Facebook.cn: Facebook China to Welcome Censors

Facebook China Will Be Censor-Friendly When Facebook launches in China, users of facebook.cn will have all their content open to Beijing's army of government censors. That's not all, though: if you friend someone who...

Google vs China: who's the biggest loser?

I am not so naive as to say that Google is a "do-gooder," as they like to claim, but their long term business interests in China hinge on its ability to operate uncensored. Google is not any more ethical than other corporations; it just sees the world unclouded by the much...

Google launches free music service in China

Piracy of software and multimedia is rampant in China and this new service by Google is not turning away from this reality. By launching a free internet music service, Google is going head to head with China's own...

Baidu may well be somewhat over-priced

The Microsoft Yahoo nonsense which is currently proceeding brings Baidu under the spotlight.If you can think back a bit we may be in the same over-heated areawe were in 2000. Then analyst Henry Blodget of Merrill...

The Chinese Internet Crash of 2007 - Calamity or Capitalism?

THE CHINESE INTERNET CRASH OF 2007Calamity or Capitalism? By Tom Carter In late December of last year, a 7.1 earthquake off the coast of Taiwan severely damaged Asia’s undersea fiber-optic cables, disrupting...

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