wallyg via FlickrAll the Olympic conversation, apart from the sport
Special request
“Just got this request, let me know if you can help out: I have a friend in shanghai who is blood type a negative and is about to undergo an operation. the hospital has no a negative blood supplies. If you happen to be that blood type, or know someone who is, please let me know”
The first Web2.0 Olympics - Kaiser Kuo ( China Speakers Bureau)
"There’s ample irony, and for some perhaps a certain poetic justice, in this — that the capital city of a country so infamous for censoring the Internet should be the first to host the Games the age of Internet video sharing, citizen journalism, social networking, of microblogging, and the myriad online services and tools that have empowered ordinary people." - You
"There’s ample irony, and for some perhaps a certain poetic justice, in this — that the capital city of a country so infamous for censoring the Internet should be the first to host the Games the age of Internet video sharing, citizen journalism, social networking, of microblogging, and the myriad online services and tools that have empowered ordinary people." - You
Can the Olympics Democratize China? (Foreign Policy)
Looks like a case where the author has been collecting selectively arguments to support his/her case. For example: compared to USSR ethnic problems are minor no real challenge. And I thought the inflation was already beaten. - You
Looks like a case where the author has been collecting selectively arguments to support his/her case. For example: compared to USSR ethnic problems are minor no real challenge. And I thought the inflation was already beaten. - You
"A lot of journos and media organisations have been talking about how the Chinese government has banned access to the websites of the Falun Gong, the Tibetan Independence Movement, Amnesty and Reporters without Borders. However, I am yet to see anybody write about the crappy access to Facebook." - You
