Sept 15: China in the Network Age, and Why Twitter and Facebook Should Forget About China

Web and chat: http://tobtr.com/s/662500

When: 9/15 4:00 pm  PDT / 7:00 pm EDT – 9/16 7:00 am Beijing time.

Most Western coverage of the Internet focuses on the narrative of censorship and control, but misses the vibrant social nature of what is now the largest internet market of the world.  In the West, the internet started in business/academia/government, fulfilling mostly functional & utilitarian needs.  But in China, the internet started as a consumer phenomenon, focused on entertainment and communications.  Also, like most of the developing world, China’s internet has developed hand-in-hand with the growth of mobile, Internet-connected devices – about 25% of total internet users access the internet... Read More