- Nature News cites an EU report that finds that the real value of a Chinese scientist's wages is the lowest among the 38 countries surveyed. Yes, Chinese scientists make even less than Indian scientists. (h/t to Global Voices )
- CNNIC announces that China now has 72.82 million blogs and 47 million bloggers. That's one quarter of all Chinese netizens.
- The Little Red Blog bets against Baidu and roots for Google in the year 2008.
- Washington Post asks if China is now experiencing a tech boom or bubble in a story that begins with Gary Wang of Shanghai-based Tudou, which is "flush with $30 million in venture capital" but hasn't managed to make a profit yet. (His business partner, by the way, became a father yesterday. Congrats, Marc!)
- Xinhua reports that "internet love" is big among university students. 90 percent of Chinese university students regard it as an "effective way to satisfy their emotional needs".
- Kaiser Kuo of the Ogilvy Digital China Watch asks if new regulations will send Chinese vid-sharing websites down the tubes.
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