Social media is not only about social network, they are also powerful media. A recent accident happened in China showed how influential social media can be.

“A collision between two high-speed trains on July 23rd near the coastal city of Wenzhou not only killed at least 35 people but also unleashed a torrent of online criticism of the network and the railway bureaucracy, ” as was written on The Economist’s news feature “Interrogating the Party” on July 25th. What happened is that all…

One of the best things in the US is that there is no Great Firewall (GFW) here, a  censorship and surveillance project operated by China's government. Because of the GFW, we cannot visit popular social websites such as Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook.

So what if a young Chinese want to have some fun in social media? There are two ways around it. One is  we use “wall climbing” software, i.e. proxy software to log on western social media. The problems with proxy software is they…