Tag Archives: Google

Google Tech Talk: Casey Wilson on microfinance in China

Casey Wilson of Wokai appears for a second time at the Googleplex to discuss microfinance and the future of China.

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Google, Wikileaks and an anonymous U.S. Embassy “contact”

Questions about the one China story that is being widely circulated from the latest Wikileaks data dump of confidential cables from U.S. embassies and consulates.

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Google & CIA invested data mining company looks at Hu Jintao

A company invested in by both Google and the CIA analyzes Hu Jintao through his travel history.

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Baidu vs. Google: in search of accessible, useful results

Maomy at Oh My Media searches for software and finds that Baidu’s results are less relevant and more out of date than Google’s.

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Dodgy CCTV journalism and map clampdown

Another crack down on maps by seven government departments; CCTV takes the chance to give Google and a blogger a slap in the face.

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Han Han on Google leaving China – deleted post

Young adult fiction author, blogger, race car driver and current flavor of the month for American journalists and bloggers who cover China recently posted a rather acerbic post that included a section on Google leaving China.

The post was deleted from his Sina blog, but copied on to another Sina blog which is still available in Google’s cache.

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Orville Schell: Google – China:
The Goog is like a nation

Thomas Crampton interviews China expert Orville Schelle about the ongoing Google – China saga.

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The Goog is like a nation

Earth-shattering news and a faked interview

Chengdu Business News and Global Times pair the devastation of the Google pullout with the Haiti earthquake.

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Legal activist discovers a hacked Gmail account

Teng Biao, an activist law professor, discovers that his Gmail account is secretly forwarding mail to another address.

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Google, Baidu, and wild speculation

Oriental Guardian puts Baidu’s hacking headline into a Google search box.

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