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Explaining why Twitter is worth less than its “Chinese clone”

Posted on by Jason Li
Weibo versus Twitter. Source: Aw Guo.
Weibo versus Twitter. Source: Aw Guo.

A few days ago, Tech In Asia published the provocatively titled article, Twitter is now worth less than its Chinese clone. Coming fresh off the heels of Twitter’s recently-failed acquisition talks, the article definitely resonated with many members of the tech community. But as many of us know,…

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Announcing the 88 Bot! (aka Group Retweet Bot)

Posted on by An Xiao Mina

Over here at 88 Bar, a number of us are tweeting about China, Chinese-related things, and just interesting topics in general.  And while we recognize the value of maintaining a strong social media presence, our @88_bartenders Twitter account admittedly hasn’t received as much attention as it should.  After a bit of brainstorming, we realized we needed a new member to our team —…

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Is Twitter Catching Up To Weibo?: Multimedia and Emoji in Western Social Media

Posted on by An Xiao Mina
The new Twitter interface, courtesy of fly.twitter.com.
The new Twitter interface, courtesy of fly.twitter.com.

There’s an interesting article in Penn Olson recently about Twitter’s new redesign and just how much it resembles Sina Weibo.  It’s been circulating around a few tech circles I follow:

Twitter’s slick new redesign has brought it – visually and practically – closer to…

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