Category Archives: Internet

Proof that China censors online content?

Posted on 2007-12-02 by maya

China’s one, young netizen In mid-November, Financial Times ran an excellent piece by Mure Dickie about China’s censorship of online content. In it, Wang Guoqing, the vice-minister of the State Council Information Office, was quoted saying: “As I understand it, … Continue reading →

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The “more abundant” sex lives of China’s young netizens

Posted on 2007-12-01 by maya

A recent survey conducted jointly by two American companies reports on the differences between Chinese and American ‘Young Digital Mavens,’ ages 16-25.

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U.S. vs Chinese Internet users: Who’s in a ghetto?

Posted on 2007-11-22 by Jeremy Goldkorn

There has been some discussion on several China blogs recently about a statistic that only six percent of the hyperlinks on the Chinese Internet are to websites outside of China. You can follow the discussion on BlogNation, Shanghaiist and chez … Continue reading →

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Horror novelist puts down his pen for the sake of the environment

Posted on 2007-11-05 by Joel Martinsen

Horror novelist Zhou Dedong (周德东) goes exclusively online.

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Danwei FM: Job search with Maneck Mohan

Posted on 2007-10-29 by Robert Ness

Maneck Mohan, founder of Recruit.net As Chinahr.com’s annoying superman job seeker commercial circulates on Focus Media screens and subway station walls, we are reminded of the proliferation of job sites that has occurred in the last year or so. Is … Continue reading →

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172 million Internet users in China

Posted on 2007-10-22 by maya

Up and up and up At the Seventh China Hi-Tech Trade Fair, held recently in Shenzhen, Ministry of Information Vice-Minister Lou Qinjian announced that, as of September 2007, China had 172 million Internet users. This figure represents a 10 million … Continue reading →

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Danwei FM: Interview with +8*

Posted on 2007-10-15 by Robert Ness

Benjamin Joffe, CEO +8* An interview with Benjamin Joffe of consulting company Plus Eight Star–+8*. +8* specializes in Internet and mobile markets in Japan, Korea, and China. Asian mobile and Internet culture can be strange and confusing. You may have … Continue reading →

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Secrets out in the open

Posted on 2007-09-26 by Joel Martinsen

The Shunyi Audit Bureau posts state secrets on a publicly accessible website, and then thanks a netizen for informing them of the leak.

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Google video search for China

Posted on 2007-09-21 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Google has launched a a service that searches Chinese video sharing websites. Baidu already has a video sharing function. To compare the two services, you can see what they both return for Wang Xiaofeng (王小峰): Google, Baidu.

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Jingju vs. Peking Opera – Zhao Qizheng weighs in

Posted on 2007-08-30 by Joel Martinsen

Zhao Qizheng (赵启正) has a blog. He discusses Peking Opera (京剧), or jingju.

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