Chinese Blogosphere Berkman Center Internet and Society conference Isaac Mao Socialbrain.org, CNBlog.org 2004/11

Data Facts 600,000 Bloggers in China(source: CNBlog.org)

600,000 Bloggers in China(source: CNBlog.org)

Content Features 10000 random blog posts in Chinese blogosphere Datasource: http://grassland.cnblog.org

10000 random blog posts in Chinese blogosphere

Datasource: http://grassland.cnblog.org

The essence of weblog Connecting our mind with internet’s publicity Unleash the knowledge in digital island Enabling technology for free speech Grassroots voices weaving up All those are important to Chinese community

Connecting our mind with internet’s publicity

Unleash the knowledge in digital island

Enabling technology for free speech

Grassroots voices weaving up

All those are important to Chinese community

How is the censorship Blosspot.com, 2003/1 Typepad.com, 2004/3 Blogs.com, n/a Blogger.com(partially)

Blosspot.com, 2003/1

Typepad.com, 2004/3

Blogs.com, n/a

Blogger.com(partially)

Two Pyramids Population Coverage Impact = Population*Coverage Journalist Reader Blogger Mass Institutional Media Blogosphere Mind Communication

Power Law vs. Metcalfe's law Broadcasting vs. Resonated casting Professional journalism vs. Global checking Post mortem vs. Witness Brand name vs. Social Capital and trust Elite vs. Collective Intelligence All rights reserved vs. “Creative Commons” Centrallization vs. P2P

Broadcasting vs. Resonated casting

Professional journalism vs. Global checking

Post mortem vs. Witness

Brand name vs. Social Capital and trust

Elite vs. Collective Intelligence

All rights reserved vs. “Creative Commons”

Centrallization vs. P2P

How to prevent from Meme dying Extend the route New license of copying Free Speech Cultural exchange Social Network Public Private Space

Extend the route

New license of copying

Free Speech

Cultural exchange

Recent stories Blogger’s witness of murder in Beijing NiuNiu Civilian fight with local gov on blog Scandal of a professor in campus blog

Blogger’s witness of murder in Beijing

NiuNiu

Civilian fight with local gov on blog

Scandal of a professor in campus blog

Still the problem One way world English Blogsphere Chinese Blogsphere

One way world

Great Firewall Keywords in page? Content Filtering System Keywords List Daily Black List Permanent Black List Permanent Black List http GET URL in BL? 404 Browser Flush Page Y Y

Our R&D works We- series( Wego, Wealink, Weshelf,etc.) Wego, personal knowledge management tool covering blog/sns/wiki functions, working through private/public information space

We- series( Wego, Wealink, Weshelf,etc.)

Wego, personal knowledge management tool covering blog/sns/wiki functions, working through private/public information space

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