Hey, so maybe you're interested in who our Zunchers are? Maybe you'd like to learn a little more about the people behind the scene?

In answer to those questions about Zunchers that are no doubt burning a hole in your brain, we introduce a new, ongoing series--

"THE SECRET LIFE OF ZUNCHERS"

And we're going to kick off by telling you about Nicole. Nicole is the newest member of our SEO team, hence the rather cumbersome title "Junior SEO Account Executive."

How long does she have to be a "Junior?" Who knows? Maybe 'til a new AE joins the team.

As to Nicole's secret life away from Zunch, Nicole is an anime fanatic. Also a bit of an anime artist as she has drawn a picture of "Black Lady" from the anime series "Sailor Moon."

Her favorite animes are "Sailor Moon," "Fruits Basket," "Battle Angel Alita" and "Full Metal Alchemist."

Never heard of them before? Just do a quick search and you'll find info on all three.

By the way, while Nicole doesn't know exactly who, or what, her favorite anime character is, she does know that if she were an anime character, she'd want pink hair.

And no, it's not currently that color.

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I recently told you how Zunch is now invading Italy and the rest of the European continent, but did you also know we already are in China?

Terrance Ou is our man in China, sorta...

You see, Terrance came to the US in the early nineties and has worked here at Zunch for the past several years. He's our expert on the Chinese market, a market everyone seems to want to get in on.

Terrance advises both English and Chinese clients on the Chinese market. He also oversees our Chinese website-- www.zunch.cn. Take a look at it sometime.

He'll be making a return trip to China within the next two weeks (he's working with current mainland Chinese clients, closing some more deals and will be scoping out locations for office space there), but if you've got a question about the Chinese market, give him a call. He'll be happy to share his insights on it.

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Zunch, in partnership with TrendOne Ltd., has landed on the shores of Italy. And Zunch is being welcomed with open arms and maybe even a little vino.

Soon, Italy and all of Europe will be Zunchified.

Read all about right here.

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The 2006 CIC China Search Engine Market Survey Report has just been released and it shows that Baidu's market share has increased dramatically in the year by taking up 60% of the market share in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Google's market share has declined by more than 10% compared with the same period of last year.

The 2006 CIC China Search Engine Market Survey Report was completed by the newly established Beijing Zhengwang Consulting Company, whose founder and chief analyst Lv Bowang oversaw the survey himself.

The survey results shows that Baidu's market share in those three cities has increased by 13-14% in 2006. In particular, it has taken about 80% of the market in Beijing where college students are the main source of its users, despite that the non-college student users in Beijing are also on the increase. In comparison, Google only occupies about 20.6% of the market share in Beijing, a drop of 12% compared with the year before.

On the Beijing search engine market, Yahoo is another search giant besides Baidu that has seen a rising market share, although its 3721 service is contributing less and less to the company's search service.

Also different from the previous year, the shares of Sohu and Sogou, which previously had good momentum, have declined in the three major cities.

-from iResearch TechNews at http://english.iresearch.com.cn/html/search_engine/detail_news_id_7522.html

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Another Zuncher comes on board. Mohammed "Mo" Sayed has joined us as an interactive marketing associate.

Mo carries a rather unique genetic trait; he bleeds red and black. A trait I also share with him because we are both Texas Tech Red Raiders. Mo also lists his favorite food as being "steak." Hey, I can relate to that too.

Look for Mo to be giving you a call if you're not already using Zunch (shame on you). Better yet, give him a call and discuss your favorite college team with him while finding out more about using our services at Zunch.

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Another Zuncher is born.

Zunch welcomes Zenobia "Zen" Gonzalez as our newest interactive marketing associate. If you're not already using Zunch (and you know you should be), expect a call from Zenobia. Or, better yet, don't wait, call her at 214-455-4800. Just ask for "Zen" and we'll know exactly who to connect you with.

By the way, Zen may well be a one-of-a-kind Zuncher in that she names "Spinach" as her favorite food. Next thing you know, she's going to tell us her boyfriend's name is "Popeye."

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It's nearly mid-September, and that can mean only one thing for Zunchers--

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Yes, we've only got 50 days untill Halloween arrives. Only 50 days to find the perfect  outfit.

And if you wander the halls at Zunch long enough and peek over people's shoulders at those images on their computer screens, you'll see that a few people are indeed looking for that perfect costune.

Since Zunchers are kids at heart, Halloween is a major player around here. In fact, I understand it's a fire-able offense to fail to appear in costume on All Hollow's Eve.

And, no I don't have a costume yet. Should I break out my Bart Simpson mask? My Dracula cape? Let my daughters color me?

Stay tuned. When the day arrives, I'll be sure to post a few images of the costumes running up and down our halls.

Now I just have to wonder, do I need to have candy to hand out if they come "trick-or-treating" at my office door?

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