Kim Jong Il

The recent death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il trended globally on Twitter. It was also, however, the most talked-about topic on China’s microblogs, or weibos.Some 10-million messages were posted across the various weibos, most of them critical of the deceased leader.This criticism was also in stark ...

North Korea is something of an enigma. The outside world has little access to the daily workings of the country, internet connections are few, and reserved for the ruling elite. Despite this Kim Jong Il, the country’s long-time ruler was one of the most recognisable figures in international politics. It ...

Do you have a bone to pick with those in power? Are you funny and tech-savvy with too much time on your hands? If so, then you’re in the prime demographic to do some Twitterjacking, a passive form of identity theft on Twitter.All you need to do is pick ...