China blocking Youtube - but US not blocking Chinese propoganda
The # 1 viewed YouTube video today is Chinese propoganda. Below are screen shots:
I have to admit, the video brings out some valid points about Tibet being part of China. However, I don’t want to get into a political debate about whether or not Tibet should be a free nation or part of China. I would rather discuss the marketing and public relation aspects of using YouTube to espouse political views. To make a YouTube video one of the most watched videos, it is 99% of the time, viewed on a popular website with lots of visitors, and it becomes one of the most watched videos of the day, and then people visit the most watched videos of the day, generating even more daily views. This video receive a majority of its views from this chinese website. This video refutes all the negative press that US Media puts out about China, and hundreds of thousands of Americans have watched this. This hurts the Bush administration’s position on China and Tibet - and I think that position is pro Tibet and passively against China, as the Lama was just recently given some sort of peace prize from Bush. In short, YouTube is becoming a PR nightmare for powerful organizations and governments.
Tags: China, Dalai Lama, George Bush, olympics, online marketing, online public relations, Public Relations, YouTube
March 20th, 2008 at 4:42 am
i would like to read more information on chinese propaganda on you tube can you plz provide us more information on this topic
March 21st, 2008 at 9:19 am
Yahoo and MSN are supporting the Chinese authorities by posting ‘wanted’ posters for the rioters on their sites. Two of the 24 on the list have already been caught.
http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080321-yahoo-msn-used-root-out-tibetan-rioters-china