China blogging

As technology magazines have traditionally straddled the B2B/consumer divide, so do their electronic equivalents. As blogging begins to emerge in China, it will be interesting to watch how ventures in this arena become commercialised. Edwyn Chan's blogkumedia site (Chinese language only) is an early player in this area and his consumer electronics blog looks as though it may well fall into areas traditionally occupied by B2B and technology publishers.

We have seen estimates of up to 50 blog hosts behind the 'Great Firewall of China'. They have been credited in some quarters with having fuelled the fires of recent anti-Japanese protests. The political and commercial potential of the Internet will continue to vex the Chinese authorities in this as in other areas.