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One billion invisible Chinese.

12.11.2009 Insights
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This one isn’t about advertising; rather its a forwarded email I got from Andrew (my biz partner), which he got from his sister in Australia (now you know my content sources). In it is a Chinese man named Liu Bo Lin that literally paints himself into the background. It’s pretty cool in a weird sort [...]

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Digu; The Return of Microblogs in China.

10.28.2009 Digu.com
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We received an email this morning stating that Digu.com, a popular microblog (though not as popular as Fanfou or Twitter) has been reinstated. That’s great news, mainly because #1 We had a lot of followers on Digu, and this allows us to re-access them for our social media campaigns, and #2 the obvious possibility that [...]

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Government issued “violence how-to” pamphlet for city officials angers Chinese netizens.

04.27.2009 China Modern Culture

Left is an image of the government issued “violence how-to” book uploaded by a netizen.
Book name: Practical Guide for Chengguan [city officials]
Published by: National Administration Institution Publishing House
News on Sina.com (Source: Shanghai Morning Post)
“Carefully avoid blood on counterparts face or wound on their skin, also avoid gathering of onlookers.” Yesterday, a training material for Beijing [...]

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