Category Archives: Internet

Danwei: Socialistic anarchists eating our own babies

Posted on 2006-06-23 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Sir Martin ponders the threat of socialist anarchists The previous post about the South China Morning Post’s clueless Internet stategy referred, for balance, to some comments by Martin Sorrell, advertising Borg WPP’s chief, warning media executives against free content. It … Continue reading →

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South China Morning Post seeks obscurity on Internet

Posted on 2006-06-22 by Jeremy Goldkorn

An email from the South China Morning Post arrived a few days ago: A personal message from Publisher Christopher Axberg: I would personally like to welcome you back to scmp.com, by inviting you to register for a complimentary 21-day trial. … Continue reading →

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China Blog competitions: Win RMB 10,000

Posted on 2006-06-21 by Jeremy Goldkorn

There are currently two competitions for best China blogs in English: 1. Best China Blogs Hosted and organized by the Admiral of ChinaMoon, who is putting his money where his mouth is by offering RMB 10,000 as prize money for … Continue reading →

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Putting ads on adult webcomics on Chinese blogs

Posted on 2006-06-09 by Joel Martinsen

Demidov (崖小暖) and his adult-themed webcomic.

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Hymens and the Olympics

Posted on 2006-06-08 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Naked Gaze ties together Yu Hua, Zhao Yan, and the Olympics.

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China Media Timeline

Posted on 2006-06-08 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Tracing the development of modern Chinese media from the close of the Cultural Revolution until today.

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Danwei World Tour Stop 1

Posted on 2006-06-08 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Your correspondent is on the move, attending some China related events. This is the first one: The Hyperlinked Society Conference It’s at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. The conference seeks to answer these questions: Do links encourage … Continue reading →

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China Daily website follies

Posted on 2006-06-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

On May 31 this year, the China Daily copied an article from the Shenzen Daily and published it on their website. The article was titled Tough fines for piracy, and included the following: China said yesterday that it would impose … Continue reading →

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Tango at the Forbidden City and other blog videos

Posted on 2006-06-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Camille Levert, the video maker featured on Danwei TV Choice Cuts several weeks ago, has posted a video of a marathon tango sesssion outside the Forbidden City in Beijing. The dancing is Beijing style, i.e. next to a busy street … Continue reading →

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Citizen reporting in Guangzhou

Posted on 2006-06-01 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Argument, kidnapping, riot police This photo is one of a series posted today on SonicBBS.com’s bulletin board showing police in riot gear running down a Guangzhou street. The photos are accompanied by the following text, in Chinese: Tianhe Beilinhe Donglu, … Continue reading →

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