply accept any detainees".

The actual diplomatic wires additionally discuss the actual unrest within Urumchi, the regional funds, within July '09. The July 13, '09 cable television discussing bulk occurrences within The far east says:

"Ethnic riots such as those in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 and in Tibet in March of 2008 differ substantially in origin and nature from mass incidents, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed in order to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each present severe problems for the Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, but the Party leadership wouldn't hesitate to spread out fire on Uighurs or Tibetans when they deemed it essential to recover purchase. Mass incidents pose a different kind of risk, he said, as the leadership is ‘afraid' to fireplace upon Han rioters for anxiety about causing huge open public outrage that will change against the Party."

This can be a chilling viewpoint, particularly when 1 views evidence offered in two reports launched this season through the Uyghur Individual Rights Project (UHRP) as well as Amnesty International that fine detail eyewitness accounts from the utilization of deadly reside fire towards Uyghur protestors within July '09. Additionally, the declaration which fire would not be deployed against Han Chinese protestors has resonances for the various strategy used by Chinese protection causes within Urumchi to Han Chinese language protests in Sept '09. During those direct orders, after that Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed protesters, that had demanded he inform them about government responses to protection issues. An identical request to satisfy using the Party Secretary through Uyghur protesters within This summer was not fulfilled.

The broader consequences of the unrest additionally noticed a brief discussion on the effect it would possess on Iran-China relations, as well as on relations with Sydney after Globe Uyghur Congress President, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke in the Nationwide Push Membership within Canberra within August '09. Within the second option case, the Chinese federal government "privately warn[ed] a major Australian bank that vendors the nation's Push Membership to make use of it's influence to bar the Kadeer speech there".

The U . s . States' concerns concerning the situation in the Uyghur region are available via within the wires. In a dialogue upon policy direction within Tibet, U.S. officials explain that it will be impossible with regard to Chinese language frontrunners to adopt a much softer collection "if they look like doing so under worldwide pressure". The actual cable television out dated 04 16, 08, one month following the episode associated with unrest within Tibetan areas, also relayed the observation "that household balance continues to be leadership's main concern most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' be absolutely no relaxation of the current hard collection on Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The info contained in the cable television additionally sheds gentle about the severe sensitivity with which china government sights territorial integrity, and also the possible spill more than of unrest through Tibet.

The prospect associated with methods to stress within Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of civil society are debated inside a February Twenty-four, 2008 cable. Whilst suggesting which China's financial success increases its resistance to democratic reform, the cable television also discusses exactly how Chinese leaders begin to see the usefulness of "a limited growth associated with municipal society, including improvements within the guideline of law and a more powerful part with regard to authorized beliefs, NGOs, charities along with other actors in areas that contribute to sociable balance and do not challenge Communist Party guideline." This can be a notable alternation in considering, that has seen U.S. authorities promote the idea that Chinese financial development, as well as economic relationships along with The far east brings about a steadily democratic society; however, more belief appears to be put into the grassroots motion compared to one that begins from the top levels of the Chinese government. Nonetheless, the cable television proves which "[i]n places for example Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism leads to tight limitations about the development of municipal culture." This method can be regarded as counter-productive by the official, that shows that the Ough.S. federal government "should still express...serious issues over Beijing's individual rights record as well as attract China's developing awareness that greater regard for human privileges, spiritual freedom and also the guideline of law will serve to promote the improvement and social stability which China seeks in addition to to improve China's international image." This type of strategy would consider considerable diplomatic abilities thinking about "China's weird fear the United States secretly encourages routine change and ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet as well as Xinjiang".

