http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Money > Respect/Principle ]]>Jul 9th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
It's super 'serial'... But still +1.]]>Jul 9th 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 10th 2010 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
I didn't think it was a fail at all. I don't think
It was meant to be hilarious.]]>Jul 11th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
They are ending the redirect soon.

They are just going to put a google.hk link on their new land page from now on.

I really wonder what's the point of all this. >.>
Anyone who wants unfiltered results will just use google.hk ...

oh I see.]]>Jul 9th 2010 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
To my understanding, Google wanted an uncensored search engine after the disagreement but since this would be in violation of the license/law they simply redirect all searches to the HK site but this is still subject to the Great Firewall since effectively it is like going to an external site where the severs are owned and controlled by China.

So this wasn't done to have an uncensored search but so that Google did not have to censor ITSELF although results are filtered upon entry. ]]>Jul 9th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
Correction: Servers NOT owned and controlled by China]]>Jul 9th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/no freedom should of allowed that song/video!]]>Jul 9th 2010 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
We can now consider Google a world super-power]]>Jul 9th 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/if google turned the off switch on than the internet would shut down
google analytics going off line is enough to render a site worthless]]>Jul 9th 2010 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
Moreover, if you head over to Encyclopedia Dramatica, some of their articles have been censored on Google Search. While I understand why they would do that, it goes against their no-censorship thing.

Hypocrites.]]>Jul 9th 2010 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
I think the bigger picture is a little more scary.

The US has become dependent on China to produce our goods, to produce our services, and back us financially. Google breaking down a little to appease China seems to be what we do in this day and age...

Now, do I agree with any of it? Well, that's another story...]]>Jul 9th 2010 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
What you want Google to do?
The Chinese government has absolute power in China.

Google aren't censoring the results any more.
They just redirect all google.cn visits to google.hk which isn't censor at all because of some special law in effect in Hong Kong.

It's a novel way of twisting around the laws of China.
I'm surprised that the Chinese government allowed it, maybe they are softening up - although I'm sure if it starts causing problems they will disable it.]]>Jul 9th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
Oh nvm, they killed the redirect and put a link on the page instead.

That's that I suppose.

If the people of China want unfiltered result, they will just have to use google.hk.

PS: Sometimes I wonder what's the point of all this. Since there is nothing stopping someone from using other versions of Google.]]>Jul 9th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
>>PS: Sometimes I wonder what's the point of all this. Since there is nothing stopping someone from using other versions of Google.

Nvm, I figured it out.]]>Jul 9th 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
I say big them up.]]>Jul 9th 2010 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/money money money makes the world go round... Errr makes google go round.]]>Jul 9th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/F***king miracle man!]]>Jul 9th 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/but what I do know is that with that video, the amount of hardcore in this post is reaching CRITICAL FUCKING MASS]]>Jul 9th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
i love this song]]>Jul 9th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Google: Okay.]]>Jul 9th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/Jul 9th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/
You can down on censorship all you want, but someone's gotta keep a lid on things in China, and something tells me, your armchair governing isn't going to cut it. In the end it comes down to this, who are we, as north americans, to tell other countries that they're doing something wrong? Perhaps you fail to notice our own governmental problems, uh?

I live in China, and while "the whole truth" isn't blaring out of every news outlet, and search engine, the overall mental wellbeing seems to be in tact here. Sometimes, just having to stare at the big picture EVERY DAY doesn't do justice to anyone's happiness.

-Caid.]]>Jul 9th 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/china-renews-googles-license-to-host/http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Increase-Penis-Size-Without-Surgery-and-Naturally&id=4633779]]>Jul 11th 2010 2:53AM