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The Chinese Just Do It

Piet Written on 20th April 2009                                                                                                              1 COMMENT some text
Pieter-Paul,

A few weeks ago Youkubuzz, a blog from one of the biggest Chinese video-sharing sites Youku.com that regularly posts funny/interesting items, tweeted:The Chinese Just Do It

It reminded me of some videos and news-items that have all experienced their 15 minutes of viral-fame in China. They are about home-made vehicles. Sounds boring? How about a gyro copter for 2, an ultra-light airplane with a rudder made of hemp-rope, or a one-person helicopter that maneuvers through the streets of GuangZhou? I think the vehicles in the videos are a metaphor for the Chinese way of doing things: people here have a very different mindset than in developed economies. Rather than safety-first it is all about pragmatism. As the videos show, despite the dusty-and dirtiness, the pragmatic and auto didactic approach definitely pays off . Here’s a small list:

A home-made helicopter (nearly slicing up the power cables):

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F(riend)F(eed)holic: another frontpage to strive for

Ernst-Jan Written on 5th September 2008                                                                                                              1 COMMENT some text
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

Now that Duncan Riley finally convinced me to give FriendFeed a serious try, I might as well share a new Friendfeed mash-up with you. It’s called FFholic and it shows the most liked entries, most liked videos, most commented entries, most commented videos, and also the most popular users on Friendfeed. Co-founder Arda Kutsal has sent me an email, explaining how they create these lists. Apparently they currently track over 100k profiles in real time, a number which is still growing.

While the list of top users shows the regular crowd (from Arrington to Le Meur and from Cashmore to Calacanis), the lists of most liked / commented entries are more interesting. Will this become another frontpage to strive for?

The most liked entries are mostly fun pics, I couldn’t find any serious news (something you do stumble upon on digg). The most commented entries though, give an more interesting insight in the social web. The list gives a good overview of what causes keep people (or: the early adopters) busy. Some examples:

F(riend)F(eed)holic: another frontpage to strive for
F(riend)F(eed)holic: another frontpage to strive for
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F(riend)F(eed)holic: another frontpage to strive for

The last mention is the most popular, and in Arabic Persian. That’s no coincidence, as a lot of the most liked/ commented entries turn out be written in Persian. So there are at least three possible reasons for his. One, of those 100k profiles FFholic is already tracking, the majority is Persian-speaking. Two, there’s actually just a large number of Persian-speaking people who are on Friendfeed. Or it’s a cultural thing and people from Iran like to discuss Friendfeed entries more.

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