Donna Li, RenRen.com on China and the Explosion of Social Media

Renren.com, the leading social networking site in China, started out as a blatant Facebook clone-but it now has tens of millions of users. Many other sites in China started off this way and have now developed their own strong ecosystems.

# What are the most popular social network sites in China.

# What is the role of social games?

# How do you leverage this medium?

# What's next?

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From: SESAsia

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China Social Media Censorship News

This video is about the political decision by the Chinese government in july 2016 to make it illegal to share news on social media and socialmedia sites. Weibo and RenRen China's version of youtube twitter and facebook can no longer be used as news sources or have news published to this. This comes as a new level of strict policies are brought forward by the Chinese government to ensure that rumors, false news, lies and speculations do not make their way into China's mainstream media and...

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From: UndefinedVideo.com

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Research reveals top social media sites in China

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Research by Forrester has looked at which social platforms are most used by international businesses in China.

Three quarters of businesses said they used social media in China.

WeChat, Weibo, LinkedIn and Youku were the most popular social networks, with all of them being used by over 50% of businesses questioned.

There was a disconnect between the platforms most commonly used and the satisfaction levels of marketers using them, however.

The...

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From: Webcertain TV

Related topics : using social media for marketing research / business use of social networking sites / social media marketing news / use of social network sites / top business social network

Censorship on China's Sina Weibo: VICE Podcast 028

This week on the VICE podcast Reihan Salam sits down with Jason Q. Ng, author of Blocked on Weibo, a book which examines the keywords blocked on China's most important social media site, Sina Weibo. Jason is a research fellow at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, where he studies information controls in social media. He is also a research consultant for China Digital Times and was a 2013 Google Policy Fellow. His writing and work have been featured in Le Monde, TheAtlantic.com, Foreign...

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From: VICE

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Social media brings long-lost sisters together

An American family have flown to China to bring home their adopted daughters sister after recognising her on a social media adoption site. . Report by Lydia Batham.

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From: ODN

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Bizarre moment a fresh cut of beef twitches 'as nerves are still alive'

Bizarre video footage filmed in southern China shows a slab of beef on display in a butcher's window twitching.

The footage was recorded on February 22 in Guangzhou, southern China.

According to reports, the beef was fresh with some nerves still alive causing the meat to twitch.

The creepy footage shows the slab of meat twitching as it hangs in the window.

In the background, someone can be heard saying 'enough'.

According to reports, the nerves in the piece of meat were still live at...

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From: Videos Online

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Spacevidcast Live - Why is China stealing rocket information?

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And of course don't forget that the After Dark version of this episode is available to Spacevidcast epic subscribers. An additional hour of ad-free video after the official show where any topic is on the...

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From: Spacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)

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"Branding Through Social Media: 2015 Predictions" - Thoughtful China

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In the first episode in an ongoing series sponsored by Weibo, Ken Hong, Viveca Chan, Michael Lin, JK Shen, and Leon Zhang share insights to help you make the most of your social media budget in 2015. If you’d like to hear more from the speakers in this series, Weibo is hosting a discussion site for this series where viewers can interact with our guests and other industry members. Access this site at http://t.cn/RZWKxkF.

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From: ThoughtfulChina

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