Blog logs 100 millionth hit
2007-07-19 10:13
Beijing - Chinese actress-turned-director Xu Jinglei became the world's most widely read blogger this month when her blog logged 100 million page views within about 600 days, the Beijing News said on Thursday.
And Xu, who has a reputation for a high intellect and
integrity, has done it without writing about sex or providing a
catalogue of kiss-and-tell stories - but focusing on her work
and day-to-day life.
The 100 millionth hit occurred on July 12, according to
www.sina.com.cn, a popular Chinese website which provides blog services to many Chinese entertainers, including Xu who started hers in October 2005 and published a book of her blogged articles in March 2006.
The 33-year-old blogger has invited 20 fans, selected from
online submissions, to her party to celebrate her latest
success.
Xu won international acclaim when she won the best director
award for Letter From An Unknown Woman at the 2004 San
Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain.
Leading blog search engine Technorati has said Xu's blog
recorded last year the most incoming links of any on the
internet, according to the online edition of the China Daily.
Huang Ke, an analyst with Sina, told Reuters Xu's website
has had two million more hits since July 12 breakthrough.
Writer Han Han, ranked second by Sina, will soon exceed the
100 million mark too, the analyst added.
- Reuters