Apr
20
2006
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By category: Culture, Info Mgmt, Publishing, Search, Social Web.
Quick pointer: Great, long, interesting article on the the state of the internet in China. Censorship, culture, business, morals.
Discusses the experiences of Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo!; Cisco on the hardware/router side; local players like Baidu, Sina and Sohu; several journalists and bloggers active within China; and what it all might mean.
There are multiple eye-opening descriptions of cultural forces at play in China, and how those influence Internet usage in general.
All and all, a helpful and enjoyable primer.
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AlastairC July 9th, 2006 - 4:34 pm
Um, I could do with a link with the pointer… or have I missed it somehow? (No need to leave this comment if you add the link!)
Nate Koechley July 9th, 2006 - 7:32 pm
Wow, sorry about that AlastairC: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/magazine/23google.html?ei=5070&en=287ca6db5f121d82&ex=1152590400&pagewanted=all