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Voices — Hong Kong Will Light China’s Way
Well-known environmentalist and frequent micro-blogger Liu Shengjun’s (@刘胜军改革) plane just touched down in Hong Kong, and he loves the place. He tweeted the following: “Today I arrived in Hong Kong. A free city; a hard-working city; a city with very low taxes; a financial center; a city with no controls on speech and therefore with [...]Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:28 pm
Netizen Tweets Onboard Train: “I Suspect This Baby Is Kidnapped. Help!”
Quick: What would you do if you saw a kidnapped baby and knew you had only hours to save him before he and his captors disappeared forever? For one Chinese netizen-activist who ran into just such a scenario on an overnight train, the answer was to live blog the entire incident on Sina Weibo, a [...]Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:39 pm
Today’s Most Viral Image: Chinese Civilization at Its Zenith, or Nadir?
The Tang and Song dynasties are going digital. With over 8,900 re-posts after its initial appearance, the not-so-ancient image at left is Sina Weibo’s most viral image for May 17, 2012 according to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope. Weiboscope displays the most widely-reposted images among prominent users. What is this image? It is an image of China’s [...]Posted on 17 May 2012 | 5:10 pm
Journalist Muses Online About Researching Chinese Citizen Deaths, Netizens Aghast
They always say you should follow your dreams. Remember that time you told your parents you wanted to spend a year backpacking around Europe? That may have felt bold, but try this on for size: Announce publicly that you plan to research China’s thorniest social issue, compiling the names and information of all citizens who [...]Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:28 am
Today’s Most Viral Image: The Joy Of Being Average
Chinese parents, some say, need to lighten up. It now appears that thousands of them agree. This story of the joys of mediocrity was reposted approximately 135,000 times during May 16, making it Weibo’s most viral image for that day according to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope. Weiboscope displays the most widely-reposted images among prominent users. What [...]Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:31 am
