links for 2007-04-29

• A lone voice fights Chinese censorship | Uk News | News | Telegraph
  The struggles of "Zhang Yihe, a historian whose latest banned book was a collection of biographies of Peking Opera singers" (via Roland)
  (tags: china censorship publishing internet freespeech chineseinternetresearch)
• Virtual China: Chinese MySpace: strange crosscultural platform
  "If the numbers pick up in China, this could skew most popular blogs, videos, and so on on MySpace. Hard to say what will happen."
  (tags: china myspace internet socialnetworking)
• Google Aims to Make Gains in China By Giving Units Greater Autonomy - WSJ.com
  "Google Inc., the second-largest Internet search engine in China, aims to become the market leader there, as it gives local management more authority, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Friday."
  (tags: china google internet search business)
• A call for broad distribution of presidential debate video | CNET News.com
  " In this day and age, it's no longer sufficient to just watch a presidential debate on television. You should also be able to upload it, YouTube it, share it, splice it, and 'remix' it online."
  (tags: u.s.a. election2008)
• FOXNews.com - Obama Wins First Democratic Presidential Debate - FOX Fan Columns
  "the central point of the debate is that Obama passed his rite of passage and made the cut. He came across as able, spontaneous, above partisanship and decent. His virtues shine in contrast to the perception of Hillary as a strident partisan and heavily s
  (tags: obama u.s.a. election2008)
• Google and MySpace expanding in China / Companies seek to tap booming market, play catch-up with established local sites
  "Google and MySpace are increasing their efforts to establish themselves in China, the second-largest Internet market behind the United States."
  (tags: google myspace china business search socialnetworking csr)
• Clinton, Obama take center state at Dems' convention
  "Clinton's eloquent speech impressed the convention, but Obama, the Illinois senator, sent shockwaves of excitement rippling through the hall filled with delegates and volunteers waving "Obama" placards."
  (tags: obama election2008 u.s.a.)
• MySpace China, Under Local Control, Enters the Fray - WSJ.com
  "In a departure from the way other big foreign Internet companies have entered China, MySpace China will be run by a Chinese company that is controlled by local management"
  (tags: myspace china chineseinternetresearch business socialnetworking)
• China Web2.0 Review » » Feedburner’s Chinese version Vs. Feedsky
  "it is sure that Feedburner will not neglect potential Chinese market. However, unlike in other market, they need to face a great challenger in China, that’s Feedsky, a big name in China’s rss management market."
  (tags: china rss feeds feedburner feedsky chineseinternetresearch internet web2.0)
• China Web2.0 Review » » Waiting To The End: Myspace.cn Launches
  "Myspace.cn is not only a localized language interface. It keeps the style of the website, but it had some modifications with the channels. The school channel is only available in China. I think it makes sense, because there is not an outstanding leader l
  (tags: China myspace socialnetworking internet chineseinternetresearch)
• billsdue: MySpace China Launching Friday
  "It is not clear why MySpace China will be successful. They don't seem to have anything special to offer, and they are late to join an already crowded field."
  (tags: china myspace chineseinternetresearch socialnetworking)
• Murdoch is taking MySpace to China | CNET News.com
  "Foreign Internet companies have also struggled to find the right balance between complying with China's stringent censorship--sometimes having their sites blocked in China--and providing enough interesting content to attract users."
  (tags: china myspace socialnetworking internet chineseinternetresearch)
• MySpace中国“变形”落地 中文名“友你友我” - DoNews.com
  "MySpace在中国的版本将要“变形”落地。"
  (tags: myspace china chineseinternetresearch socialnetworking)
• MySpace开答中国题
  "面对腾讯、百度等强劲对手，MySpace怎样在中国复制美国的成功"
  (tags: china myspace chineseinternetresearch internet socialnetworking)
• billsdue: How Will MySpace China Deal With Local Content Rules?
  "News Corp and MySpace are in a tough spot. Of course they have to abide by the local PRC regulations, whether or not they like them, if they want to operate in China. But they can not be a true global community if they have to discriminate against conten
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch myspace socialnetworking internet)