The actual wires provide insight into the daily business associated with diplomacy that is rarely owned by the general public, which is interesting to note the quantity of work carried out behind closed doors on Uyghur issues. The significance of the actual part of the us as a monitor of Uyghur individual rights conditions in private discussions is made clear, and contrasts with its sensible public position. Employees from the Uyghur Human Privileges Task is well aware of the pressure china government exerts upon Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details of Chinese government pressure on its counterparts is actually illustrative from the diploma which Chinese language authorities make an effort to control contradictory narratives. With increased facts to come through Wikileaks, issues more than Uyghurs may not get the actual headlines, but the cables have shed brand new gentle about the documentation associated with human privileges problems in the Uyghur area.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Wikileaks and the Uyghur People

through henry upon December Twenty, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it had been actually in doubt, information obtained by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has confirmed Chinese language government fears over it's continued charge of the location this phone calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as Eastern Turkestan. The leaked out wires through U.S. diplomats show the extent that Chinese government bodies make an effort to convince government authorities worldwide to adopt it's position on issues impacting Uyghurs. The actual cables additionally show the actual United States' concerns and sights regarding the ongoing repressive measures in the region.

The majority of illuminating associated with Chinese federal government stress are the cables pointing in order to Chinese language anger, or even the specter of Chinese ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd nations. The Dec Twenty nine, 08 cable applies how Chinese Assistant Foreign Reverend Liu Jieyi fulfilled with the U.S. Ambassador in order to The far east in order to voice Beijing's powerful opposition of release in order to any nation apart from China, which if the Ough.Utes. did indeed accede for this ask for it would "avoid injury to bilateral relationships and to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". Furthermore, the February 2009 cable explains how the Chinese language Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the feasible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly act towards us" and a "slap in the face". The Ough.S. government stood company in not liberating the detainees to China illustrates the actual degree from the politicized nature from the Chinese judicial program. Genuine concerns over terrorism are understandable, however in the actual U.S. government's observe the detainees might most likely face torture and delivery when they returned to The far east

Chinese language federal government stress regarding the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees wasn't only put on the Ough.S. government, but additionally to Brand new Zealand and a handful of Western governments that were considering resettlement. Albania, Indonesia and Finland, in addition to Eu fellow member states just about all have the symptoms of paid for the actual impact associated with Chinese language government unhappiness. In the case of Indonesia, that was initially willing to consider 2 Uyghurs upon purely humanitarian grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo instances were much less better than additional detainees due to the negative effects taking Uyghurs might have upon relations along with China. A Might 8, '09 cable television relates how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer documented that Germany experienced informed The far east from the U.S. ask for to simply accept some Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo and had already been consequently cautioned by China associated with ‘a large load upon bilateral relations' in the event that Germany were to simply accept any detainees".

The actual diplomatic cables additionally discuss the actual unrest in Urumchi, the actual local funds, within This summer 2009. The This summer Thirteen, 2009 cable television talking about bulk incidents within The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those in Xinjiang July 5-7 as well as in Tibet in March associated with 08 differ substantially in origin and character through mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each existing severe trouble for the Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, but the Party management would not wait to spread out fireplace upon Uighurs or even Tibetans when they deemed it essential to recover purchase. Mass incidents pose a different type of threat, he said, as the leadership is ‘afraid' to fire upon Han rioters for anxiety about causing huge public outrage that will change from the Party."

This can be a chilling viewpoint, especially when one views the evidence presented in two reviews released this season through the Uyghur Human Rights Task (UHRP) as well as Amnesty International that fine detail eyewitness accounts from the use of deadly live fire towards Uyghur protestors in This summer 2009. In addition, the actual observation which fireplace wouldn't be deployed towards Han Chinese language protestors offers resonances for that different approach taken through Chinese protection forces within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese protests within Sept '09. Throughout individuals protests, after that Celebration Secretary, Wang Lequan, addressed demonstrators, that experienced demanded that he let them know regarding federal government responses in order to protection concerns. An identical ask for to satisfy using the Celebration Secretary through Uyghur demonstrators within July was not fulfilled.

The wider repercussions of the unrest also saw a short discussion on the impact it might have on Iran-China relations, as well as on relationships along with Sydney after World Uyghur Congress President, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Push Club in Canberra within July '09. In the second option situation, the Chinese government "privately warn[ed] a significant Australian financial institution that sponsors the National Push Club to make use of it's influence to block a Kadeer talk there".

