Bullog.cn (Chinese: 牛博网) was a Chinese-language blogging website, created by Chinese internet celebrity Luo Yonghao. Before it was shut down, it was considered to be one of the most liberal blog portals in Chinese cyberspace.[1]
Type of site | blogging website |
|---|---|
| Available in | Chinese |
| Founder(s) | Luo Yonghao |
| URL | http://www.bullog.cn |
History edit
Bullog.cn was founded by Luo Yonghao in 2006, because of his dissatisfaction with the censorship of the major blog portals like sina.com, sohu.com.[2] The Chinese name, 牛博网 (simplified), 牛博網 (traditional), which literally means "Bull Blog Net", appears to be a word play on the word "Blog", since Bull means strong and excellent in colloquial Chinese.
Bullog.cn started by inviting bloggers whom Luo Yonghao personally liked, who turned out to have a strong preference for liberal and scientific points of view. Both were controversial stances in China, and both caused troubles inside and outside the website.[citation needed]
On October 19, 2007, Bullog.cn was shut down, supposedly due to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It was re-opened in April 2008. Luo started an international version of the website, bullogger.com, during that period.[citation needed]
In May 2008, after the Wenchuan earthquake, Luo started a fund raising campaign in Bullog.cn, and delivered the donations to the refugees with the Bullog team and other volunteers.[citation needed]
On January 9, 2009, Bullog.cn was shut down again, reportedly due to claims by the Chinese government that it hosted "harmful comments on current affairs".[3] A successor site, bullogger.com, is now hosted overseas.[4]
Notable bloggers edit
References edit
- ^ Liberal Blog Site Shutdown by Chinese Authorities Archived May 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Boxun News, January 9, 2009.
- ^ Luo Yonghao's blog
- ^ "Edgy China blog site shut amid Internet porn sweep". Associated Press. 9 Jan 2009.
- ^ "Chinese blogger stabbed after public reading". Associated Press. 2009-02-16.
External links edit
- Bullog.cn (Original official website, closed)
- bullogger.com (International successor site)
- The shanzhai Bullog a RSS of some bulloggers when the main site is down