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Feb 7, 2018 · Weibo has been evolving alongside the Chinese Internet culture and the changing social circumstances, contributing to the formation of Chinese networked publics. Over these years, despite the mounting anxiety about its “decline,” Weibo has been constantly producing new meanings in response to the changing Internet ecology, political atmosphere, and social contentions.
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- Weibo as A Source of News
- Weibo as An Anti-Corruption Tool
- Weibo and Social Movements
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Weibo provides social advantages that are lacking in traditional forms of media. Supported by a massive number of users, it makes for easier communication and fast news dissemination. The case of July 23, 2011, Wenzhou train collision is a good example of Weibo in action. Two high-speed trains collided in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. The crash was w...
Another theme that interests Weibo members is utilizing the social media tool to expose ongoing government corruption. The famous collaborative, grassroots, information sharing process known as the “human flesh search engine” is a very Chinese phenomenon where netizens collectively do comprehensive research on people of interest.15The following sto...
In 2010-2011, Tunisans used Twitter to initiate the Jasmine Revolution, the political protests that spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In China, microblogging was also used for organizing social movements in physical spaces. The most significant case has been the Chinese Jasmine Movement that was inspired by the events in Tunisia. ...
It is commonly argued that mass media will end China’s closed regime and foster democratization. I agree that new media channels such as WikiLeaks, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and their Chinese counterparts are persistently challenging traditional modes of governing. Moreover, we can see that cyber-disobedience is exposing the weaknesses of the cur...
Mar 26, 2020 · A sign of the social media platforms importance, in April 2019, the National Library of China announced that it will archive all public posts on Weibo for non-commercial uses. This move will have a profound influence on digital-heritage retention and it is estimated that more than 200 billion textual posts and 50 billion pictures will be stored, as well as data relating to the sentiments ...
Oct 29, 2020 · As Rauchfleisch and Schäfer (2015) noted, China has established its own microcosm of social media. Launched in 2009, Weibo (Sina Weibo) is a leading and largest microblogging site in China. Weibo’s MAUs (monthly active users) and DAUs (daily active users) reached 465 million and 203 million respectively by the end of March 2019.
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Jan 17, 2015 · China’s weibo community numbered more than 300 million users in 2013. This article assesses the rise and influence of microblogs from political, social, and commercial aspects. It examines ways the Chinese government has controlled microblogs, considers newer competing forms of communication, and assesses trends in Chinese digital discourse.
Jul 15, 2021 · It is important to highlight that in the Weibo environment, these are not typical Internet celebrities, who are mostly young Chinese entertainment stars (DeLisle et al., Citation 2016). However, @Liyongle Teacher and @Wang Bingru – each having more than two million followers – stood out in the discussion because they closely followed the Chinese government’s propaganda strategy and ...
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Weibo is considered to be the Chinese media phenomenon of 2010 and 2011. This paper provides a brief historical overview of microblogging in China and identifies the social and cultural roles held by Sina Weibo, a multimedia-enabled Weibo website. Using as case studies three of the most significant news items and events of 2010 and 2011 on the Weibo platform, we investigate how microblogging ...
