| ?????? 中國國務院新聞辦公室8日發表了《中國互聯網狀況》白皮書。白皮書表示，互聯網新應用新服務為人們表達意見提供了更廣闊的空間。博客（blog）、微博客（microblog）、視頻分享、社交網站（social networking websites）等新興網絡服務在中國發展迅速，為中國公民通過互聯網進行交流提供了更便捷的條件。網民踴躍參與網上信息傳播、參與網上內容創造，大大豐富了互聯網上信息內容。
The new applications and services on the Internet have provided a broader scope for people to express their opinions. The newly-emerging online services, including blog, microblog, video-sharing and social networking websites, are developing rapidly in China, and provide greater convenience for Chinese citizens to communicate online. Actively participating in online information communication and content creation, netizens have greatly enriched Internet information and content.
——Excerpt from the white paper: The Internet in China
?????? 微博，即微博客（microblog）的簡稱，是一個基于用戶關系的信息分享、傳播以及獲取平臺，是傳統博客的一種變體。用戶可以通過手機、IM、E-mail、Web等方式向個人微博發布短消息，以140個字符左右的文字更新信息，并實現即時分享。最早也是最著名的微博是美國的twitter，根據相關公開數據，截至2010年1月份，該產品在全球已經擁有7500萬注冊用戶。2009年8月中國最大的門戶網站新浪網推出“新浪微博”內測版，成為門戶網站中第一家提供微博服務的網站，微博正式進入中文上網主流人群視野。
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"We will continue to offer a wide range of social media products and communication tools to increase user base," CEO Charles Chao said during a conference call yesterday.
Sina has begun to offer the beta version of its Twitter-like microblog service since September, which has attracted around 5 million registered users. Other domestic portals such as Sohu and NetEase also launched similar services last year.
——Excerpt from Higher expenses erode Sina's Q4 profit
He, 46, is one of a growing number of CPPCC members who have turned to microblogging to reach out to the country's Internet community this year.
The online trend differs from a traditional blog by being much smaller in content and file size. A microblog entry can be made up of just a short sentence.
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So far, He has more than 26,000 online fans. His microblog not only facilitates his communication with netizens these days, it has also helped him gather their suggestions and concerns when he was preparing his proposals for CPPCC meetings.
——Excerpt from Microblogging carries the sessions to the Internet
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