social media in china
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Social Media In China . Chinese Micro Blogs and Banned Facebook . Facebook in the United States . Facebook in other countries . China’s alternative to Facebook. www.renren.com. Difference Between FB & RenRen. Weibo ( 微薄 ). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Social Media In China Chinese Micro Blogs and Banned Facebook
Facebook in the United States
Facebook in other countries
Difference Between FB & RenRen
Weibo ( 微薄 )• Developed by Sina (a news website/search engine similar to
yahoo) • 358 million users• No english interface• Advantages?
Celebrities on Weibo• adf
China’s Censorship • If you post anything politically incorrect, your status could be
deleted
• Certain names and terms are banned such as Mao Zedong, Hu Jintao
• “Harmonized” 和谐www.weibo.com
Weixin (微信) • Developed by QQ • Moments • “Look around” and “Shake”
function • Can be connected to Facebook,
Twitter, QQ, email • Shows interconnectedness of
Chinese and American social media
If this social media continues…
•Short filmRE: Smile
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob1dxUkQ3HE&feature=player_embedded#!