Chinese Blog: What do cat abuse, mascot and cashfiesta have in common?
. . . all these words may be deemed harmful in China
Journalist Wang Xiaofeng wrote a satirical essay on his blog last October about what he called "a very Chinese characteristic: sensitive words." He was referring to the keywords that Internet sites in China automatically block users from posting."You don't know whether to laugh or cry about these sensitive words," he wrote. "Things that were originally not sensitive at all become highly sensitive because of these...
Chinese Blog: China's most popular blogger is "Mu Mu",
The Bulletin
China's most popular blogger is "Mu Mu", a 25-year-old woman who claims, nightly, to be a Communist Party member, for those who might not guess from the photos of herself in her underwear. There are about two million Chinese blog sites, many cunning and satirical. Their existence, circumventing official censors, is like Mu Mu -revealing.* Sources: The Herald (Glasgow), CNN, Manchester Evening News, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times...
Chinese Blog: Six Apart Cracks China's Blog Sector
Blogging software developer Six Apart has reached partnership with Chinese weblog high flier Bokee to localize and distribute Movable Type, Six Apart's web publishing platform, to Chinese corporate users and educational institutions, beginning in the second quarter this year. "There are an estimated 15 million blogs in China, most of them written by individuals," said Anil Dash, Six Apart's vice president of professional products. ...