Blog Tag - Internet

Drunken Agoraphobes of Beijing Rejoice: Kuaipijiu.com Launches
Beijing can be a difficult place to live, we all know that, there's no reason to dwell on the obvious. But just occasionally, it can be a wondrously...
Did You See That One? 2011 Video Roundup
If you're suffering after a tough New Year, we're here to help soothe the pain. Take it easy and enjoy this rundown of some of the most-watched,...
New Citywide Wi-fi to Launch (but will it actually work?)
Surf’s up: the Beijing Government will launch a new, free wi-fi network called “My Beijing” later this month. According to China.org (via Techcrunch...
Desserts on Demand: Online Cake Delivery Roundup
In my very first dispatch as a wet-behind-the-hearing-holes dining editor, I made passing mention to my raging McDonald's delivery addiction. Lest...
Blog Defends "Made in China" Tag
Nicely Made in China (http://nicelymadeinchina.com), one of our favorite Beijing-based blogs, just celebrated its one-year anniversary yesterday....
Google, Google, Gone
Google is steadily losing its grasp on China. Last year it was the search engine and this summer Google Maps may be moving out as well. Reported...
Publish And Be Damned: Baidu in Hot Water?
Chinese internet superpower Baidu has been feeling the heat from Chinese authors claiming that the site is stealing their work. In this AFP article...
The Social Threadwork: Is Weibo Better Than Twitter?
Say goodbye to tweeting. In China, it’s far cooler to 发微博 (fa weibo). These days even expats are talking about Weibo (t.sina.com.cn), the Chinese...
All Mapped Out: China launches its own online map service
A report this week in the China Daily (spotted via the English People's Daily website) says officials with the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping...
North Korea Gets Hip to Twitter
Important news for all you Twitter fans, as well as DPRK watchers. According to The Next Web, a site about net news and social media, North Korea...
Quick Link: Facebook Coming to China?
Not sure if this is to be believed, but China Hush has translated part of a report from the Chinese site iFeng claiming Facebook is preparing to...
Google Lockdown Underway?
Google rarely runs smoothly at the best of times in our office, but our friends down at Shanghaiist are reporting that we may now be entering the...
Take 5: Sports Websites
Sometimes you can’t muster up the energy to join your pals in a bar to watch the game – especially when it takes place at those odd hours when you...
Trouble in Cyberspace – China Net News
It’s been a tough year for internet users in China, and things don’t look like they’re getting any better. Although the dreaded Green Dam proposal...