原文标题：Western celebrities look to Chinese social network
发布时间：07-18-2011 09:00 BJT
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Hints:
Weibo
Western
Facebook
Twitter
Sina
Telecommunications Administration Bureau.
microblogging
Tom Cruise
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Radiohead
Tencent
Yao Chen
Lady Gaga

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Welcome back to Culture Express. Now the red eye logo and the name Weibo might not be as familiar to Western audiences as Facebook or Twitter. But this vast social network is attracting the attention of some Western celebrities. Sina Weibo already has tens of millions of Chinese Internet users regularly logging on to chat with their friends, post pictures, comment on the latest news stories or see what their favorite celebrities have been doing. China has the largest Internet population in the world - by the end of last year over 470 million according to Beijing's Telecommunications Administration Bureau. A significant percentage of these web users spend time on one of China's microblogging websites. So it's little wonder film stars like Tom Cruise and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and bands like Radiohead, are securing a presence on China's largest Weibo service, Sina. But Sina Weibo is not the only player in town. Tencent launched its Weibo service in April 2010 - eight months after Sina. China's most followed celebrity is actress Yao Chen, who has accrued more than 9.5 million followers in 24 months. And compare that to Lady Gaga who gained some 11 million fans on Twitter in 40 months. Sina has recently announced plans to launch an English-language Weibo version in the future.
欢迎回来，这里是文化快车。如今，西方人对新浪微博标志---红眼和微博的熟知程度肯定不如美国著名社交网站脸谱Facebook 和Twitter，但是，巨大社交网站新浪却正吸引着一些西方名流的关注。 新浪微博的中国用户已不下千万，他们定期上网与朋友闲谈，上传图片，对热点新闻评头品足，或关注偶像动态。 北京电信管理局指出，直至去年年底，中国上网人数跃居世界第一，已逾4亿7千万。而相当一部分网上用户上网主要是上微博网站。也难怪电影明星汤姆 克鲁斯，约瑟夫·高登·莱维特，乐队Radiohead也纷纷来捧新浪微博的场了。 新浪微博可不是唯一的玩家。新浪微博推出不过八个月，腾讯公司就紧随其后，于2010年4月推出了腾讯微博。中国最火的名人要算“围脖女王”姚晨了，在短短24个月里，其粉丝数量已累计超过950万，这完全可以与lady Gaga一较上下。在社交网Twtter上，Lady Gaga在40个月里赢得了1100万粉丝。最近，新浪称其打算在不久的将来推出英文版的微博。 ——译文来自: 北大MTI