Are Social NetWorks currently capable as Advocatory 
What benefit can they REALLY, be to YOU  
Chinesegardenscene  , took [ what initially was thought a bit scary ] ;
the " bold step," and initially subscribed to some of these .....
some [ even though giants in the West - proved less-than-helpful, initially ]
then, that actually assisted us to locate the likes of Shtyle & Tianji............. 
These NETWorks, have groups, the likes of: -    I See China 
Which are very useful in understanding and sharing in Asian cultures, of interest.
[  let me personally just say here - the members, themselves, have made me 
  feel a part of their cultures;  by their friendly and welcoming dispositions. ]
 What lies - behind the screens ?
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Please visit BusinessBlogs , through LINKAGE:
                Social Media Links 
 Are they just a rock standing out on the landscape ?
ONLY  You can experience them and make that DISCERNED CHOICE .
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In the West, there are some obvious GIANTS............ 
How ignorant or naive, are we in the West ?
If it were, just about the money ! 
Please visit techcrunch.com , through LINKAGE:
              Out - Earn    and / or    Out - Perform  ? 
Please visit Harvard Business School , through LINKAGE:
       Professional Networks in China & America 
Please visit CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW PUBLISHING , through LINKAGE:
       One Year into China......... 
 What lies - behind the screen ?
A WORD  OF Experienced CAUTION , Though:
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" Do Not be MISLEAD "...........  they CANNOT Replace YOUR  OWN FORUMS 
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Their Administration, can be found rather IMPERSONAL at times, because of the significant numbers of members;
and CONTROL is largely taken away from Your hands.
Individual and Creative DIFFERENCE, are hardly catered for, we feel.
" He will weigh me in accurate scales and Shang Di, will get to know my integrity." 
Written in the wilderness by a very faithful man - nearly 1500 years Before Common Era.
From an ADVOCACY  point of view, however - they have definitely served of some BENEFIT;
to us    @  Chinesegardenscene.cn  
and as previously mentioned;
some in particular, we feel deserve special mention here:
                            About.me / About Us     [ Splash  - Single Page Hub ]
>>>> perhaps try searching.... Chinesegardenartisan
                             Tianji.com      [ China's No.1 Professional Network ]
                                   and
>>>> perhaps try searching.... GardenScholar
                            ShtyleNetwork      [ backgrounded in article ]
>>>> perhaps try searching.... John Jeffery
                            Facebook.com   [ expanding influence ]
>>>> perhaps try searching....ChineseGardensDotBiz  
  [ with associated pages ]      ....JLW Foundation
                                          ....Dunedin Chinese Garden Friends
                                          ....China's Garden Art
                                          ....China's Penjing Landscapes
plus, the interesting addition of: .............................Twitter.com .......for Instant UPDATES
>>>> perhaps try searching.... ChineseGardens
then of course, there is the Video Channel: ..............................YouTube.com 
>>>> perhaps try searching.... treesnpots
all, from whom members in growing numbers, have become friends of Chinesegardenscene.cn ;
it's owner and also provided a number of wonderful photographs and useful linkages, that otherwise would probably have remained hidden, to the world at large.
                        
Embedded within   Chinesegardenscene.cn ,  are now [ as a result ] also, 
some supreme authorised,  photographs   from the galleries of NetWork FRIENDS....... 
for the All-Important-Tool 
                               Creating Social Media Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz  PLEASE visit Sandra-Ng.com   from the ^above^ LINKAGE.
AS FOR EXISTING:-    China Gardens & Chinese Garden representations, around the globe.....
Some have already taken advantage of CHOOSING such forums -
                    [ for example,  if You are a Facebook subscriber ]
          
                    Search    Classical Chinese Gardens 
                    Search    Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 
                    Search    Portland Chinese Classical Garden 
                    Search    Seattle Chinese Garden 
                    Search    Dunedin Chinese Garden 
Because, we at Chinesegardenscene.cn  , are still, [ as yet ] struggling to understand the language of the ' motherland; '
There is little point in trying to provide linkage, here for you and / or even attempt to judge or differentiate - between Western & Eastern social networks.
Obviously, it all depends on what your purpose is   and where your target audience is. 
We will maintain our presence on some of the GIANTS  
[  that is English language one's for the time being  ]  closely aligned with CHINA :
Please visit the NING   created NETWork site , through LINKAGE:
                        ForeignersInChina.org 
                       What of the word  Guanxi   ? 
Please visit  chass.utoronto.ca , through LINKAGE:
         The changing nature of Guanxi  
thanks to Barry Wellman, Wenhong Chen  & Dong Weizen .
Firstly.......a beneficial......... HUB - LINKAGE 
                         ChineseGardenArtisan 
                                 创始人和管理员 
Please visit About.me  through  LINKAGE: About.me / About Us 
"...dynamic splash page that points visitors to your content from around the web ."
Please visit Access to China Limited  , through LINKAGE: SPLASH page 
and amplifyBLOG  through LINKAGE: 
                                         The Return of the Splash Page  
Tianji.com         Please visit, through LINKAGE:                       Your Network is More Powerful Than You Think. 
                    [ that's for John Jeffery, of Chinesegardenscene.cn  ]
XING.com          Please visit them, through LINKAGE:
                       Global networking for professionals 
                    [ that's for John Jeffery, of Chinesegardenscene.cn  ]
LinkedIn.com    Please through LINKAGE visit:      Linked in 
                    [ that's for John Jeffery, of Chinesegardenscene.cn  ]
 Educational business , carried on there.
                        
There is a great saying [ we think, anyway  ] and it goes something like:
"   The only penjing   [ miniature landscape]   that's finished, is a dead one!   " 
So we encourage You also, to always keep:
building on,  what has come before.