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This cool video (got via Sinosplice) shows the demolition of an old building. Just when the building appears to never want to come down, it does - on top of the poor guy demo'ing it.

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Note: Remember, you can add your own videos to the Hao Hao Report. Just check out the FAQ for the details.

Well, as any who've visited over the last few days will have noticed - the Hao Hao Report has received a bit of an overhaul. We've upgraded a bunch of things and added some new features, including:

* New Look: We're still working the kinks out of the slick new look. Let us know what you think.

* The Bury Feature: This has been a long time coming - but finally all users will have the ability to "bury" posts that are bu hao.

John references a Sydney Morning Herald article which reported that the iTunes store is blocked in China allegedly due to Olympic athletes downloading pro-Tibetan music in (not so) silent protest.

You may have noticed the little box in the top right corner of this page. That's our del.icio.us bookmark link/counter. Cool huh? What's not cool is that the number is pathetically low. Here's where you come in...

If you've got a del.icio.us account, just click the 'bookmark this' bit and add us to your del.icio.us bookmarks. If you don't have an account, why don't you?

Hi all, that last submission made me realize that I never made it entirely clear how to submit YouTube (or other) videos to the Hao Hao Report.

I had put the information in the FAQ, but who looks there, and it was broken regardless. So... here it is:

Hi, sorry for the inconvenience, but anyone that is experiencing weirdness in their HHR RSS feeds, please just update the feed. The links are:

Published Stories RSS Feed
New Stories RSS Feed

Mineral mining company, Admax Resources has recently changed its name to China YouTV Corp. The move is to reflect the company's growing interest in the online video sharing industry.

You heard right: mineral company enters online video sharing industry...

The Duck's got a good commentary on the news. Check it out.

Just a quick note to assure everyone that this spam problem is top of my priority list. I've had e-mails and comments from a few users who seemed a bit ticked, and wanted to give you guys a forum where you could comment and give suggestions.

So, here's a run down of what "was" in place, what "is" in place, and what likely "will be" in place soon. Please leave comments here and let me know if you have any suggestions.

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For most spam there's no question that it is the scum of the net and deserves to quickly be cast into the bowels of HHR hell. However, I recognize that there is somewhat of a grey area when it comes to what the good peoples of the world consider "spam", and as such I've created these Submission guidelines and a Spam Policy/FAQ for guidance on the matter.