The U . s . States' issues about the situation in the Uyghur area are available via within the wires. In a discussion upon plan path within Tibet, Ough.S. authorities explain that it will end up being not possible with regard to Chinese language leaders to consider a softer collection "if they appear like they are doing this below worldwide pressure". The actual cable television dated 04 Sixteen, 08, one month after the outbreak associated with unrest in Tibetan areas, also relayed the actual observation "that household stability continues to be leadership's top priority above all else, which means there will ‘almost surely' end up being no relaxation from the present difficult line upon Tibet or perhaps in locations like Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable television also sheds gentle on the severe sensitivity with which china federal government sights territorial integrity, and also the feasible spill more than of unrest from Tibet.

The prospect associated with methods to stress within Tibet and Xinjiang arising from municipal society are discussed inside a February Twenty-four, 08 cable. While suggesting which China's financial success increases its resistance to democratic reform, the cable also talks about how Chinese frontrunners see the usefulness of "a limited expansion associated with civil culture, including improvements within the guideline associated with regulation along with a more powerful part with regard to authorized religions, NGOs, charities along with other actors within places which bring about social balance and do not challenge Communist Celebration rule." This can be a notable change in considering, which has observed Ough.Utes. officials promote the notion that Chinese financial improvement, and economic relations along with The far east brings in regards to a progressively democratic society; nevertheless, much more belief appears to be put into the grassroots movement than one which starts in the best quantity of a Chinese language government. Nevertheless, the cable proves which "[i]n areas such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, driving a car associated with separatism results in tighter restrictions about the growth of civil society." This method is viewed as counter-productive by the official, who shows that the Ough.Utes. federal government "should still express...serious issues over Beijing's human privileges record as well as attract China's developing awareness which greater respect for individual privileges, religious independence and also the rule associated with law assists to promote the very improvement and social stability which The far east looks for as well as to enhance China's worldwide picture." This type of technique might take considerable diplomatic skills considering "China's paranoid concern that the United States secretly encourages routine change as well as ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual wires provide understanding of the every day company of diplomacy that's hardly ever owned by everyone, and it is interesting to notice the amount of work done behind closed doors upon Uyghur issues. The importance of the role of the us like a keep track of associated with Uyghur individual rights problems within personal discussions is created clear, and contrasts with its tactful open public position. Employees from the Uyghur Human Privileges Project is comfortable with pressure the Chinese federal government puts upon Uyghur activists; still, the facts associated with Chinese government stress upon it's counterparts is actually illustrative from the diploma which Chinese language officials make an effort to suppress contrary stories. With more facts to come through Wikileaks, issues over Uyghurs may not grab the actual head lines, however the wires have shed new light about the paperwork of human rights conditions in the Uyghur area.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Little about the Uyghurs

In the center of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the northern-west part of China, the land of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a least populated province whereas it covers close to a sixth of the country's area. Getting resisted during hundreds of years the chinese control, Xinjiang, or Old Eastern Turkestan, fell under the Chinese Han domination in 1949. From then, its population is primarily Uyghur People and Turkic - speaking System.

Muslim above all, the Uyghur people have a deep religious identity which, in specific, permitted them to preserve a solid big difference towards the Chinese invader. Really, the Uyghur Kingdom of Mongolia knew a excellent civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

During their background, the Uyghur People successively taken on Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before lastly converting to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., thus opening the way to the Islamization of the entire Central Asia.

Under the influence of the religions which they taken, the Uyghurs taken successively, and at times in a competing way, a large number of written forms (turco-runic, brahmi, tokharien, soghdien) before developing their own graphic system.

The arrival of Islam was a great change because it was accompanied by the assimilation of the Uyghur areas in the immense Turco-Mongolian and Islamic Empire. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan slowly replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used these days.

If their writing, their language and their religion mark a real difference with the tradition of Chinese Han, Uyghur People also are different from their aspect, so characteristic of Central Asia's people. A shiny skin, eyes representing a whole pallet of colors, from black to deep blue, features going out to the Mongolian, Turkish or Uzbek roots of these men and these women.

For a few years, China has integrated the proper identity of these remote people, though they represent only 8 million inhabitants - a little for this immense area. Thus, Uyghur people are now part of the fifty six racial minority groups having been known in an official way by China.

