The Fake That Looks So Real!

I know everyone (including myself) like genuine stuff and I need to make myself clear upfront that I am NOT promoting owning any fake goods here! Just like to share my view on "how real can a fake be"?

If you have not already know, there are fake Apple Stores in China (Kunming City) that looks so real that even the staff hired were not aware that their employer is not the real Apple Inc. Yes, I am talking about the WHOLE Apple stores (and not only the iPhone or iPad products) and it's not only one but five stores!

Based on the latest news, selected fake Apple Stores have been closed down by China Officials. If you are interested to read more, follow the links below (Source: BBC):

Fake Apple Stores found in Kunming City
China Officials close fake Apple stores in Kunming City

Kind of reminded me of the movie, The Truman Show (see image below, click on the image to view details) whereby the whole life of "Jim Carrey" (main actor) was staged and viewed as a reality show aka a FAKE life! Of course, the incident is China is not as dramatic as this show but it just means that "seeing is believing" is no longer true for all cases now!



The point is, with the advancement of technology and super-fast thinking of all the "businessman" around the world (maybe mainly from China?! ;-P), I am sure more and more fake shockers will emerge one by one...In any case, fake stuff is here to stay and it will get more and more real! Just keep your mind and eyes wide open.

On the same notes, slightly towards the technology advancement part, like to share a youtube clip about "3D photocopier", the end product is photocopied but yet looks so real, the best part is it can retain the functionality as per the real one. I was totally shocked when first saw it and I am sure you folks will be too!



Ok, enough of the fake stuff, let's go back to the original stuff, my original inspirational quote (originality guaranteed!):

"The truth may hurt, but the lie will hurt you much much more in the end!"

Cheers!

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Originality vs Creativity

Every now and then, they are new tech gadgets being introduced to the consumer market, I am sure there bounds to be one or two which catches your eyes or WOW you to the max that you can't wait to own it yourself. Most of the recent craze (since 1 or 2 years ago) that caught most of the people's eyes are:

1. 3D TV or game console
2. Features-rich Smartphone (e.g. iPhone)
3. Tablet (e.g. iPad)

But are all these new gadgets deemed original? I personally viewed that majority of the very successful "new" gadgets are not truly original (in terms of the idea behind it) but yet they are popular because they managed to catch the attention of the consumers. It all voice down to the creativity in their marketing strategy.

This bring me to the book that I am currently reading : Attention : This Book Will Make You Money by Jim F. Kukral (Professional speaker, web consultant and entrepreneur). Even though it is focusing more on how to gain attention in the Internet/Online Marketing arena but some of the highlights/ideas in the book are pretty much useful and applicable to life, in general, especially in our modern eWorld. Thus, if you have some time to kill and like to learn more about how to catch attention on the web, you may consider to give it a try (click on the image above to see more details of the book).

Times fly, it's Friday night again and hope that you folks have a GREAT weekend ahead of you and NOT to forget the forthcoming important Day: Father's Day!

Lastly, as usual, sharing my quote here:

"To be creative, it might not be original but to be Original, you need creativity"

Cheers!