360Buy Announces its 100 Millionth Order, Thanks Social Media
360buy – also known as Jingdong Mall – is now China’s second largest B2C online market...
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New Rules On Alibaba’s Tmall Incite Virtual Vandalism by Smaller Sellers [UPDATED]
UPDATE: The article below cites a Chinese media report that turns out to be inaccurate. We have made...
By Li Chen
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- October 14, 2011
- at 4:28 pm
“Sent From Jobs’ iPad” – Sina Weibo Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs
Today will be a hard day to forget for many of us, as people woke up to be shocked by the news that ...
By Li Chen
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- October 6, 2011
- at 8:18 pm
China Unicom’s SIM Sticker Gives You Two SIMs In One
Competition between China’s top two mobile telcos, China Mobile and China Unicom, is ferocious. Bu...
By Li Chen
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- September 28, 2011
- at 10:08 am
Twitter is Working in China, While the Trick Lasts
Good news, everyone! Twitter is now working in China, without the need for a proxy or a VPN, via a g...
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- September 15, 2011
- at 12:22 pm
Chinese Student Loses a Year’s Tuition in a Day of Online Gambling
Online games are changing the lives of China’s younger generation, sometimes in a bad way. Septemb...
By Li Chen
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- September 1, 2011
- at 10:09 am
Chinese CEO Demonstrates How Not to Pick Up Girls on Weibo
Sina Weibo is an interesting place. Just a few months back, we reported on China’s answer to the A...
By Li Chen
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- August 30, 2011
- at 9:00 pm
Xiaomi vs Meizu: China’s iPhone Killers Turn on Each Other
Last week, few tech stories in China made more headlines than the announcement of Android-based smar...
By Li Chen
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- August 29, 2011
- at 12:15 pm
Communist Party Drags China to Propaganda Film Flop, Netizens React
Beginning of the Great Revival, the movie commemorating the 90th anniversary of China’s Communist ...
By Li Chen
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- July 6, 2011
- at 8:29 pm
With Titanic DiCaprio Ad Deal, OPPO X903 Tech Specs Unveiled
Leonardo DiCaprio must be pleased these days, having received a check for $5 million from Chinese mo...
By Li Chen
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- July 5, 2011
- at 11:18 am
Virus Attack on Sina Weibo
China’s Sina Weibo experienced what we believe is its very first virus outbreak this evening. With...
By Li Chen
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- June 28, 2011
- at 11:47 pm
‘Red Cross’ Girl Flaunts Riches on China’s Twitter, Stirs Up Netizens
In China, the Sina Weibo microblog is a common place for showing-off — and yet, few have arous...
By Li Chen
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- June 24, 2011
- at 8:34 pm
Chinese Video Sites Spend Big to Keep Audience Attention
There’s a recent trend among video websites in China to spend enormous amounts of money to acquire...
By Li Chen
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- June 24, 2011
- at 9:00 am
China’s Anthony Weiner: Govt Official Mistakenly Woos Mistress on Weibo
Anthony Weiner, you’ve got company! An official in southern China has been using the Sina Weib...
By Li Chen
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- June 21, 2011
- at 2:24 pm
Chinese Netizens Tune in to Apple Keynote, Hope For Unblocked iCloud
At 1am on June 7, 2011 (Beijing time), diehard Apple fans in China were staying up late for Apple...
By Li Chen
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- June 7, 2011
- at 10:01 am
Chinese Microblogs More Than Just Twitter Clones
In 2006, Twitter introduced a new way people communicate and interact. In the following year, the sa...
By Li Chen
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- June 6, 2011
- at 2:08 pm