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April 17, 2011 (15y ago)
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  1. Bing returning highly censored results in China – any insight?

    Bing suddenly started returning highly censored results on its China-facing search engine. Non-sensitive subject words still return very few results, extremely poor results and only from 'official' websites like…

    9 points 4
  2. Ask HN: Are my assumptions about the Great Firewall true?

    I was wondering, out of interest, if someone more knowledgeable could explain whether my assumptions about the Great Firewall are true/false/impossible/paranoid delusions :) I live in China, and run an online business…

    4 points 2
  3. Taobao online promotion nets $5.8bn in a single day (westiseast.co.uk)
    3 points 0
  4. Show HN: your personal, self-built productivity tool

    Care to share a screenshot and the 'killer feature' of any of your personal, self-built productivity tools? eg. I made my own calendar and money-tracker last year - there are no other users, it makes no money, I have no…

    21 points 14
  5. Taobao.com breaks record for online sales in a day - $3.1 billion USD (westiseast.co.uk)
    173 points 131
  6. Lesbian Dumplings - a lesson in branding (westiseast.co.uk)
    4 points 0
  7. Ask HN: 'Like' my domain, or 'Like' my Facebook page?

    So here's a question for SEO/marketing type hackers out there - what will have more impact for my business? Letting customers 'like' my domain or letting them 'like' my Facebook page? For example, I can add a 'Like'…

    8 points 6
  8. Vertical vs. grid product listings - a surprising AB test (westiseast.co.uk)
    131 points 57
  9. My experience with a 'negative review' scammer. (westiseast.co.uk)
    260 points 82
  10. Don't split test buttons - AB test your 'promise' (westiseast.co.uk)
    2 points 0
  11. Chinese official mistakes Twitter clone for private chat tool (penn-olson.com)
    57 points 14
  12. How to make an infographic - a guide (westiseast.co.uk)
    3 points 0
  13. UK spends more on sex toys than on tea - an infographic (minrivertea.com)
    2 points 6
  14. Why that 'rare' Chinese tea you're drinking isn't rare at all. (minrivertea.com)
    9 points 4
  15. Ask HN: any suggestions for this form usability problem?

    I have a form usability issue, but I'm not sure how to solve it. Any suggestions hugely welcome! THE CONTEXT OF THE FORM: It's a form on an ecommerce store, as part of the ordering process, and I'm asking for name,…

    4 points 8