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发表于 2013-2-21 10:21:54
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http://blog.caijing.com.cn/expert_article-151328-48003.shtml
My Adventures in China Social Media
2013年02月20日 18:18:35
Many people followed the news, and sent me their condolences about my recent predicament. With news like this, most of my American friends assumed that social media in China cannot thrive, due to tighter controls. While the controls are tighter, one must realize that social media is infinitely more open than other media in China, and Sina has built a solid product integrating images, video, structured dialog, and longer tweets. As a result, Sina Weibo has become the media of choice that people flock to find or share information, and to voice or hear opinion.
In the past 3 years, I've been one of the most vocal members of the Chinese social media, and have accumulated 30 million followers on Sina (and another 24 million on Tencent Weibo). I am not an activist and have no agenda. I am regarded as a moderate but direct microblogger. People follow me because of my content (covering parenting, leadership, personal growth, current events, high tech, investing, overseas news), my style (I tell it like it is, and work hard to tell a good story despite limited keystrokes), and my diligence (I tweet every day 10-20 times, except last few days :-)).
Here are some of the things that I have tweeted about:
Voiced strong objection to the blockage of GitHub.com, and the site was unblocked in 18 hours (though I cannot be absolutely sure there was a causal relationship).
Strongly objected using law enforcement to remove s plug-in software that helps users automatically check train ticket websites for availability. This was raised at news that ministries were considering outlawing plug-in. Later, the ministry said it was just a rumor, and that there was no legal basis for it.
Led a boycott of a TV show that has repeatedly embarrassed participants, and even publicly and wrongfully accusing them for what they didn't do. The TV show eventually apologized to the "overseas students", and changed its behavior.
Led a campaign with 60 businessmen against short sellers who publish inaccurate information and slam innocent Chinese companies, who were listed in the US but were not experienced in fighting back. This helped rebuild confidence in Chinese companies, and hopefully increase the chances that they will continue to be listed in the US.
Live broadcast and commentary of the Taiwan presidential election, along with commentaries and history, to give people a feel of what a democratic election would be like, and what macro-conditions and steps were required. The people can then judge for themselves whether and when it might be suitable for China.
Shared many useful tips and fun products not known or available in China, though sometimes things got out of control!
Assisted many worthy causes, from philanthropy to public awareness (such as the air pollution situation -- sharing my home's air purifier filter drew a lot of attention!)
Assisted the unveiling of local corruption and suppression by forwarding and supporting netizens who appear to have facts behind their claims. In several cases, real-time photos of suppression were sent and massively forwarded, and eventually higher authorities intervened, and brought justice to the situations.
This is only a partial list of my involvement, and my involvement is only a tiny fraction of the overall social media community. Regardless of any setbacks and obstacles, I am confident that China is building up a significant population of socially responsible netizens, who will make a difference to the future of China. I can't wait to return when my hiatus ends! |
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