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CNET: A new chairman for the Little Red Blog

Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:04 PM by will
Below is my final post (number 81) for CNET Asia: A new chairman for the Little Red Blog 30/05/2007 No need to worry, it's not some kind of back room putsch. This is, in fact, a peaceful transition of power. I've very much enjoyed watching the China technology Read More...
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CNET 71-79: The final batch

Posted Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:28 AM by will
As regular readers will have observed, I have got lazy about cross-posting my CNET posts in the last couple of months. This is largely because I am winding down the CNET gig and partially because I am just, well, lazy. Anyway, here is the last big batch. Read More...
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CNET 69 and 70: Yahoo in more trouble and n*de web chat still legal!

Posted Monday, April 23, 2007 7:25 AM by will
God bless the contradictions. And thanks to the people who have volunteered as potential LRB authors. I've passed your info onto the editor. Also worthy of a general read is this IHT article on how more countries are looking askance at YouTube. I remain Read More...
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CNET 64-68: Catching up and seeking a replacement

Posted Monday, April 09, 2007 7:45 AM by will
I've been lazy about cross-posting the updates, so here are the last few, going clear back to the emergence of the Nail House story. On a related note, I will be retiring from the CNET gig at the end of May for a variety of reasons, most of which are Read More...
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You think we have a video sharing bubble in China?

Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:14 AM by will
Perry Wu of China Tech News does. And he has a convincing case . A mining company that has suddenly decided it wants to be in the video sharing business: On March 5, 2007, Admax Resources changed its name to China YouTV Corporation. I'm not joking when Read More...
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CNET 62: HiPiHi -- China's Second-Life

Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:42 AM by will
HiPiHi: China's Second-Life March 13, 2007 China is well known for picking up western ideas and gleefully running with them. They've certainly been doing this in the Internet industry, where they have launched successful search engines (Baidu), auction Read More...
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CNET 61: Latest Internet cafe ban an exercise in futility

Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:40 AM by will
Latest Internet cafe ban an exercise in futility March 13, 2007 As usual, the annual full session of the National Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (NCPPCC) is proving a fertile time for crackdowns on things seen to be damaging to Chinese Read More...
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CNET 60: Yeeyan translates Chinese tech news and blogs into English

Posted Sunday, March 04, 2007 3:39 AM by will
Yeeyan translates Chinese tech news and blogs into English March 4, 2007 Yeeyan is a new Chinese blog that runs a great two-way translation service, translating English blog posts and articles on a number of topics into Chinese and vice-versa. "Yeeyan" Read More...
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CNET 59: Does it matter if Google can't have Gmail.cn?

Posted Saturday, March 03, 2007 7:38 AM by will
Does it matter if Google can't have Gmail.cn? March 3, 2007 A few days ago Reuters published an article about Google's attempts to buy the Gmail.cn domain from a Chinese company. It seems that Google has been frustrated in its attempts to get its hands Read More...
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CNET 58: All Internet bets are off

Posted Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:05 AM by will
All Internet bets are off 27/02/2007 The runup to March's dual government extravaganzas, the meeting of the full National People's Congress and the (take a breath) national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress, is always a Read More...
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CNET 57: 3G is coming to China! Sort of...

Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:03 AM by will
3G is coming to China! Sort of... February 15, 2007 China Tech News reports that TD-SCDMA networks will be rolled out by October of 2007. Does this mean that the Ministry of Information Infrastructure (MII) is living up to its pledge to roll out TD-SCDMA, Read More...
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CNET 56: Baidu news and gossip site now in English

Posted Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:28 PM by will
Baidu news and gossip site now in English February 11, 2007 Via the indispensable China Web 2.0 Review , I see that Baidu news and gossip site Baiduer has launched an English version . Love or hate Baidu, they are one of the most interesting and influential Read More...
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CNET 55: Internet imperils Chinese civilization yet again

Posted Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:40 AM by will
Internet imperils Chinese civilization yet again February 8th, 2007 Those crazy Internet kids are ruining the Chinese language. Or so you would think from a cute pair of Xinhua stories that ran today. (I realize that "cute" and "Xinhua" aren't words that Read More...
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CNET 54: Early warning signs of danger for MySpace China

Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:25 AM by will
Early warning signs of danger for MySpace China February 6th, 2007 Last October News Corp media baron Rupert Murdoch, the proud owner of social networking gorilla MySpace, announced that he was planning to develop MySpace China. Anyone who has studied Read More...
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CNET 53: Baidu more a media company every day

Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 8:12 AM by will
Baidu more a media company every day January 29, 2007 I've been interested to watch some of the recent moves being made by Baidu , China's leading search engine. Baidu has already distinguished itself by trouncing Google in the China market in terms of Read More...
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