Microblogging use in China quadrupled in 2011: think tank

January 17, 2012 | BUSINESS

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Use of microblogging in China quadrupled in 2011 compared with the previous year, with nearly half of all Chinese Internet users now taking to the near-instant service to gather news and spread views, a government Internet think tank said Monday. Microblogging, or "Weibo" as it is known in China, allows users to send short messages of 140 characters or less to their …
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