Tag Archives: Google

Google says “Gao Ye” is a sensitive word in any form

Google now blocks searches for phrases containing 高也 (Gao Ye), the name of the CCTV intern who blasted it for providing porn.

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Woman in Beijing dies of bird flu

The Beijing News: A 19-year-old woman who had been hospitalized since December 27 last year was pronounced dead on January 5.

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Google: No news in China today

No news in China today, according to Google.

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Google Video working in Beijing

Google Video seems to be working in Beijing.

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Real estate doldrums for Beijing

Developers slow down land trades in Beijing; Tudo fined 50,000 RMB; Online map providers investigate for secrets violations; Tu Jingwei sacked for nipple visibility.

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Western media shenanigans

Google ads on sanlunche; China for Dummies; western media on China and on Africa; Tibet and the environment; Chen Liangyu at trial; weather manipulation.

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The assassin who stabbed Bush

Google translates 刺杀布什的凶手 as ‘flippant’.

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Geeks, Google, and mainland milk

milk magazine (milk新潮流) comes to the mainland in a partnership with Titan Sports. Louis Koo (古天乐) is on the cover. Google is in the supplement

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Danwei Picks: 2007-11-15

Links to China Dialogue, Responsibile China, and a photo gallery of IPR violations featuring Google and Baidu logos in compromising positions.

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Google video search for China

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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