Posted in Beijing, Enterprise 2.0, Great Firewall of China, SaaS, Shanghai, Web 2.0, WordPress.com, blogs, online office apps, social networking on Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 3:58 pm | Comments Off
[UPDATE 1 April 2008, 18:15 HK time: China-based journalist & internet/media expert Thomas Crampton has just sent me an email alerting me to a post on his blog discussing this issue in depth. Check out the comments as well.]
Well, I’ve just confirmed that my blog that you’re reading right now is blocked in China. Several [...]
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Criterion has just released on DVD a new transfer of Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Emperor, which won 9 Academy Awards, in time for the Beijing Olympics. It’s a 4-disc director approved special edition set, with all sorts of goodies, as only Criterion can dish up. Looks great. I’m getting it! The centerpiece is the all-new, restored [...]
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Posted in Beijing, Off-topic, Olympics, photography on Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 11:54 pm | No Comments »
Just back last night from a very interesting trip to Beijing. The entire city is gearing up for the Olympics and there’s lots of construction and renovations going on all over the place (and I mean “all over the place” as Beijing is a massive city–big buildings, wide boulevards, big monuments, long distances). The Beijing [...]
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