[Newspoetry] CONGRATULATIONS

[Scott Rettberg]

Dear Newspoets,

Congratulations on the $16,000.00 Commission Payment for September 2001 that
you may have receive from the Maccao Central Bank. Greater South China is
one of the most economically dynamic regions of the world and one that has
significant potential for integrating the Internet in ways that will
revolutionize production and distribution. Greater South China includes the
Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, and China's southern provinces of
Guangdong and Fujian. It is useful to analyze Internet diffusion in these
four neighboring geographic entities, which are bound together by major
economic and cultural ties. Though all four share a Chinese heritage, their
similarities diverge in terms of public policies, degree of interaction with
the West, and economic capacity. For each of these entities, these
similarities and differences help determine the characteristics and the
potential of the Internet. The Internet, in turn, has the potential to
change the character of each economy and the South China economic network
that links them together, tying them into the global marketplace.

I hope that you will take this into consideration as you consider how to
best utilize your winnings.

I should be so lucky,

Scott