Weibo brings back sanitized version of trending topics

After a week's suspension due to government crackdown, Sina Weibo's trending topics and other promotional features are back up, Sina has reported (in C…

Weibo helped online influencers earn RMB 20 billion this year

Latest numbers show that Weibo, China's leading social media company, continues to prove its commercial possibilities in KOL (key opinion leader, or in…

China’s Twitter-like Weibo continues its strong comeback in Q3

Chinese social network giant Weibo continues its strong comeback in the quarter ended on September 30th. The company, once touted as China's Twitter, r…

China places maximum fine on popular social media platforms amid pre-Congress crackdown

Chinese cyberspace regulators announced on Monday that they have placed the maximum fine allowable on operators of three of the country’s top social me…

China’s popular boy band TFBoys just joined a tech company

TFBoys (加油男孩 or The Fighting Boys), an immensely popular teenage Chinese boy band with a member who broke the Guinness world record for "the most repos…

Weibo Stories: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Editor's note: A version of this by Lauren Hallanan first appeared on the PARKLU blog. PARKLU  is a digital platform that helps brands find, collaborat…

After Toutiao and Zhihu, Weibo decides to compromise with Apple over tipping

Apple’s crusade against the tipping function continues; the company has updated its regulations concerning voluntary in-app tips for content creators, …

Weibo promises new live streaming rules after government scrutiny

After Chinese regulators ordered Sina Weibo and two more media outlets to curtail their live streaming program last week, the company issued a statemen…

Tightening of live streaming leaves future of many Chinese platforms unclear

Sina Weibo, iFeng, and ACFUN - these are the latest victims of China's worry over live streaming. Chinese authorities have ordered three media outlets …

Navigating China’s Social Marketing Jungle

Marketing in China's digital environment is wrought with cultural, linguistic and regulatory challenges. Several companies are cropping up to tackle th…

The Microblog War in China War Is Over. Now What?

The microblog war in China is over. A wave of startups has long since died. The Weibo ("microblog" in Chinese) platform run by Sina, the leading online…

[Update] Sina Weibo Downsized NASDAQ IPO at $16.26 Apiece

Sina Weibo, Twitter-like service under Chinese online media company Sina (NASDAQ:SINA), got listed on Nasdaq Capital Market on April 17 under the tic…