This particular law will allow them a few privileges in a land exactly where their difference is very often repressed. Therefore, Uyghur families escape the "single child policy" and their language is accepted as the second official language in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The integration of the Uyghurs and their culture in China, however, seems very illusory. The presence of natural sources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and its closeness with countries identified as sensitive, highly urged the government to increase the sinicization of this area. Million of Han thus came to settle in this new Chinese eldorado, monopolizing the larger responsibility job opportunities.

In reaction to this true will to assimilate the Uyghurs into the Chinese culture, an independent party like East Turkistan Islamic Movement(ETIM) was born in the early 1990.

Asserting more flexibility, but especially the recognition of their true identity, this movement was severely repressed by the power authorities in place Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The events of September 11, 2001, were the perfect occasion for the Chinese government to justify true reprisals: they declared the "Uyghur freedom fighters" as dangerous terrorists linked to Al Quaida because of their Muslim origins and their proximity with Pakistan and Afghanistan... However, the terrible repression which followed did not calm down the anger. The Uyghur population continues today to proudly continue to keep their identification and their civilization , though they become a minority on their own land.

To get more information and facts about Uyghur people, you can visit a Uyghur website called Uyghur News at http://www.uyghurnews.com

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With the rapid pace of events on the web and the information revolution sparked by the Internet, it’s very easy for the technology industry to think it’s unique: constantly breaking new ground and doing things that nobody has ever done before.

But there are other sorts of business that have already undergone some of the same radical shifts, and have just as great a stake in the future.

Take healthcare, for instance.

We often think of it as a huge, lumbering beast, but in truth, medicine has undergone a series of revolutions in the past 200 years that are at least equal to those we see in technology and information.

The first stirrings of modern chemistry and biology were only just beginning in the 19th century, but by 1967, Christiaan Barnard started transplanting hearts. Similarly, it was only in the 1950s Watson and Crick discovered DNA. Less than 50 years later, the first draft of the human genome was produced. If that’s not rapid, world-shattering change, then what is?

Pharma has also faced other challenges the web industry is only now starting to realize. Products are slow to make, and drugs can take years to design, test and manufacture. Accordingly, R&D spending in pharmaceuticals is very high overall; according to the European Union (PDF), five of the world’s top 10 companies by R&D spend are in drugs or biotechnology (among traditional technology companies, only Microsoft, Nokia and Samsung feature in the list). And it’s a far greater proportion of total turnover (Pfizer spends around one seventh of revenues on research, Apple spends around one dollar on R&D for every 13 it brings in).

And where the planet’s electronics giants spend billions attempting to end piracy and patent infringement, pharmaceutical companies are rapidly adjusting to the fact that they only get 12 years before patent protection ends and other companies can introduce generic drugs. Imagine a situation where Windows 98 was already old enough to be forcibly open-sourced, and you get the idea of how disruptive that might be.

So, what does the pharmaceutical industry have to teach us?

First, be careful. Your property and ideas won’t be yours for long.

Second, while new discoveries are important, revolutions can be reliably predicted, most of the time. From the outside, Barnard’s transplants were a radical shift in surgery. From inside the profession, it was the next obvious step after previous organ transplants.

Third, the way money is being spent will inevitably change. It’s already happening: an issue addressed by the latest VC bulletin from Go4Venture, a London-based advisory group for European entrepreneurs and investors (you can sign up here). Their latest dispatch outlines the state of deal-making in Europe (more of them, but less valuable, as reflected in figures we wrote about last month), and they also point out Europe’s technology financing system is undergoing a significant shift:

[there is a] major structural change in European venture capital financing where corporates will play a more prominent role going forward. Corporates are facing a lasting ex-growth market environment (courtesy of debt-laden Western economies) and realise that internal R&D is rather expensive and just cannot cover the whole front of innovation.

For corporates, investing in start-ups has the added advantage of encouraging a more entrepreneurial culture inside and creating a stream of acquisition opportunities.

Pharma has been there before, in an early move precipitated by proprietary drugs coming off patent, and we are now seeing the pharma model spreading to other IP-driven sectors.

