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http://techrice.com/2011/03/08/chinas-top-15-social-networks/ China’s social networking landscape is diverse and thriving. No single player is nearly as dominant as Facebook in the U.S. and there’s a long tail of networks for different users (urban and rural) and different purposes (social, dating, and games). Here is China’s SNS universe for the top 7 sites .

China’s Top 15 Social Networks

Club Kids: The Social Life of Artists on Facebook

http://dismagazine.com/discussion/29786/club-kids-the-social-life-of-artists-on-facebook/ Facebook is the platform on which our generation negotiates its artists’ respective brands and the tenuous connections between them. Facebook is tactically governed by a kind of silent populism– the subtle linking of identities through ‘Likes’, ‘Shares’, and brief but favorable commentary.
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http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/20/business/la-fi-visas-home-buyers-20111021

Bill would encourage foreigners to buy U.S. homes

Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles — American consumers and the federal government haven't been able to bail out the sinking U.S. real estate market. Now wealthy Chinese, Canadians and other foreign buyers could get their chance.