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Event: The Rise of China’s Social Media at The Bookworm Jan 24th

Join us at The Bookworm on January 24th: 8 Years of Weibo – the Rise of Social Media in China.

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9 years ago

January 16, 2018

On January 24th, What’s on Weibo editor-in-chief Manya Koetse will look back at a decade of social media in China and discuss the biggest trending topics of micro-blogging China today. Book your tickets online or at The Beijing Bookworm.

More than 8 years have passed since Sina Weibo’s release in 2009. Since then, China’s online environment has shifted from cybercafé culture to the mobile internet era.

How has social media in China developed…

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2 Comments

Randy King Jr.

January 17, 2018 at 9:34 pm

Please come to the Chengdu Bookworm sometime. I’d love to get to meet you in person. You’ve done so much to further my understanding of this wonderful country I live in.

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  January 30, 2018 at 2:16 am
  
  Would love to, thank you for the kind comment!
  
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