On the Popularity of Weibo
[00:11.29]Writing miniblog, adding celebrities as friends and having followers or fans
[00:18.58]do not just sound tempting.
[00:20.71]In fact, Weibo, or microblog,
[00:23.84]has become the most popular social networking tool in China.
[00:27.85]Why does Weibo become such a fashion recently?
[00:32.09]The major reasons are listed as follows.
[00:35.29]To start with, in the fast-paced modern society, more often than not,
[00:41.31]people do not have time to write a long and thorough article on their blog.
[00:46.12]Therefore, Weibo, which allows 140 words at maximum, is readily accepted.
[00:53.46]Secondly, Weibo is a fast way to know changes in the world.
[00:58.98]The information on Weibo updates fast,
[01:02.47]because every user can contribute to it by posting,
[01:06.33]forwarding and commenting on the latest news.
[01:09.83]In my opinion, college students should make good use of Weibo
[01:14.69]to learn new ideas and communicate with people from all walks of life.
[01:19.60]However, they should not indulge in it.