Comments on: Neocha first event in Shanghai http://www.virtual-china.org/2007/04/18/neocha-first-event-in-shanghai/ An exploration of virtual experiences and environments in and about China. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:50:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nan http://www.virtual-china.org/2007/04/18/neocha-first-event-in-shanghai/#comment-729 Nan Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:09:43 +0000 http://207.47.0.153/?p=538#comment-729 Hi Jon, Thanks for your prompt and sincere comment, and I am really expecting for more exciting Neocha events in Shanghai! I will definitely bring more friends next time:-) Nan Hi Jon,
Thanks for your prompt and sincere comment, and I am really expecting for more exciting Neocha events in Shanghai! I will definitely bring more friends next time:-)

Nan

]]> By: Jon Lombardo http://www.virtual-china.org/2007/04/18/neocha-first-event-in-shanghai/#comment-728 Jon Lombardo Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:20:55 +0000 http://207.47.0.153/?p=538#comment-728 Hi Nan Yang, I’m really glad you enjoyed NeoSpring and thanks for the review ! I wanted to quickly clarify some of my comments about Beijing and Shanghai. First, I love Shanghai. I live here and Shanghai is certainly where Neocha will be centered for the foreseeable future. We started out in Shanghai and we absolutely support our Shanghai users (most are from Shanghai and two of the co-founders are local Shanghainese). We will provide them with the very best service that we possibly can. That said, Beijing (and Guangzhou) are also a hotbeds for creative communities and we are planning some offline events there as well. For example, Neocha is currently collaborating on a couple of upcoming events like the experimental music stage at MIDI music festival in Beijing and Fengjing Photography Exhibition in Guangzhou. While I personally feel that the indie music scene in Beijing is better than Shanghai, we are working with groups like Yuyintang and 4Live to support the local music scene here in Shanghai and there is no question that things are getting better all around. As you certainly know, the great thing about the internet is that it is not location specific. We see a lot of amazing stuff coming out of Chinese creative communities and if Neocha helps young people in any city in China to discover, interact and collaborate then we are achieving our goal. Thanks again for the review! Jon (jon@neocha.com) P.S. In case you are interested in the specific geographical breakdown, in the first week of the Neocha.com, 63% of visits to Neocha were from Shanghai and 15% from Beijing so we certainly are Shanghai-centric! Hi Nan Yang,

I’m really glad you enjoyed NeoSpring and thanks for the review !

I wanted to quickly clarify some of my comments about Beijing and Shanghai. First, I love Shanghai. I live here and Shanghai is certainly where Neocha will be centered for the foreseeable future. We started out in Shanghai and we absolutely support our Shanghai users (most are from Shanghai and two of the co-founders are local Shanghainese). We will provide them with the very best service that we possibly can.

That said, Beijing (and Guangzhou) are also a hotbeds for creative communities and we are planning some offline events there as well. For example, Neocha is currently collaborating on a couple of upcoming events like the experimental music stage at MIDI music festival in Beijing and Fengjing Photography Exhibition in Guangzhou. While I personally feel that the indie music scene in Beijing is better than Shanghai, we are working with groups like Yuyintang and 4Live to support the local music scene here in Shanghai and there is no question that things are getting better all around.

As you certainly know, the great thing about the internet is that it is not location specific. We see a lot of amazing stuff coming out of Chinese creative communities and if Neocha helps young people in any city in China to discover, interact and collaborate then we are achieving our goal.

Thanks again for the review!

Jon
(jon@neocha.com)

P.S. In case you are interested in the specific geographical breakdown, in the first week of the Neocha.com, 63% of visits to Neocha were from Shanghai and 15% from Beijing so we certainly are Shanghai-centric!

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