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Marketers are creating an imaginary, cross-cultural, Asian world Despite vast cultural differences among Asian nations, marketers are mixing a number of cultural influences to create an imaginary Asian world, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. English prof explores the social life of ink Imagine hundreds of people lined up at a department store in New York City, along with 50 police officers to prevent them from crashing the doors. What might cause such excitement? The new iPhone? An appearance by J.K. Rowling? Or perhaps the hottest new release for X-Box? SAMSUNG Introduces a ‘Korea-Japan Roaming Phone` Samsung Electronics announced the launch of a multi-function Korea - Japan roaming mobile phone (model: SCH-V670). V670 also comes with the latest multimedia features (MP3, VOD, MOD, etc.), as well as diverse cutting-edge features, including file viewer and mobile printing. UO Nanoscience Upgraded The state of Oregon's strength in nanoscience has drawn yet another major grant, Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Peter DeFazio announced Friday, Aug. 20, at the University of Oregon. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the UO $402,000 for a new electron beam lithography system and a nanoimprint lithography system, to be used by university and industry researchers statewide and housed in CAMCOR, the university's Center for Advanced Materials Characterization. ... |