Wanghong as Social Media Entertainment in China

by David Craig, Stuart Cunningham, Jian Lin, et al.

Book Overview

In Chinese, the term wanghong refers to creators, social media entrepreneurs alternatively known as KOLs (key opinion leaders) and zhubo (showroom hosts), influencers and micro-celebrities. Wanghong also refers to an emerging media ecology in which these creators cultivate online communities for cultural and commercial value by harnessing Chinese social media platforms, like Weibo, WeChat, Douyu, Huya, Bilibili, Douyin, and Kuaishuo. Framed by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030653781
• ISBN13: 9783030653781
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"