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> Blogspot unblocked, but Blogger is blocked > Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, June 13, 2008 12:05 PM > > > Blogspot, Google's popular blogging platform is accessible again in > China, judging from reports from Chengdu and Beijing. > > Blogspot has been blocked and unblocked so many times in China that > is barely worth mentioning: it usually works for a few weeks, and > then gets blocked again (see this Blogspot chronology on Danwei). > > But this time seems to be different. In the past, even when > Blogspot was inaccessible in China, people using the platform could > still post to their blogs even though they could not read the blogs > without a proxy. Today it seems that Blogger, the part of Blogspot > used for publishing blog entries, is blocked. > > This may just be a technical glitch, but perhaps it is a rather > subtle strategy of the Net Nanny: > > With Blogspot available, most Olympic visitors are less likely to > notice Internet censorship, but stopping Blogger will make it much > harder for some athletes, journalists and other visitors to publish > their thoughts online. > > Update: Judging from the comments, this may just be some type of > technical glitch rather than an act of the Nanny: Blogspot is still > not available in many places while Blogger is accessible. > I'm going to China for the solar eclipse on Aug. 1, & want to document my trip. Like I did for Egypt '06: http://eclipsechaser.blogspot.com/search/label/Solar%20Eclipse%203% 2F29%2F06%3A%20photos%2Fvideos http://eclipsechaser.blogspot.com/search/label/Solar%20Eclipse%203% 2F29%2F06%3A%20trip http://www.comet-track.com/eclipse/secl06/secl06.html http://www.comet-track.com/eclipse/secl.html I'm working with a high school teacher in China (who is leading her own group of students to observe the eclipse), & others (physicist @Chinese Academy of Sciences). I want to have the Blogger blog do some cultural outreach between China & the World (incl USA). So, if Blogger is blocked..I can't make posts! Or, if Blogspot is blocked, then native Chinese can't see the content. What to do? I need experts on this list to figure out a solution/ strategy. I leave in a week. I've moved my http://eclipsescience.blogspot.com to another domain (using Bloggers publishing tool): http://blog.eclipse-science.com But, it still doesn't solve the "Blogger blocked" problem, since it would prevent me from publishing blog entries. Another thing. Can I upload videos to Blip.tv, without much trouble? (are there bandwidth issues? I know someone in New Zealand, who has trouble watching videos hosted in the US). I want to try other blogging solutions like Kyte.tv (pictures and videos), Mogulus.com http://www.mogulus.com/solareclipse2006 http://www.mogulus.com/solareclipse2002 http://www.mogulus.com/solareclipse2001 http://www.mogulus.com/solareclipse1999 http://www.mogulus.com/solareclipse1998 http://www.kyte.tv/solareclipse2006 http://www.kyte.tv/solareclipse2002 http://www.kyte.tv/solareclipse2001 http://www.kyte.tv/solareclipse1999 http://www.kyte.tv/solareclipse1998 I like the email w/attachment (picture or video) solution. I have no idea about cellphone accessibility in China, anyone know? I'm sure there is coverage, but what about data & email attachments? I have a contact in China (travel agent who speaks good English, who is making a lot of travel arrangements for me: hotel w/Internet access, etc), who is researching the pre-paid SIM card (which includes a good data package). I will have Internet access at my observation site, the nearby weather station & Internet Cafe. Basically, I need feedback from someone who has blogged their travels in China. There are a couple of good forums, like Lonely Planet & VT (virtual tourist), which have extensive traveler feedback from China. This is good timing, with Jay Dedman's post on "Collaborative video blogging project". I suppose I could email my Blogger posts to someone here in USA, & have them post it via Blogger (I would have to give them access to my Blogger account). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
