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Category Archives: Trends and Buzz
Fake Louis Cha unrepentant, asks for editing help
The man writing a fake Louis Cha blog explains himself. Is he a star-chaser, or is he just working hard to better himself?
Posted in Blogs, Intellectual Property, Internet, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz
Tagged Jin Yong
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New York Times reveals identity of anus sign censor
The ‘most emailed’ story on the website of The New York Times is currently No Spitting on the Road to Olympic Glory, Beijing Says. The article refers to a billboard in Beijing that many native English speakers found rather charming, … Continue reading
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Louis Cha has a blog! Or not.
Someone opens a Sina and Bokee blog pretending to be Louis Cha (查良镛, aka Jin Yong 金庸).
Posted in Blogs, Books, Internet, IP and Law, Trends and Buzz
Tagged Jin Yong
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Private argot in the public sphere
YWeekend (青年周末) comments on slang in subtitles. Wu Fei (吴非) writes about gang language and cultural revolution slang.
Posted in Blogs, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz
Tagged @classic, Cultural Revolution, gangsters, slang, Wu Fei, YWeekend
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Video sharing sites going down the Youtube?
A recent article by Reuters journalist Sophie Taylor looks at China’s video-sharing websites and concludes that their prospects are not good: Investors leaving China’s video-sharing sites …Investors, spurred on by the Google-YouTube deal, have made big bets on China, the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Internet, Media and Advertising, Media and business gossip, Media business, Media regulation, Mobile phone and wireless, Podcasts, Trends and Buzz, Video
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Boycott Linked In and Plaxo — a rant
This rant is not particularly related to China, except that your correspondent’s inbox is alway overflowing because of email related to Danwei, and because my anger is directed towards two online services that are popular amongst China’s resident foreigners. I … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Trends and Buzz
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Danwei on Hunan TV
湖南卫视观众你们好，欢迎访问我们的单位。这里都是英文博客。如果要看中文的东西，请看看我们的视频。 Regular readers of Danwei may have noticed a marked increase in irrelevant comments written in Chinese. This is the result of Danwei being featured for 20 minutes on Hunan Satellite TV’s tabloid news magazine, Wan Jian (晚间). The show … Continue reading
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Andy Lau fan’s father kills himself:
Sina condemns and enjoys
Sina.com has opened a special minisite about a fan of pop star Andy Lau (刘德华) whose father committed suicide. Below is a translation of Sina’s introduction to the affair: After crazed star chaser Yang Lijuan (杨丽娟) became obsessed with Andy … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Music, Trends and Buzz
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Sina condemns and enjoys
Sina condemns and enjoys
Gender-bending Harisu performs in Beijing
From the That’s Beijing weekly newsletter: Harisu Solo Show Expect a risqué cabaret performance from this Korean transgender superstar [pictured], famous throughout Asia for her good looks – click here for some photos. The Korean star shot to fame after … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sexuality, Trends and Buzz
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Uncensored new media:
Chongqing nail house videos
It’s still there China’s latest Internet celebrity is the 40-year-old Ms Wu Ping, owner of the “coolest nail house in history” in Chongqing. Nail house (钉子户) is a Chinese slang term referring to people and households who refuse to move … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Media regulation, Trends and Buzz, Video
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Chongqing nail house videos
Chongqing nail house videos