Beijing Cream » Twitter http://beijingcream.com A Dollop of China Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:18:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A Dollop of China Beijing Cream yes A Dollop of China China, Beijing, Chinese, Expat, Life, Culture, Society, Humor, Party, Fun, Beijing Cream Beijing Cream » Twitter http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BJC-The-Creamcast-logo.jpg http://beijingcream.com Beijing, China Weekly @DissidentPooh Is The China Twitter Account Of Our Times http://beijingcream.com/2017/07/dissidentpooh-is-the-china-twitter-account-of-our-times/ http://beijingcream.com/2017/07/dissidentpooh-is-the-china-twitter-account-of-our-times/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:19:32 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=27677 Ten hours ago:

I really hope the person behind this account has “Pooh” and “Tigger” on Google Alerts, if only to run an experiment to see how many times characters from Winnie the Pooh will be mentioned in relation to China:

Dissident Pooh tweet 2 Dissident Pooh tweet 3

Let this be the start of a beautiful thing… and not one of those two-week Twitter fads.

Follow @DissidentPooh now.

Dissident Pooh profile ]]> http://beijingcream.com/2017/07/dissidentpooh-is-the-china-twitter-account-of-our-times/feed/ 1 Discover The First Tweets Of China Hands, Media Organizations http://beijingcream.com/2014/03/discover-the-first-tweets-of-china-hands-media-organizations/ http://beijingcream.com/2014/03/discover-the-first-tweets-of-china-hands-media-organizations/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2014 04:47:08 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=23251 First Tweet

We just discovered this pretty neat Twitter tool that lets you find the first tweet of any user. It’s easy to use: just put in a username, then voila – get taken back in time to a day when Twitter wasn’t blocked in China. It got me thinking: who here were among the earliest Twitter adopters?

(That’s a fairly uninspired question, admittedly, but if you find any good first tweets, let us know.)

Expat mags:

Some first tweets of those with five-digit followers:

Others:

And because you were wondering:

Ai Weiwei learned pretty fast.

For more fun with Twitter, check out our list of China Twitter users you probably already follow.

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2014/03/discover-the-first-tweets-of-china-hands-media-organizations/feed/ 0 China Twitter Accounts You Probably Already Follow, Schmuck http://beijingcream.com/2013/02/china-twitter-accounts-you-probably-already-follow-schmuck-2/ http://beijingcream.com/2013/02/china-twitter-accounts-you-probably-already-follow-schmuck-2/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:43:06 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=10302 Beijing Cream Twitter

At the end of every year, the meejah publish lists: what’s what, what’s hot, what’s not, what’s frot — y’know, “Top 10 Worst Celebrity Red Carpet Frock Horrors!” and other such high-water marks for journalism.

But being lazy and living in China, we thought we’d wait until the end of the Dragon Year to do something similar. And seeing as we’re cheeky and crass, we thought we’d take a slightly different approach.

So here it is, our list of the 28 China-related Twitter accounts that, indiscriminately chosen via no particular criteria, have earned a place in our Hall of Flame. This collection took about five minutes to compile, so please don’t feel offended if you’re not included. There’s always next year…

Speaking of which, nominations are now open for yourself or others for future iterations of the Beijing Cream Twitterati.

Ai Weiwei, artist @aiww

Even the most mundane observation treated as holy writ.

William Albano, techy @niub

Had us confused with @niubi for MONTHS. More confusingly, Albano’s website is Niubi.com.

Hu Xijin, editor @HuXijinGT

Responsible for everything you hate and love about Global Times. Lives under fake Qing-style bridge, probably. Follows only one other Twitter account: his own newspaper’s. You can’t make this shit up… can you, Mr. Hu?

Shaun Rein, author @shanurein

Avowed “friend of China.” Keeps good, long memory for grudges – bit like his friends in government.

https://twitter.com/shaunrein/status/288081156107288577

Elyse Ribbons, thespian, MC, deleted Jackie Chan extra @iheartbeijing

Can always be counted on to humblebrag, be irritating, or fail to realize she’s being a humblebragging irritant. Took us exactly four seconds to find example tweet.

Kaiser Kuo, Henan native @kaiserkuo

Like Jimmy Page and Keith Richards before him, retired from rock ‘n roll to become PR frontman for tech giant.

Jeremy Goldkorn, media consultant @goldkorn

Successful despite hailing from country that instituted Apartheid. Enjoys a sherry or two before recording podcasts.

Bill Bishop, unknown @niubi

Will assassinate you on Twitter, judging by his profile pic.

https://twitter.com/niubi/statuses/203249980121681920

Jim Boyce, bon vivant @beijingboyce

Nightlife blogger who hates life, nighttime

Nicholas Kristof, journalist @nickkristof

It’s now a two-horse race between Nick Kristof and Tom Friedman on who can be the Tom Friedman of China.

Cam MacMurchy, communications @zhongnanhai

Chummy Canadian loves to let you know about his lunch habits.

https://twitter.com/zhongnanhai/status/289669128552345600

Charlie Custer, techy @chinageeks

Continues epistles about China from the safety of the US. Look, dogs!