Haiping Posted June 13, 2011 at 11:10 PM Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 at 11:10 PM Hi, I'm still in the U.S. but will be spending two months in China this summer. I'd like to blog my pictures and notes about China so family and friends can see them. I understand that Twitter and Facebook are blocked so that's out. What do people use? Is Tumblr blocked? Wordpress? Any ideas? Oh, and I really depend on my Gmail account. Should I get a different email address so I can always access my emails? And how about Skype? Does that always work? Thanks for your help. Haiping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted June 14, 2011 at 01:45 AM Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 at 01:45 AM Tumblr is accessible, and has been whenever I tried to access it. Wordpress is accessible currently, but that's on and off. Gmail has been quite reliable so far - fingers crossed! Skype worked whenever I needed it, but that's very irregularly. Any of these could change at any time though, so it's just crapshoot really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanShiBo Posted June 15, 2011 at 02:20 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 at 02:20 PM This list gives an idea what is blocked: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China it incorrectly says "..Blogspot blogs (but not Blogger)..", however both are blocked at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanShiBo Posted June 16, 2011 at 12:02 AM Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 at 12:02 AM Here is list I personally tested (Henan Province, June 2011) Blocked ================================== http://www.meetup.com/ http://www.facebook.com/ https://docs.google.com http://www.youtube.com/ www.blogger.com http://www.vimeo.com/ Not blocked ================================== http://gmail.com/ https://www.google.com/calendar http://www.linkedin.com/ hotmail.com (redirect) https://picasaweb.google.com (view only, no upload) http://maps.google.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org (partially) http://www.flickr.com/ https://www.myfamily.com/ http://www.tumblr.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haohaohao Posted June 16, 2011 at 06:46 PM Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 at 06:46 PM Thanks a lot for the list PanShiBo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiping Posted June 17, 2011 at 03:33 PM Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 at 03:33 PM Wow, Google docs is also blocked? I'm really going to have to change my habits! I like to save my homework to Google docs. I'm glad gmail is not blocked. I will probably use Tumblr and Flickr to load up my pictures and notes from the trip. I also use myfamily.com to communicate with my family. I think that one's ok, but if anyone knows otherwise let me know. Thanks for the lists! Haiping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanShiBo Posted June 18, 2011 at 12:53 AM Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 at 12:53 AM I will probably use Tumblr and Flickr to load up my pictures and notes from the trip. I also use myfamily.com to communicate with my family. These are not blocked. I updated the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiping Posted June 24, 2011 at 04:22 PM Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 at 04:22 PM Does anyone know if Vimeo is blocked? Or do you know of a place to share video that isn't blocked? Thanks! Haiping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanShiBo Posted June 24, 2011 at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 at 10:53 PM vimeo.com is blocked. I updated the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted June 27, 2011 at 01:40 AM Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 at 01:40 AM Or do you know of a place to share video that isn't blocked?The Chinese sites, such as tudou.com or youku.com. If your aim is to share video with people back home, I'm not sure how fast speeds are gonna be for them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 27, 2011 at 03:26 AM Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 at 03:26 AM Slow. Like molasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 27, 2011 at 03:37 AM Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 at 03:37 AM Or do you know of a place to share video that isn't blocked? You'd be better off figuring out how to use sites that are blocked, rather than identifying ones that you wouldn't normally use and that may well be blocked by the time you actually come to use them. There's plenty of information here, here and elsewhere. Another idea which I don't think I've seen mentioned here is getting things set up before you arrive so that you can post by email. Youtube will I think let you email videos to your account, and the same could be set up for most weblogs, Twitter, etc. That should work fine I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiping Posted June 29, 2011 at 07:52 PM Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 at 07:52 PM Wow, great idea. I'll try that. Haiping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiaoXi Posted June 30, 2011 at 01:50 AM Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 at 01:50 AM You have to ask yourself _why_ a lot of these websites are blocked - for many it doesn't make any sense. Unless the government are trying to eliminate competition for their clones of the most popular foreign websites.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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