Where do the pipes lead? It’s been over a year since crotchety Alaska Senator, Ted Stevens famously explained that the Internet was not a truck, as might be assumed, but rather a series of tubes. Few others have been able to define what the Internet is so eloquently, several months ago, China’s leading […]
China Unblocks Controversial Websites, Despite Uncertainty over Tibet, Torch Relay
When mobile technology consultant, Benjamin Joffe arrived at his Beijing office last week, he was informed by a colleague that the "Great Firewall" was down. Joffe was incredulous. "We thought, ‘come on. it’s April 1st, it must be a joke." However, Joffe and others around China found Youtube, Flickr, Blogger, WordPress, Wikipedia, and, even the […]
Digital Media Revolutionizes Chinese Business and Society
The Year of the Rat is the first in the 12 year Chinese zodiac because, as legend has it, when the Jade Emperor invited all the animals to a party, the rat convinced the ox to ferry him across the celestial river and upon reaching the other side jumped off and was the first to […]
How Web 2.0 is Making Life Easier For China’s Sex Tourists
People come to China for all sorts of reasons. Some come because they love Chinese language and culture. Others come to get rich, others for that noble expat goal of “finding oneself.” Then there is Clandestine782, a “reasonably well-endowed” senior member on the International Sex Guide forums. He came to China for another reason entirely. […]