Hu Jintao's microblog: a good sign for China, but good care should be taken!

Richard Wenchao He, March 1st, 2011%

Believe it or not, China’s president Hu Jintao just started his Web 2.0 campaign by opening his micro blog on People.com.cn. The account has been certified, and the message has been confirmed as genuine. As you can expect, such breaking news would generate a huge amount of traffic in the website, and therefore, his account had to be closed. According to most reporters, this account attracted more than 15,000 followers on the first day of its opening. Upon this news, I would like to make 3 points: 1. This should not be an official launch of Hu’s Web 2.0 campaign. 2. Political leaders’ participation in Web 2.0 would have a significant impact on China’s policy over the Internet. 3. The Web 2.0 Strategy should be taken seriously. . . . → Read More: Hu Jintao’s microblog: a good sign for China, but good care should be taken!

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