chineseblogresearch

This chapter reveals the history of blog in China. By examining the past, I attempt to find out what are the factors that caused the development of blogs in China. I have divided the development into three stages: the introduction of blog into China; the proliferation of blogs; the emergence of Blog Service Providers or BSPs.

It is can be said that the initial development of the blogosphere in China, both on the mainland and on Taiwan, was inspired by the example of the American blogosphere. Further, the blog as a sweeping phenomenon in China was promoted by commercial organizations, and powered by venture capitals. The three major issues of Chinese blogosphere are, in my estimation, the Chinese translation of Blog, the exposing of privacy via blogging, and the potential of the participatory journalism of blogging.

This overview gives the background to the construction of the Chinese blogosphere and its subsequent development, which provides a context for the empirical research presented in later chapters. 

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