microblogging

One of China’s most popular microblogging platforms, Sina Weibo, is set to introduce a new user policy which restricts free speech on the service and can be used to punish those who criticise the government.The policy, which is currently described as a ‘trial’ which will come into full effect on ...

Chinese dissidents are finding a voice through microblogs. The country may be the world’s most regulated internet content, but that has not stopped government opponents exponentially increasing support for their cause to unprecedented levels.Yu Jianrong is one example. After spending years fighting for rights of China's rural poor and ...

So we have another social/microblogging/lifestreaming service, called Google Buzz. It is, without doubt, Google's boldest social play yet. Despite dominating pretty much all the key areas of the internet, it's no secret that social is one area that has eluded the search giant so far.Orkut, its social network, has largely ...