Occasional Observations on Chinese Online Media and Other Topics
Posted in Market on Feb 25th, 2008
Saturday evening I’ve met Héng Gē (横戈), CEO and founder of Blogbus, the oldest independent blog service in China, in a small café opposite of the Shanghai Public Library. Heng Ge, whose regular name is Dòu Yì (窦毅), founded the service in late 2002. With more than 4 million accounts they […]
Posted in Notes to Myself, Usage Patterns on Feb 21st, 2008
Through some winded path of reference I found a recent study comparing the online behaviour of Chinese and American youth. Henry Jenkins gives a useful summary of some its findings:
Almost five times as many Chinese as American respondents said they have a parallel life online (61 percent vs. 13 percent).
More than twice as many Chinese […]
Posted in Regulation on Feb 20th, 2008
As was to be expected, James Fallows’ article on China’s Internet control system, “The Connection Has Been Reset”, is an excellent one, well-informed and balanced.
Funny enough, when I followed Fallows’ recommendation yesterday and downloaded the software for a “virtual private network” (VPN), I experienced exactly one of the measures described in his article. Sitting […]