The King of Chinese Social Media: Sina Weibo


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Weibo has changed the world for Chinese netizens. As a top social network in China (the name literally means “Microblog”), Sina Weibo, known as the Chinese Twitter, affects Chinese people’s experience of political events, current events and interactions with celebrities. Since Sina Weibo has a simple and user-friendly interface, it’s widely used by both the younger generation and less-experienced internet users. This popularity is a very remarkable achievement because it’s not always easy to get China’s older generation involved in online tools like social media. The biggest application of Sina Weibo is “sharing and commenting in a flip”. Besides updating...