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Chinese Web Firms Alibaba, Sina Form Alliance
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is forming a strategic alliance with Sina Corp., seeking to benefit from the social-media company’s broad user base for its Weibo microblogging service.With White House on Tumblr Promising GIFs, Here’s Some to Kick It Off Right
Don’t miss the skateboarding one.
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140 Characters of Risk: Some CEOs Fear Twitter
When General Electric Co. Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt tweeted for the first time this month, his “Hello Twitter” was greeted with some snarky replies, including this one: “@JeffImmelt how come my grandfather got on twitter before you?”Exclusive: Twitter Eyeing Media Bigs, Including Hollywood Mogul Peter Chernin, for Board Seats
A little entertainment glamour along with the tweets?
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Slowly But Surely, Twitter Use Grows Among Adults
More than 15 percent of online adults in the U.S. are active Twitter users, according to a recent Pew Research study, with as many as 8 percent of those users tweeting from the microblogging service on a daily basis. The study also included a less-surprising fact: Youngsters between the ages of 18 and 24 make up the majority of Twitter users, at 31 percent.Voices
Despite Crackdowns, Sina Still Winning the Weibo Game
Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo may be in the midst of its most aggressive crackdown yet following an explosion of political rumors among users, but it is still beating Tencent in the microblogging race in China, according to a McKinsey & Co. report released this week.Voices
China Escalates Crackdown on Internet Amid Scandal
China has stepped up its campaign to clamp down on the Internet, which has emerged as a virtual town square for exchanging information about the Bo Xilai scandal and the nation’s biggest political upheaval in years.Voices
Sina, Tencent Shut Down Commenting on Microblogs
China has mounted a broad Internet crackdown.From Russia With Love: Twitter Confirms “Significant” Funding With DST Global
As we had reported, DST is now officially Twitter’s sugar daddy with a big new slug of funding.
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