Posts Tagged ‘China’
Would a Chinese Facebook be a boon to marketers?
Facebook may be looking to expand into China despite the government’s blocks against it, Mike Froggatt reasons in the top story from today’s SmartBrief on Social Media. It doesn’t defy credulity to think that the most popular Western social network would want to develop a presence in the world’s most populous country. The question is, [...]
Social media and China: What you need to know
As the showdown between Google and the Chinese government plays out, it’s key to understand what’s at stake: a vibrant online market and a deeply entrenched social media culture on a scale that can be hard to imagine. Yes, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are blocked, but that doesn’t mean that social networking is not happening [...]
Is national censorship the new norm?
This post is by Elena Ziebarth, who works in new product development at SmartBrief. The New America Foundation and Slate hosted a fascinating panel yesterday morning, “Authority, Meet Technology: Will China’s Great Firewall Hold.” Bringing together experts on China, business and legal ethics, and the Internet, the panel discussed whether Google had made the right [...]
