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The rise of social media in China

By Jon Russell Mon, Aug 01, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

China has long fought to manage the amount of communication published online. The recent Wenzhoubar train crash, which saw 39 people lose their lives, is being been cited as a landmark in the changing face of the Chinese web which is seeing government officials battling to control the message amongst social media platforms – with the...

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Video: Analysis of key social media issues in China

By Jon Russell Thu, Jul 28, 2011 4:00PM UTC View Comments

The episode of Thoughtful China, on YouTube, below discusses and analyses a number of key issues within China’s online landscape today, such as the rumour that Facebook is partnering with search giant Baidu to finally enter the country’s online market. Below is my summary of key points from the video, which I’d advise anyone interested in...

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comScore and the issue of misleading internet research in Asia

By Jon Russell Mon, Jun 27, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

A recent conversation I had over Twitter with a few switched-on digital types in Asia brought up the topic of comScore and the reliability of its data in Asia Pacific. This is a topic I’ve blogged about before in a post I wrote back in March suggesting that the inaccuracy of the company’s data is...

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Tencent’s $350m deal to lead Chinese funding in US/West

By Jon Russell Sun, Feb 06, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

A shadow of a Chinese soldier reflects on a Cinese national flag during the opening ceremony of Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center Monday Oct. 3, 2005 in Shanghai, China. Pic: AP.

Tencent’s acquisition of a majority stake in US gaming start-up Riot Games, speculated to be worth more than $350 million, is being framed as the beginning of Chinese influence on digital globally by businessinsider.com whose headline reads “Here They Come”. This is the biggest ever investment by a Chinese tech company in the US. This...

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Chinese police offer virtual currency rewards for information

By Jon Russell Mon, Dec 27, 2010 2:30PM UTC View Comments

Asia is often noted for its use of online currency and virtual goods stores (where no physical item is purchased — Grey Review estimates Facebook social gaming alone generates close to $6.5m in the region – which doesn’t include China) which helps explain the latest initiative from the police in China who are offering virtual...

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