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Baidu and Microsoft teams up against Google and a view on censorship

July 5, 2011 by YinYang Leave a Comment

Some might wonder how is it possible that Google still commands about 15-20% search market share in China despite its google.cn service essentially shut down there. The reason is because many Chinese netizens, 450 million and growing, are still using google.com for English language searches. Actually, according to Analysys International, a Beijing market research firm, Google … [Read more...] about Baidu and Microsoft teams up against Google and a view on censorship

Google’s empty allegations, again, but what next?

June 7, 2011 by YinYang 9 Comments

Google has been up to making empty allegations against China since it decided to withdraw last year. In its latest salvo, it accused the Chinese government of a phishing attack on Gmail accounts. As predicted, such allegations are spreading like wild fire in the Western media. In fact, the innuendos are narrated into facts, and it is always amazing to see how this propaganda … [Read more...] about Google’s empty allegations, again, but what next?

Russia Today, Juliane Assange on Google, Facebook, Guardian, The New York Times, and Media

May 6, 2011 by YinYang 11 Comments

Regardless of your personal views about Wikileaks exposing secret U.S. documents, you will find this exclusive interview by Russia Today of Juliane Assange fascinating. He also weighs in on Google, Facebook, the Guardian, the New York Times, and media in general. … [Read more...] about Russia Today, Juliane Assange on Google, Facebook, Guardian, The New York Times, and Media

South Korea Police raids Google Seoul office

May 3, 2011 by YinYang 3 Comments

Unlike what most Americans believe, the world outside the U.S. is getting increasingly tiresome of Google's practices. Xinhua has just reported Google's Seoul office raided by police. This was due to suspicion of Google's AdMob unit illegally collecting private mobile user information. Google made many headlines in their confrontation with the Chinese government. See … [Read more...] about South Korea Police raids Google Seoul office

Gmail, respect jurisdiction or accept blockage

April 12, 2011 by YinYang 15 Comments

Over the past week and a half, I have been accessing my Gmail account from within China at various places.  Since Google insinuated the service being interfered with by the Chinese government, I thought I report first hand what I experienced.  While in Guilin, I only could connect couple of times in hotels without resorting to using VPN.  The Gmail's login doesn't show up or … [Read more...] about Gmail, respect jurisdiction or accept blockage

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