Dispatches from the Chinese Bloggers Conference (2)
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The following are dispatches from bloggers who attended the recently concluded Chinese Bloggers Conference in Guangzhou. Attendees at the conference included a broad range of bloggers who write on technology, business, culture, and a variety of other topics. CN Reviews blogged the conference and the presentations by many of the participants. Most of the discussions centered around technology, the Internet, culture and business. But inevitably a few bloggers turn their thoughts to more political topics, ...
5 Reasons Why I Want to See 'Punisher: War Zone' (1)
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I pride myself on having a healthy sense of cynicisim. But every so often, I succumb to the hype machine, despite the fact that I should know better. Case in point: my desire to see Punisher: War Zone, a new flick based on the Marvel comic about a vigilante anti-hero, which opens on December 5th. I know deep down that this movie is probably best left for Netflix. So in an attempt to convince myself ...
Baidu’s Search Methodology Being Questioned (2)
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When the Sanlu scandal was first revealed two months ago, it was rumored that China’s search engine giant, Baidu accepted 3 million RMB from Sanlu to block out search results that consist negative images of the notorious milk company. Since then, Baidu has become a target of online criticisms. Recently, a sales plan leaked from the inside validifies the claim that Baidu does try to manipulate and censor search results for commercial purposes. The company ...
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Carsten said:
I'm curious to see how long Baidu will stay number one in China. Mixing advertisement and organic results, deleting negative links about a company against payment, all these practices don't inspire confidence.
Washington Post: "An Obama Tilt in Campaign Coverage" (2)
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The Ombudsman at the Washington Post writes this:The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama. My surveys, which ended on Election Day, show that they are right on both counts.My assistant, Jean Hwang, and I have been examining Post coverage since Nov. 11 of last year on issues, voters, fundraising, ...
This robot face is not creepy at all. Not even a little bit (7)
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Did anyone else get a little scared when it did its mad face? This little robot is, I imagine, designed to be one of those greeter robots that tells you “welcome” and can respond when you ask it where the elevators are. Unfortunately, I think anyone that sees it will have dreams of the Robocalypse for weeks after. This is how it starts, people. It rolls around on Segway wheels now, but how long before ...
Authorities’ Attempts To Bring Online Public Opinion Under Control (1)
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Efforts by local and central authorities to control information and shape public opinion on the Internet are evolving. Three cases illustrating new tactics are below. The first is an example of a preemptive strike taken by local police in Guangxi who responded to netizens’ concerns over a traffic accident almost before they were posted. The second two translations demonstrate the new confidence authorities have in utilizing a team of “Internet commentators,” or so-called Fifty Cent ...
What Makes Chinese Wine Red? (1)
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The following has been posted in online forums in China, and claims to expose the dirty secrets of the nascent Chinese wine industry, excerpts translated by CDT. Xi Si Hutong (alley), 2008-10-22 17:28:02 Recently, Mr. Wang, a board chairman of a Chinese winery at Hebei Province was overwhelmed with conflicted emotions. He has been in the Chinese wine industry for five years. After spending time in this dirty vat, he understood well many “behind the ...
Diversión en la montaña rusa!!! (1)
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Ella nunca olvidará esa cita, desde luego. Ni muchos de nosotros esta foto. ¡Buarj!Photo Basement.
Rudder Helps You Manage Your Money From Your Inbox (The Startup Review) (1)
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Company Rudder 20-Word Description Rudder is the next generation in online personal finance, enabling users to manage their money straight from their email inbox. CEO’s Pitch By adapting to human behavior and delivering customizable widgets that analyze a user’s financial situation and provide valuable, forward-looking alerts, Rudder provides unprecedented ease and control over your personal finances. “Because we understand that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to handling finances, we developed a solution that can be tailored ...
CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA (2)
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THIS COMES IN via The Hater, and I don't know what to say.IMAGINE ALL THE HERKY-JERK pitchman verbiage of Dan Aykroyd's classic commercial parodies from SNL as filtered through the X-Files, Tony Little, and the Swan Orientation Film, and THREE LAYERS OF HERKIMER DIAMONDS,THEN ACTUALLY ADD DAN AYKROYD and you get:CRYSTAL SKULL VODKANOT SINCE Dick Van Patten's Hobo Chili for Dogs have I confronted a product so strange and marvelously implausible that I feel robbed ...
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Heids said:
Um. Don't know if I can add anything to John Hodgman's observation.
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