Spending more of the R&D budget on other companies doesn’t just mean acquisition, of course — although the startup world is very familiar with the process and it’s clearly the most common option. Just yesterday, Google spent $60 million making the slightly odd move to buy British price comparison website BeatThatQuote. It could also mean more early investment in small companies, like the $100,000 Microsoft is putting into Moscow-based anti-piracy startup Pirate Pay.

But what it does mean is, ultimately, the growth in the number of deals we’re seeing is going to get faster, and there will be more opportunities for innovative startups and smart entrepreneurs. Twinned with the aggressive, high valuation investing strategy of a company like Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies, it seems more likely than not we’ll see things explode, in Europe and elsewhere, over the next year or two.

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Businesses would be more interested in saving trees if money grew on them.Cross-posted from TriplePundit.

In 2009, I cofounded a company called CO2 IMPACT to develop high quality carbon offset projects in the Americas. While I have a Ph.D. in business, I have frequently been too focused on my values to justify the business case for a lower carbon footprint. I guess I care too much about what we are doing to the planet and what we are leaving behind for my son, Mateo.

Along the way, I have learned a painful lesson that hopefully can help other aspiring climate capitalists: Most people and most industries don't really care about the planet or climate change. They care about things that matter to their pocketbook or to their bottom line. I am of course exaggerating a bit as, for example, most of the Triple Pundit readers care about the environmental and social impacts of their activities, not just the financial.

Most of us noticed that Obama's recent rhetoric about energy efficiency and renewables avoided the topic of climate change altogether. This is not because Obama suddenly doesn't care about climate change. It is that he has learned what messaging works with the American people. Jobs, economy, jobs, oh yes, and did I mention jobs?

How we frame the issues and opportunities related to the low-carbon economy is incredibly important. Too many of us, myself included, wear our passion on our sleeves and focus on the wrong issues in trying to help engage a skeptical public to make the transition.

This is of course why Peter Byck developed a documentary, Carbon Nation, (which I blogged about recently), a climate change solutions movie "that doesn't even care if you believe in climate change." This is also the reason why I cowrote the forthcoming book, Climate Capitalism with Hunter Lovins. We hope that by removing the "debate" about climate change from the conversation and focusing on the profits, jobs, and economic growth that can be achieved by making the switch to a low-carbon economy, we might have more of an impact on public discourse and private action.

When CO2 IMPACT first started promoting our services to the market, our messaging focused on our ability to help companies reduce their emissions and generate extra revenue by selling the carbon offsets into the market. My opinion now is that was definitely the wrong message. We now focus on showing how companies can save money, or make more money, by engaging in energy efficiency, fuel switching, or methane capture projects. Oh yeah, and by the way, you can make some additional revenue from offsets to improve the project return on investment and grow your "green" brand at the same time.

Take our coal mine methane projects in Colombia. There have been two explosions from excessive gas in underground coal mines in Colombia this year killing 26 people. Last year, more than 200 miners were killed in similar explosions. While there are socially responsible mining companies who are absolutely concerned about the health and safety of their employees, the best arguments to get clients to embrace coal mine methane capture projects are financial. Mitigate operational risks of explosions, gain access to the methane as a cheap, green energy source, reduce their operating costs from ventilation systems (if you drain much of the gas, there is less ventilation requirements), and, oh yes, reduce their climate impact and gain additional carbon offset revenue.

Think Latin American coal mines are the only companies who care more about their bottom line than their impact on climate change? North American companies, except for a few notable exceptions, are the same way. Many recent articles in Triple Pundit have rightly recognized Walmart for its recent transition to being a climate leader. Does anyone really think that Walmart is doing this because they have suddenly become treehugging liberals? I don't think so. They are doing it because they are saving money. And lots of it. And Walmart, yes Walmart, won the Aspen Institute's 2009 Corporate Energy Efficiency Award [PDF] because of this commitment.

GE has made major efforts to promote their low-carbon green solutions. Sure they use their campaign to build their green credentials, but mostly they are doing it to generate more green bills. The Ecoimagination program is generating more than $18 billion per year in revenues for GE.

In conclusion, my point is for all of us who care about the planet and want to be part of the transition to the low-carbon economy, we need to focus more on the economy part, and slightly less on the low-carbon part. That is the fastest way to get to 350 parts per million.

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