tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721035008988441518.post9068722909787859816..comments2023-08-27T12:42:29.510-03:00Comments on Innovation Patterns: 01-16-2013 | Big Wall TheoryJustin Bolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617774048323657315noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721035008988441518.post-9558648144643536722013-01-16T23:56:58.196-04:002013-01-16T23:56:58.196-04:00The 1% number given by Rebecca MacKinnon in the Bl...The 1% number given by Rebecca MacKinnon in the Bloomberg article on China's firewall is way off, I would peg it at a minimum of 10%+:<br />http://globalwebindex.net/thinking/china-the-home-to-facebook-and-twitter/<br /><br />Nearly every statistic coming from the Chinese government is cooked in some form. Economic data, environmental data, you name it and it's doctored. Officially there are no Facebook users in China. Unofficially, you can look up people who list their name and location and they are obviously Chinese. <br /><br />Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China<br />http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_anti_behind_the_great_firewall_of_china.html<br /><br />On twitter the chinese version of Xinhua has around 1,500 followers, compared to Ai Weiwei's 191,000 and Michael Anti's 65,000.<br /><br />More delicious walls:<br /><br />Robo-Snipers, “Auto Kill Zones” to Protect Israeli Borders<br />http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/06/for_years_and_y/<br /><br />Side jobs, black markets flourish in North Korea<br />http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201112260001<br />“North Korean citizens, unable to count on a stable income or rationing, are moonlighting as security guards or coal haulers to make ends meet, eroding their allegiance to state authorities.<br /><br />A South Korean research institute estimates that unauthorized economic activities, such as side businesses, account for 40-70 percent of citizens’ daily livesErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614244017646342468noreply@blogger.com