http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php All comments for Google gets a new Chinese name, vultures circle en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205316 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205316 Comments Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:20:35 +0800 <p>point noted Yichun, thanks. btw, wouldn't this be a good time to find a Chinese for Shanghaiist? and if we can steal some thunder from google, all the merrier. </p> http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205315 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205315 Comments Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:12:35 +0800 <p>"yishi" should be "义士", not "益士".</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205314 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205314 Comments Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:59:32 +0800 <p>not at all jeff. we were just throwing names arond that phoenetically resembles "shanghaiist", for the express purpose of this piece. otherwise, yes, your suggestion comes much closer to the actual meaning.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205313 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/04/14/google_gets_a_n.php#comment-205313 Comments Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:45:30 +0800 <p>I think a better name would be shanghaizhe (上海者), or "they who Shanghai". not to tread on your territory here Jay, and maybe my Chinese is just terribly wrong. Any other thoughts out there?</p>