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Chinese virtual world HiPiHi recently announced the beginning of their public beta testing phase with the release of the “Dawn of Society” version - this marks an end to almost a year of private testing under the “Genesis” version of the HiPiHi platform that has amassed more than 40,000 users. The “Dawn of Society” version […]
The witkeys bid for the value of wisdom.
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Witkey is the buzzword of e-commerce in China. It was defined as a new business model that allows people to make money with their wisdom, knowledge, skills and experience via the internet. In another word, the witkey is an online platform where people sell and buy innovative […]
A couple of very interesting articles have just been published on online behaviour, social networking and bulletin boards (BBS) in China. Check the links below:
(1) Mobinode
(2) China Web 2.0 Review
Two interesting articles were published in December on different aspects of China’s evolving digital marketplace. The first covered the development of social networking in China, written by Melinda Liu and Manuela Zoninsein in Newsweek, and the second covered China’s music industry, written by Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, in his Long Tail blog. Links […]
Google and Baidu battle it out for the hearts, minds (and RMB) of China’s netizens.
The Chinese search engine market is dominated by three major players – Baidu, Google and Yahoo, of which Baidu is by far the biggest. Competition between Baidu and Google is becoming increasingly intense, as each strives for a bigger share […]
BookGG pioneers new model for online book sales.
Shanghai-based website BookGG.com has recently launched a new sales model which allows readers to order books online for free if they agree to have advertisements printed inside. Users choose from a number of site sponsors who wish to advertise in the books, and specify how many adverts […]
Chinese companies take the lion’s share of the glory at the annual tech startup event.
On August 29th the winners of Red Herring’s 100 Asia Awards were announced in Hong Kong. The Red Herring 100 Asia event, now in its third year, brings together entrepreneurs, corporate strategists, and investors from across the Asia Pacific region for […]
Internet penetration and socio-economic factors drive online shopping growth in China.
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E-commerce is still in its infancy among China’s 144 million netizens, but its popularity is rapidly rising. Already, some 6 million people a day shop on the internet in China. The vast majority are young people living in large cities. There are now 43 […]
