China Online
Netspeak and Wordplay Used by over 700 Million Chinese Internet Users| By: | Veronique Michel |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9780804844369 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781462915187 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Dive into China's new internet subculture of tech-savvy, creative digital citizens with China Online! Using Baidu, China's version of Google, young Chinese internet users have invented their own form of digital language. With this book, you can get an insider's view of how the new generation of Chinese youth communicates in code. Author and translator Veronique Michel acts as your guide on a tour of the lifestyles of modern-day Internet groups, or "tribes," including:
- The "Moonlight" or "Starlight" Tribe
- The "Low Carbon Footprint" Tribe
- The "Ants"
- The "Corporate Insects"
- The "Diamond Bachelor"