Shaohua Guo is Associate Professor of Chinese at Carleton College.

"Guo brings much-needed historical and literary sensitivities to the study of complex technological forms. Her innovative approach sheds critical new light on the history, culture, and politics of the Chinese internet. Highly recommended!"—Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania "Built on over a decade of scrupulous field research and perspicacious on-site observations, this book puts itself on the must-read list of intellectual endeavors inquiring into the way of being on China's ever-evolving internet. Subtly contextualized and dexterously historicized, the narratives embed rich concepts in the flesh and blood of everyday life, virtual and real."—Zixue Tai, University of Kentucky

• 1. A Cultural Revolution in China's Digital Age2. A Historical Overview through Technological Platforms3. Tracking Playfulness4. National Blogging and Cultural Entrepreneurship5. Taboo Breakers and Microcultural Contention6. Digital Witnessing on Weibo7. WeChat: An Inflorescence of Content Production8. Ambivalent Revolution

Shaohua Guo is Associate Professor of Chinese at Carleton College.

"Guo brings much-needed historical and literary sensitivities to the study of complex technological forms. Her innovative approach sheds critical new light on the history, culture, and politics of the Chinese internet. Highly recommended!"—Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania "Built on over a decade of scrupulous field research and perspicacious on-site observations, this book puts itself on the must-read list of intellectual endeavors inquiring into the way of being on China's ever-evolving internet. Subtly contextualized and dexterously historicized, the narratives embed rich concepts in the flesh and blood of everyday life, virtual and real."—Zixue Tai, University of Kentucky

• 1. A Cultural Revolution in China's Digital Age2. A Historical Overview through Technological Platforms3. Tracking Playfulness4. National Blogging and Cultural Entrepreneurship5. Taboo Breakers and Microcultural Contention6. Digital Witnessing on Weibo7. WeChat: An Inflorescence of Content Production8. Ambivalent Revolution