Baidu has recently integrated its Maps listings into search results pages, just like what Google has been doing.
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China Ranked the 6th Most Optimistic Country Last Quarter
After Chinese confidence levels fell to 104 and 105 index points in Q2 and Q3, Chinese consumer confidence in Q4 returned to Q1 levels, ranked the sixth most optimistic country last quarter, according to Nielsen’s China Consumer Confidence Report. China and the U.S. posted two of the strongest gains of 108 and 83 points respectively, [...]
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China’s Top 10 Web Browsers in 2011
360 Security Explorer, Sogou Explorer and Maxthon are top three local web browsers while IE still has most users in China.
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China’s Top 2 Video Portals YouKu and Tudou to Combine
Youku and Tudou, the two largest online video companies in China, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Tudou to combine with Youku in a 100% stock-for-stock transaction. “When the strategic combination is complete, Tudou will retain its distinct brand identity and platform in Youku Tudou Inc., strengthening and complementing Youku’s video business. [...]
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Mobile Internet Data Report 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Netease released an infographic on Netease mobile Internet in 2011; some of the findings include: HTC, Samsung and Motorola are the top three brands for Android devices Guangdong province has the highest penetration rate in smartphone usage 9pm-11pm is the period with the highest mobile usage on both iOS and Android devices For news related [...]
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Top 10 News Websites in China By Total Reached Users
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China’s Mobile Subscribers Close to 1 Billion in Jan 2012
According to the released data from three telco operators in China, there are 987.58 million mobile subscribers in China by end January 2012. China Mobile is the largest mobile operator with over 655 million subscribers including 53.94 million 3G subscribers.
Continue reading...February 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Sina Weibo Over 300 Million Users Now Who Generate Over 100MM Posts Everyday
According to Sina’s unaudited financial report, there are now over 300 million registered users on Sina Weibo now that generate over 100 million posts every day. 9% are daily active users. Sina will invest in Weibo 160 million in 2012. According to Sina CEO, Charles Chao, Sina will promote microblogging payment system, credit system, and [...]
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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter CAN Be Accessed in China Now
Today some Weibo users reported they could open Facebook and YouTube without using VPN just like browsing other sites hosted in China. Some netizens can even access Twitter, but much less stable compared to opening Facebook and Youtube. It still remains unclear why and how this happened. Most of the users who reported this incident [...]
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CHART: Mobile Payment Status in China
According to a recent report from iResearch, China mobile payment reaches 48.14 billion yuan last year, up by 149.4%. And, the number of mobile payment users reaches 190 million in 2011 and will likely grow to 480 million in 2013 according to iResearch data.
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Baidu Showed Its Commitment in Southeast Asian Markets with Joint Lab in Singapore
Called the Baidu-I²R Research Center (BIRC), the joint laboratory by Baidu and I²R (Institute for Infocomm Research, a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*STAR) will operate as an R&D unit at the Fusionopolis research complex in Singapore. The launch of BRIC showed Baidu’s commitment to enhance its products in Southeast Asia. Initially, [...]
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How Ctrip’s Automated Weibo Robot Helps Hotel & Flight Booking
Ctrip launched a robot account on Sina Weibo last week allowing Weibo users to get spontaneous results on hotel and air tickets searches. Weibo users need to follow certain format when they publish a post and at the same time mention Ctrip; once the post is published, the results can be viewed in the comment [...]
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