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20,000 chatting naked in China

Liu Gang, China Youth Association researcher, reckons that up to 20,000 Chinese Internet users sit naked whilst using chatrooms each night. Gang explained to Shanghai Daily that the "problem" is much larger than they'd originally thought:

"At first, we thought if was merely a game for a few mentally abnormal people... but as our research continued, we found the problem was much larger than expected."

(Source: Associated Press via The Boston Globe)

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  • Robin Hamman has over ten years experience devising, implementing and managing social media projects, particularly within the Broadcasting and Media sector.
    Before joining Headshift as a Senior Social Media Consultant, Robin was a Senior Producer/Journalist with responsibility for the BBC's Blogs and a wide range of other social media projects. Robin was also previously an Executive Producer at Granada (ITV) and Communities Evangelist at Talkcast (mobile).
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