Fang Xingdong
| Fang Xingdong (方兴东) | |
|---|---|
 Fang Xingdong (方兴东) Free speech crusader and Chinese web entrepreneur | |
| Born |
1969 Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Known for | Founder of Blogchina (now Bokee) and Chinalabs, proponent ("Godfather") of blogging in China, coined "Boke" (Bo Ke) as word for blog |
| Website | Chinalabs.com |
Fang Xingdong (方兴东) is a Chinese web entrepreneur and free-speech activist— founder of blogchina.com (now bokee.com) and chinalabs.com (a web research consultancy).[1]
References
- ↑ York, Geoffrey (2007-01-10). "Beijing's censors unleash a monster: A farmer's son is using the blog to change Chinese web culture". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
Sources
Fannin, Febecca A. (2007). Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race. McGraw-Hill. p. 101. ISBN 9780071494472.
MacKinnon, Rebecca (2007-08-09). "Flatter world and thicker walls? Blogs, censorship and civic discourse in China" (PDF). Springer Science+Business Media (BV): 35. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
Ni, Jin (2007-05-23). "BBC: China abandons blog identity plan". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
Pan, Phillip P. (2006-02-21). "Bloggers Who Pursue Change Confront Fear And Mistrust". Washington Post. pp. A01. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
Zhao, Shijun; Peng Nie; Weifeng Xu (2006). 时尚中国—网动中国英 (Networks in China - English translation). McGraw-Hill. pp. 37–39. ISBN 9787508509310.