Denial from People’s Daily Branch Head Ignited Fury and Discussions of the...
Lin Zhibo, Head of People’s Daily Gansu Branch, denied the Great Famine from 1959 to 1961 on Sina Weibo and ignited netizens’ anger. In addition to criticism of Lin Zhibo,...GeneralChinaSina WeiboGreat...
View ArticleFake Mold Sandwich Bag on Weibo Not a Sign of Chinese Creativity
An investigation indicates that a fake mold plastic bag seen on Sina Weibo is not a sign of "Chinese creativity" as has been claimed.GeneralcreativitySina Weibo
View ArticleBeijing's new ideas for cracking down on debate and dissent
Sina Weibo is looking for more censors. The social media company, often described as China's version of Twitter, has a rumored 1.000 "information security" editors working to remove posts...
View ArticleOops! Brett Ratner shamelessly flirts with the wrong Bingbing on Weibo
Shortly after gaining the acquaintance of Chinese actress Li Bingbing at the recent Cannes Film Festival, a very excited (and apparently smitten) Brett Ratner, director of Rush Hour and The...Arts...
View ArticleNew York Times Joins Weibo, Starts Chinese News Edition Tomorrow
The New York Times , the august newspaper turned digital media company, is venturing into brave new territory tomorrow with the launch of the Chinese version of its website.Tech-WebmediaNew York...
View ArticleNeil Bush On Sina Weibo: “I’m Thinking Of Joining The CCP. What Do You Think...
Neil Bush isn't nearly the public figure that two of his siblings, Jeb and George Walker, are, but as a businessman and philanthropist and son and brother of former U.S...Weird China NewsNeil...
View ArticleWeChat vs Sina Weibo for Business in China [Infographic]
CIC founder Sam Flemming has shared an informative graphic comparing the business applications of WeChat and Sina Weibo.Tech-Websocialsocial mediaSina WeiboWeChatTencent WeChatmarketingsocial marketing
View ArticleSina Weibo Surpasses 400 Million Registered Users
Chinese web portal Sina (NASDAQ:SINA) has released its third quarter financials and revealed that its top social hit, the Twitter-esque Sina Weibo, has now surpassed 400 million registered...
View ArticleDodging Bullets on Weibo
As Sina Weibo hits 368 million registered users, we look at some popular phrases which started life online and have now graduated to be commonly used even with your parentsTech-WebSina Weibopopular...
View ArticleXinhua's Twitter account stirs up Chinese netizens
Local newspaper Yunnan Information Daily (云南信息报) made waves yesterday when it published an article revealing that state-run Xinhua News Agency is operating an active Twitter account.China...
View ArticleWelcome to Purgatory: Sina Weibo Now Delaying Mentions of ‘Sensitive’ Words...
The Twitter-like Sina Weibo is supposed to be a real-time social platform, but that no longer applies to posts that mention ‘sensitive’ terms such as the names of China’s top...Tech-WebSina...
View ArticleFinally, China’s Sina Weibo Rolls Out Partial English Interface
This is rolling out slowly around the world. Sina says it's aimed at Southeast Asia, but we got it working from the US.Tech-WebSinaSina WeiboWeibosocial media
View ArticleNow You Can Buy A (Smart) Car On Sina Weibo
One month after launching its WeiboPay service and partnering with China's leading budget smartphone maker Xiaomi to sell its MI2 device, today Sina Weibo launched a new campaign to sell...China...
View ArticleSina Corp and Sina Weibo
Sina Weibo and Twitter both have 140 character limits but you can say a lot more on Sina Weibo. Learn how this cool fact is true....China BusinessSina CorpSina WeiboWeibotwittertencentmicroblog
View ArticleSina testing subtle censorship ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
On May 31, 2013 at 7am, [greatfire.org] observed that searching for keywords that are normally blocked, for example, "六四事件" (June 4th incident), surprisingly returned some results and no censorship...
View ArticleSurvey Finds That Sina Weibo Users Are Less Active This Year (CHARTS)
According to a tracking tool that’s monitoring Sina Weibo, users of the Chinese Twitter-like service are a lot less active this year.Tech-WebSina WeiboWeibosocial media
View ArticleIs Sina Weibo Losing Its Cool - Activity Down 30%
According to a widely sourced report by third party data tracking service WeiboReach, Sina Weibo acitivity is down by 30% compared to the beginning of 2011.Tech-WebSina Weibo
View ArticleSina Weibo Adding More Paid Media Features
Last year, Sina Weibo launched a micro-task to manage paid “retweet” in the enterprise Weibo accounts and now is reportedly running a trial program for a paid “retweet” feature.Tech-WebSina...
View ArticleSina Weibo Targets New Users Outside China, Now Lets You Sign Up Via Facebook
Now Sina Weibo is making things a bit easier for people outside of China by permitting signing up for Weibo via a Facebook account.Tech-WebSinaSina Weibofacebooksocial media
View ArticleAlibaba announces collaboration with Sina Weibo for Taobao users to buy...
A few months after Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba grabbed 18 percent of Twitter-like microblogging platform Sina Weibo with a $586 million investment, the two have teamed up to launch...
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