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“ China” Internet Big lab (Gov, NGO, CoP, COM, Mobs, etc.) Entertainment-ism A dynamic border Thinking model, Culture, Language, Value, etc. “ Invisible Hands” Emergent new social identity

Big lab (Gov, NGO, CoP, COM, Mobs, etc.)

Entertainment-ism

A dynamic border

Thinking model, Culture, Language, Value, etc.

“ Invisible Hands”

Emergent new social identity

Axiology, Epistemology and Ontology Value Universal: Free Access, Free Speech, Free Thinking Ethical, Moral Knowledge and learning How we learn and construct knowledge Where “media” exist Creation Identity Social existence How to trust and be trust Ownership and property Social Capital

Value

Universal: Free Access, Free Speech, Free Thinking

Ethical, Moral

Knowledge and learning

How we learn and construct knowledge

Where “media” exist

Creation

Identity

Social existence

How to trust and be trust

Ownership and property

Social Capital

Hidden Rules Grassroots’ rules Exploring and expanding Big Brother’s rules Waiting and tightening Great Firewall Let’s PK! Universal Value CCP Criteria Alien Laws Internet majority

Grassroots’ rules

Exploring and expanding

Big Brother’s rules

Waiting and tightening

Great Firewall

Let’s PK!

Bloggers’ values Blogosphere is the best way to study a society with closest truth Brain connectors Constructive conversation initiators Community of Practice (CoP) pioneers Live social media enabler Social producer Connectors have Relationships with many Many other individuals Mavens have deep knowledge about a particular subject and are keen to share it Salesmen can influence people to take action Concerns: “ Blog only applys to celebrity”? “ No time to blog”? “ Blog will never take key role in society”?

Blogosphere is the best way to study a society with closest truth

Brain connectors

Constructive conversation initiators

Community of Practice (CoP) pioneers

Live social media enabler

Social producer

Concerns:

“ Blog only applys to celebrity”?

“ No time to blog”?

“ Blog will never take key role in society”?

“Who” is grassroots? CoP/Noname Online world as best soil Trust and social effect Micro-effect added up Six degree of media Business/Elite Why Portals still dominant in China? Evil or not?

CoP/Noname

Online world as best soil

Trust and social effect

Micro-effect added up

Six degree of media

Business/Elite

Why Portals still dominant in China?

Evil or not?

More attention on “People Star” Emergent democracy Grassroots media Disruptive free thinking Diversified voices and respects Humanity and equality

Macro v.s. Micro With “telescope” you can see the big picture and grand impact Gross Internet Production (GIP) With “microscope” you can see the details and mechanism Micro e-fluence

With “telescope” you can see the big picture and grand impact

Gross Internet Production (GIP)

With “microscope” you can see the details and mechanism

Micro e-fluence

Social Brain 6 billion Neurons(1/5 in China) Self-organized intelligence Smarter, more innovative and creative Singularity!

6 billion Neurons(1/5 in China)

Self-organized intelligence

Smarter, more innovative and creative

Singularity!

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