Tag Archives: social media

Police bust PR companies for illegal deletion of news and social media postings

Posted on 2013-12-07 by Jeremy Goldkorn

On December 5, the People’s Daily published a report about a police investigation into companies that offer services to delete news items and social media postings from the Internet. The article does not, of course, mention that the biggest deleter of information … Continue reading →

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Master Kong: How Internet rumors can affect share prices

Posted on 2013-03-07 by Barry van Wyk

The chart above illustrates how Internet rumors can ravage a company’s stock price. The company in question is Master Kong (康师傅), China’s best-loved brand of instant noodles. In 2011, Master Kong ranked second only to Sony in a survey of the … Continue reading →

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The Chinese government and social media

Posted on 2012-12-20 by Barry van Wyk

Sina Weibo claims to have more than 400 million users, and its influence and power are without doubt. Yet the Chinese government and all its myriad bodies and institutions are likewise getting in on the act, not just by means … Continue reading →

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Dan Brody on post-90s Chinese Internet culture

Posted on 2009-06-16 by Alice Xin Liu

Danwei interviews the CEO of social networking site targeted at the so-called “brain-damaged” post-90s generation.

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China’s first blogger: Isaac Mao

Posted on 2009-01-17 by Adam Schokora

In this interview, Isaac Mao (毛向辉), China’s first blogger and a self proclaimed “free philosopher of sharism,” talks about how many major news stories in China first break online with local netizens using blogs and other social media tools to find, share, and uncover the truth about issues the mainstream / traditional media aren’t allowed to cover. Mao goes on to speak optimistically about China’s social progress and evolution, assuring that the country is moving toward a modern society very much worth looking forward to.

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