Author Archives: Adam Schokora

MSN China “Rainbow Signature” Campaign

MSN China has initiated an MSN Messenger campaign allowing Chinese netizens to express their “prayers and blessings” toward the “Sichuan / Wenchuan earthquake disaster area” by changing their MSN signatures to display a rainbow (see photo below). This campaign follows … Continue reading

Posted in Internet, Trends and Buzz | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on MSN China “Rainbow Signature” Campaign

Earthquake relief: Donate via SMS?

An SMS donation campaign for the Sichuan earthquake?

Continue reading

Posted in Information | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Earthquake relief: Donate via SMS?

Earthquake Survival 101

Tips for surviving an earthquake being emailed around China.

Continue reading

Posted in Information | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Earthquake Survival 101

Chinese protesters extinguish Olympic torch in protest?

As reported by Asia Sentinel, the Olympic torch has apparently been extinguished by local Chinese protesters while making the rounds in Shenzhen earlier today. Despite efforts to find local sources collaborating details of the story, nothing has turned up on … Continue reading

Posted in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Chinese protesters extinguish Olympic torch in protest?

Why do Chinese Internet users like government controls?

Deborah Fallows’s commentary and stats about the Chinese Internet: usage habits, demographics, content, trust in online media, government controls

Continue reading

Posted in Internet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Why do Chinese Internet users like government controls?

Free Chinese music to your desktop

Chinese innovation: NEXT Neocha.com is a networking website for Chinese musicians, designers, photographers, artists and filmmakers, etc. They have just launched a new feature called NEXT. NEXT plays songs from Neocha.com’s library of user-uploaded music, from within a web browser, … Continue reading

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Free Chinese music to your desktop

Bjork: Raise your flag? Declare independence? “Tibet…Tibet”

Iceland’s art rock princess, Bjork Iceland’s avant-garde art-rock songstress, Bjork, performed to a sold-out crowd last night at the Shanghai International Gymnastic Center; her first-ever show in Shanghai – she performed once before in Beijing, circa 1996. Never ceasing to … Continue reading

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Bjork: Raise your flag? Declare independence? “Tibet…Tibet”