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Revamped Sina Weibo Set to Come with Google+ Style Sharing

Chinese mega social network Sina Weibo is set for a major revamp that will see it incorporate Google+ style sharing.

This video image taken from CCTV shows Gu Kailai, center, the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai, standing trial in the Intermediate People's Court in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. According to testimony Thursday in one of China's highest-profile murder trials in years, Gu lured British businessman Neil Heywood to a hotel in the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, where she got him drunk and fed him poison. The secretive trial of Gu and a household aide, who are accused of murdering Bo family associate Heywood, ended in less than a day at the court. (AP Photo/CCTV via APTN)

Sina Weibo’s Services ‘Limited’ During Gu Kailai Trial

Users of China’s main Twitter-like service, Sina Weibo, have reported difficulties posting messages during a controversial murder trial involving Gu Kailai.

In this photo taken on July 31, 2012, Isaac Mao, a well-known Chinese blogger and the founder of Sharism Lab, a social media research group, works on a computer in Beijing. Mao had more than 30,000 users when his Weibo account was deleted in June after he made a series of questioning remarks about China's space program. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Online & Outspoken: China’s Microblog Craze

China’s leading microblog Sina Weibo: will it drive political change and democratic reforms, or is it a brilliant new surveillance tool for the government?

China swimmer Sun Yang dives off of the starting block during the 400-meter freestyle event during the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Aquatics Centre in London on Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Al Bello, Pool)

Ex-Google China Head Apologizes After Olympic Row

Ex-Google China head Kaifu Lee has apologized after posting contact details of a US swimming coach who cast doubt on a Chinese Olympic swimmer’s performance.

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Baidu, Sina Announce Mobile & Content Partnership

Two major Chinese internet companies have announced a partnership which will entail content sharing between platforms and a mobile-centric approach to business.

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Sina Weibo Goes Crazy for Olympic Opening Ceremony With 119 Million Tweets Sent

Users of Sina Weibo took to the first ever social Olympics with a gusto, with 119-million messages sent during the opening ceremony alone.

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U.S. Consulate Social Media Account in China Disappears

BEIJING (AP) — A widely read microblog written by the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and known for its sometimes tongue-in-cheek comments about China’s social and political issues was inaccessible Friday. Attempts to access…

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Sina’s MeYou Looks to Clone Path’s Success

Sina is takng its Path clone MeYou to the next level, and is offering tight integration with the popular microblogging service Sina Weibo.

@小敏__PCcrew, 22, street dance teacher says "Weibo can shorten the distance between friends."

Sina Weibo Users Happier Than Average Microblogger, Says Study

With strict censorship rules you’d think that Chinese social network users would be miserable. But, they’re actually happier than their Western counterparts.

The Chinese government wants more control over social media services. (Photo credit: Shutterstock)

China Looks to Boost Internet Limits on Microblogs

China plans to stiffen restrictions on ISPs as it seeks even greater control over the opinions voiced on the country’s lively microblogs and other web forums.

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