Posts Tagged ‘cnbloggercon’
Friday, March 13th, 2009
:: this video is the tenth in a Danwei.org series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Carol Lin (林凯洛) (a.k.a. The Carol), a prolific Taiwanese blogger, , social activist, and an all-around digital maven, who is also well known for her photography, shares her thoughts on the lack of development in the Chinese web 2.0 / Internet industry, Taiwan’s uncensored Internet, the opportunity average Chinese people got to “taste the flavor of freedom in an unblocked Internet” during the Olympics, and digitally savvy Chinese netizens.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
To see other interviews from this series, link here.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
Posted in blogs | bloggers, china, digital | social media insights, internet | technology, people, politics, shorts, video | Tags: blogger, carol lin, censorship, china, cnbloggercon, danwei, microblogger, the carol | 3 Comments »
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
:: this video is the ninth in a Danwei.org series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Guo “Daxia” (郭”大虾”), a controversial and prolific grassroots Chinese blogger well-known for tackling many of China’s most sensitive social issues on his blog (which has long been blocked / inaccessible in mainland China), discusses his experience blogging, “civic consciousness” in China, the influence social media is having on official policymakers, censorship, free speech / public discourse, and the Chinese government propaganda department loosing control.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
To see other interviews from this series, link here.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
Posted in blogs | bloggers, china, culture, digital | social media insights, internet | technology, media, music, people, shorts, snaps, video | Tags: 2008, blog, blogger, censorship, chats, china, cnbloggercon, danwei, guo daxia, interview, media, 郭大虾 | No Comments »
shorts | interview w/ isaac mao ::
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
:: this video is the eighth in a Danwei.org series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Isaac Mao (毛向辉), China’s first blogger and a self proclaimed “free philosopher of sharism,” talks about how many major news stories in China first break online with local netizens using blogs and other social media tools to find, share, and uncover the truth about issues the mainstream / traditional media aren’t allowed to cover. Mao goes on to speak optimistically about China’s social progress and evolution, assuring that the country is moving toward a modern society very much worth looking forward to.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
To see other interviews from this series, link here.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
Posted in china, internet | technology, media, people, shorts | Tags: blog, blogger, china, cnbloggercon, danwei, isaac mao, media, social media, 毛向辉 | No Comments »
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
:: this video is the seventh in a Danwei.org series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Shi Feng (石峰), a drop out from one of China’s most prestigious universities turned blogger, talks about the growing rift between education and social needs / society in China, and calls for everyone to participate in a transformation of China’s education system.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
To see other interviews from this series, link here.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
Posted in blogs | bloggers, chats, china, digital | social media insights, internet | technology, people, video | Tags: cnbloggercon, danwei, education, shi feng, 中国网志年会, 石峰 | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
:: this video is the sixth in a Danwei series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Wen Yunchao (温云超), also known as Bei Feng (北风), a well-known blogger, activist, and independent / grassroots reporter at the forefront of current social and political events in China, online and off, talks about the growth of online social networking over the past year, increasing control over and censorship of online debate, and the speed at which Chinese netizens use their blogs / microblogs to work together, organize, and “report on” major happenings.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
To see other interviews from this series, link here.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
Posted in internet | technology, media, people, shorts | Tags: bei feng, cnbloggercon, danwei, interview, shorts, wen yunchao, 中国网志年会, 北风, 温云超 | No Comments »
shorts | interview w/ liu xiaoyuan ::
Friday, December 19th, 2008
:: this video is the fifth in a Danwei series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Liu Xiaoyuan (刘晓原), a well-known blogger and lawyer at the forefront of fighting injustices in both the Chinese legal system and society, talks about two major Internet events that occurred over the past year; 1) the Guizhou, Weng’ An incident, and 2) the “Yang Jia attacks Shanghai police” case; a case in which he served as Yang Jia’s legal counsel.
The Deutsche Welle’s International Weblog Awards recently honored Liu Xiaoyuan’s blog won a “BOB” (Best in Blogs) as the best Chinese blog for 2008.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
// AjS
Posted in random | Tags: cnbloggercon, danwei, interview, liu xiaoyuan, 中国网志年会, 刘晓原 | No Comments »
shorts | interview w/ zhai minglei ::
Monday, December 15th, 2008
:: this video is the fourth in a Danwei series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Zhai Minglei (翟明磊), a citizen journalist and blogger who previously wrote for Southern Weekly (南方周报) and later founded 1Bao.org (壹报) and Minjian (民间) magazine (since “shut down”), talks about how he is pleasantly surprised that the Internet in China has become a platform for the traditional Chinese concept of “jianghu” (江湖) to re-emerge, in the face of “miaotang” (庙堂).
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: Sulumi
// AjS
Posted in internet | technology, people, shorts | Tags: 1 Bao, cnbloggercon, danwei, interview, www.1bao.org, zhai minglei, 单位, 壹报, 翟明磊 | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
:: this video is the third in a Danwei series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Zola (Zhou Shuguang), a citizen journalist and blogger well-known for covering sensitive topics / events throughout China, talks about major Internet happenings from 2008, netizens influencing Chinese government / legal decisions, and the Internet’s role in developing civil society in China.
For more on Zola, Google him () (), or Baidu him (Chinese). His official Web site is blocked in mainland China, but try accessing it through this mirror site. Zola is also on Twitter at .
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Alice Liu
Music: B6
// AjS
Posted in china, internet | technology, people, shorts | Tags: cnbloggercon, danwei, interview, zola, 周曙光 | No Comments »
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
:: this video is the second in a Danwei.org series of short interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Yang Hengjun, a political espionage novelist and well-known blogger, talks about Chinese netizens’ collective power as “human search engines,” and the domestic Internet censorship machine.
For more on Yang Hengjun, Google him (), Baidu him (Chinese), or link here.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Jeremy Goldkorn
Music: B6
// AjS
Posted in china, internet | technology, people, shorts | Tags: cnbloggercon, danwei, interview, yang hengjun, 杨恒均 | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
:: this is the first video in a series of Danwei interviews conducted at this year’s Chinese blogger conference (cnbloggercon 2008, Guangzhou, November 15 & 16th).
In this interview, Ping Ke, a journalist and the voice behind the renowned Antiwave.net podcast series, talks about the influence Internet memes have on the general (offline) public, diversity of online expression, democratic debate, rational voices, vomit, and hope for change in the future.
This video is also available on Tudou for faster loading in China.
Filming, editing, and interviewing: Adam J. Schokora
Subtitles: Eric Mu
Music: B6
// AjS
Posted in china, internet | technology, media, people, shorts | Tags: cnbloggercon, danwei, interview, ping ke, 平客 | 1 Comment »
