Chinese Blog: AP Industry News
Publishers: Managing Editors: Editors: Developments in the news industry for Jan. 4-9: +++++ IRAQ-KIDNAPPED JOURNALIST: -- Iraqi police search for kidnapped American journalist +++++ REPORTERS KILLED-2005: -- Journalist death toll in Iraq exceeds that of Vietnam, group says +++++ NEWSPAPERS: -- Baltimore newspaper columnist quits amid plagiarism allegations -- Former head of Kansas Press Association pleads no contests to...
Chinese Blog: Six Apart Cracks China's Blog Sector
Blogging software developer Six Apart has reached partnership with Chinese weblog high flier Bokee to localize and distribute Movable Type, Six Apart's web publishing platform, to Chinese corporate users and educational institutions, beginning in the second quarter this year. "There are an estimated 15 million blogs in China, most of them written by individuals," said Anil Dash, Six Apart's vice president of professional products. ...
Chinese Blog: SinoCast China Business Daily News:
Google, Yahoo! Compete for Blogcn.com
BEIJING, February 14, SinoCast -- Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc., two global leading Internet-based companies, are competing for Blogcn.com, the largest Chinese blog hosting provider in China, as efforts to further expand their presence in the country.Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the world's largest Internet search service provider, plans to bid Blogcn.com for USD 160 million, including USD 90 million in cash and shares. Yahoo! intends to offer USD 200 million, including USD 50 million...
Chinese Blog: Personalized internet web logs gain popularity in China
Beijing, 23 January: Chinese "netizens" are following overseas internet trends with thousands of personalized Web logs, better known as blogs, and the government has done little to supervise their swipes at China and other questionable content.China residents maintain blogs that detail one-night stands and criticize China's handling of SARS [severe acute respiratory syndrome].Expatriates trade China news stories on livinginchina.com, and about...