tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post9211867698742668931..comments2024-03-26T22:26:32.946-07:00Comments on by Richard R Becker: Being Left Behind: The U.S. OnlineRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-38254167317616488942007-12-01T11:29:00.000-08:002007-12-01T11:29:00.000-08:00Mark, I think it crosses several public-private se...Mark, <BR/><BR/>I think it crosses several public-private sector issues for our country, yes, and not necessarily just in the interest of private sector multinational corporations. Globalization is changing the world, but sometimes I think we close our eyes to it.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely we are dealing with the development of new great powers in the world, but perhaps not in the broader spread of Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-77475749287508950132007-12-01T10:27:00.000-08:002007-12-01T10:27:00.000-08:00Oookaay. So this is about industrial policy in the...Oookaay. So this is about industrial policy in the U.S. too. It is interesting to speculate on how far the invisible hand can take us in this game. And are the interests of multinational communications corporations who lobby Congress the same as the interests of the country? But even thinking along these lines can result in political suicide.<BR/><BR/>Getting back to your post, the advancement ofMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040676733279667491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-34463463013042303292007-12-01T09:51:00.000-08:002007-12-01T09:51:00.000-08:00Good questions Mark, IAC and JWT do point out that...Good questions Mark, <BR/><BR/>IAC and JWT do point out that the youth surveyed in China can be classified as elite or honors students. However, we have to take in account that honors students in some countries outnumber all of our students combined. <BR/><BR/>In terms of being wired with broadband access, the U.S. ranks around 15th or 20th (depending on what study you read), which is down from Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-32334246899062547132007-12-01T08:52:00.000-08:002007-12-01T08:52:00.000-08:00To what do your sources attribute the difference i...To what do your sources attribute the difference in attitude among Chinese youth?<BR/><BR/>Also, how broad a slice of China did they have access to? Perhaps only that part that is already wired?MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040676733279667491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-74712896848687646972007-11-30T22:47:00.000-08:002007-11-30T22:47:00.000-08:00Thanks Ichaduma, Glad to see one of my primary con...Thanks Ichaduma, <BR/><BR/>Glad to see one of my primary concepts — blogging is an activity as opposed to a profession — is elsewhere on the net. And that bloggers can be journalists just as journalists are sometimes bloggers (as they are teachers, scientists, professionals, etc. and the activity does not preclude their professions nor diminish the value of the personal blog). It's a great link; Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-61655513275527283392007-11-30T20:20:00.000-08:002007-11-30T20:20:00.000-08:00And yet China banned WordPress.Read here.http://jo...And yet China banned WordPress.<BR/>Read here.<BR/>http://journal.marisaduma.net/2007/11/21/is-blogging-journalism-to-question-the-unquestionable/<BR/>Just hover around, you'll find links to Matt Mullenweg's article.<BR/><BR/>Should we refer to the domination by quality or quantity?<BR/>If it's quantity, China may have outnumbered the Americans, but in terms of quality, I don't think they've Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260919426038795786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-2364030075767947132007-11-30T17:02:00.000-08:002007-11-30T17:02:00.000-08:00More words: • the average Chinese user spends an e...More words: <BR/><BR/>• the average Chinese user spends an estimated 16 to 18 hours per week online. Compare that to the average US user who clocks maybe 12 hours. <BR/>• Internet penetration in China is far less mature than in the US. <BR/>• Online advertising in China is a nascent industry. <BR/><BR/>source: <A HREF="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/11/Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.com