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Real Name Requirements Drive Online Opinion

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 3:32 am (UTC+0)
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Even though real-name ID registering on Sina microblog hasn’t been made official yet, and there are few signs of implementation, real name ID is a change that is gaining attention. The reason for real name registration is for the greater control on the Chinese internet. Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, justified […]

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Speculation Rises on Social Fatigue for Sina Microblog

Posted November 22nd, 2011 at 11:39 pm (UTC+0)
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Sina (新浪), one of China’s largest Internet companies, reported revenues of $130.3 million for the third quarter of 2011, up from $108.2 million last year. But some Chinese media outlets have reported that, despite these figures, Chinese users of the popular microblog service could be getting fatigued. At Netease, the website of another internet giant, […]

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