07.08.2008
 |
国内ブログ総数は1690万、
8割以上は更新されず
【7月4日13時12分配信 ITmediaニュース】
総務省・情報通信政策研究所がこのほど発表した国内のブログに関する調査によると、今年1月現在、ネット上で公開されている国内ブログの総数は1690万で、1カ月に1回以上記事が更新されているアクティブなブログはそのうち約300万と、約18％に過ぎなかった。
調査は、国内の20のブログサイト・ブログ検索サイトを対象に記事のクローリングなどで実施。15歳以上のブログ開設経験者に対して2月15日から18日にかけてアンケート調査も行い、2351件の回答を得た。
アクティブブログは04年〜05年にかけて急増したが、その後は約300万で横ばいが続いている。現在、1カ月間に開設されているブログ数は40〜50万。2001年1月以降に開設されたブログの総計（削除済みのものを含む）は累計で約2240万だった。
毎月の新規書き込み記事数は04年から05年にかけ急増。その後はやや減少傾向で、近年は4000万から5000万程度だ。
国内ブログの記事総数は13億5000万件、データ総量は約42Tバイト（うちテキストは約12Tバイト）。ブログの総データ量は、記事数や画像、動画の増加に伴い、毎月1.6Tバイト前後増えている。
アンケートから抽出したブログの開設動機は、自己表現（30.9％）、コミュニニケーション（25.7％）、自分の情報を整理・蓄積するアーカイブ（25.0％）、収益（10.1％）、社会貢献（8.4％）の順で多かった。
スパムブログの内容は、多い順に販売誘導系（38.3％）、アフィリエイト収入目的（17.1％）、アダルト・出会い系（7.0％）。
【中華芸能】エミール・チョウ、
中・台週末直航便に搭乗！
【7月4日20時28分配信 サーチナ・中国情報局】
7月4日、中国と台湾を結ぶ「週末直行便」がついに就航。記念となるその便に、人気歌手の周華健（エミール・チョウ）が搭乗する。
 エミールは4日朝に北京で中国海南航空の便に乗り、午後には台北に到着する予定。「直行便の運行は台湾芸能界にとって、喜ばしいこと。時間が節約でき、台湾と中国を自由に往復できる」と興奮気味に語った。
最近は中国での活動が多いエミールだが、5日には台湾の音楽賞・金曲奨に出席。李宗盛（ジョナサン・リー）、羅大佑（ルオ・ダーヨウ）とステージに立ち、 “台湾音楽界を代表するベテランアーティスト” として歌を披露する。また若手女性歌手のファンウェイチーの新曲「如果ニイ是我」の製作を手がけ、MV共演も果たしている。「子供の頃からのアイドルと共演できて嬉しいです！」と嬉しそうに語ったウェイチー。「彼女からの電話を受けた時、司会をしている『模範棒棒堂』への出演を誘われるのかと思ったよ」と笑わせていた。(編集担当：饒波貴子・黄珮君)
|
07.03.2008 |
Airlines in China, Taiwan Forge Deal
New Cooperation Adds Direct Charter Flights;
Costs Still a Challenge
GUANGZHOU — China Southern Airlines Co. and Taiwan's China Airlines Ltd. signed an agreement to cooperate in launching direct charter flights between mainland China and the island of Taiwan. The memorandum of understanding comes after China and Taiwan signed an historic agreement June 13 that allows regular air links. Under the pact, China and Taiwan can operate 18 round-trip charter flights on weekends, from Friday to Monday, with services due to start July 4. The charter flights must still pass through Hong Kong's airspace, which China Southern Chairman Liu Shaoyang said is a "big pity" for passengers, as it increases their costs, particularly with oil prices near records. It also increases travel time and takes a bigger toll on the environment. — Continued
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
|
06.16.2008
|
Who Will Rule The New Internet?
June 4, 2008 | Josh Quittner, San Francisco
Apple, Google and Facebook are, respectively, an icon from the pioneering days of personal computers; the biggest, most profitable company yet born on the Web; and a feisty upstart whose name is synonymous with the current migration to social networks.
In many ways, these companies are technology's standard-bearers, though their guiding philosophies differ. Google, for instance, advocates an "open" Web and tends to push for open standards and alliances among developers. Facebook, with its gated community of 70 million active users, offers a more controlled experience and, so far at least, wants to keep its users safely within its walls. Apple comes from the old world. Its elegant products cocoon customers from the chaos of the information age, but the Apple experience tends to be highly controlled, with Apple hardware at the end points and Apple software and services, like the iTunes Music Store, in between.
The winners of the platform wars stand to make billions selling devices, selling eyeballs to advertisers, selling services such as music, movies, even computer power on demand. Yet the outcome here is far more important than who makes the most money. The future of the Internet — how we get information, how we communicate with one another and, most important, who controls it — is at stake. [Continued]
|
05.17.2008 |
China doffs cap over Japan aid
Beijing's acceptance of Tokyo's help has implications beyond quake-aid efforts
The main reason behind China's apparently belated acceptance of Japan's offer to send emergency relief workers to an area hit by Monday's powerful earthquake seems to be an acknowledgement by Beijing of this country's accumulated experience in such matters. Though the Japanese government presented the offer to Beijing soon after the earthquake occurred Monday, the Chinese government did not immediately take up the offer. On Thursday, however, Beijing unexpectedly chose Japan as the first country from which to accept foreign rescue teams. Senior Vice Foreign Minister Itsunori Onodera said: "Japan has abundant experience in dealing with natural disasters. [A recent improvement in] Japan-China relations also is a factor." At the Prime Minister's Office on Thursday, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told reporters about the challenges facing the rescue teams: "It'll take time to grasp the circumstances [in the quake-stricken area]. It was unavoidable [that the request from China was delayed]. Japan will do everything it can," he said. — Continued
|
04.22.2008 |
Jackie Chan, Jet Li conquer N. American box office
Sun Apr 20, 2008 | By Dean Goodman
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Forbidden Kingdom," a first collaboration between action heroes Jackie Chan and Jet Li, kicked its rivals at the weekend box office in North America, also becoming the first martial arts movie to open at No. 1 in almost four years. According to studio estimates issued Sunday, "The Forbidden Kingdom" sold $20.9 million worth of tickets during its first three days, handily exceeding industry forecasts. Chan and Li play mentors to a modern-day kung fu devotee (played by Michael Angarano) who has been hurled back in time to rural China. It was directed by Rob Minkoff, best known for making the "Stuart Little" family movies. Most critics seemed to like it. [ Continued ]
|
03.28.2008 |
Amazon takes on Apple
with copy-protection-free music
The music industry is finally comfortable selling digital music without copy protection, but the huge shift hasn't resulted in dramatically higher sales. Instead, it produced something that major music labels have long sought: a strong No. 2 competitor to Apple. [ Continued ]
|
01.02.2008 |
Wakin's Birthday Party 2007 in Taipei
The Singapore Baiyou have uploaded a video overview of the 12-22-2007 event at YouTube — there is also a blurb & pic about the party at sina.com
|
|
Today’s Neighborhood 
