7 things Sina Microblog (Weibo) has that Twitter doesn’t – Tech-Web

www.webbinchina.com — Sina Microblog – better known in China as Weibo (pronounced ‘way-bore’) – is establishing itself as the leading Chinese microblog platform. According to Sina’s CEO, Weibo had more than 5 million users in early March 2010.

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