Alibaba claimed that its Wechat competitor Laiwang users had reached 10 million in only one month, and the number of Weitao mobile public accounts had reached 1 million on November 21 2013.
Alibaba Expanding to Educational with Taobao Tongxue
Taobao educational platform Taobao Tongxue, which literally means Taobao Classmates, was launched in August 2013. It combined offline education with online alive educational videos, including K12 entrance exam, vocational training and other mainstream educational aspects. Also, Taobao Tonxue allows users to set up their own courses, as long as their uploaded courses meet Taobao’s requirements, […]
9 Promotion Photo Tips for China Online Shops
A photo plays a great role in an online shop. And a good one can make a positive impact on promotion. Here are 9 tips on how to create wonderful photos help promote your online shop.
Top 10 China B2B Platform in Q2 2013
According to 52b2b.cn research, the top 10 B2B platforms ranked by brand influence in Q2 2013 were: Alibaba B2B, HC, Global Sources, DHgate, Focus Technology (Made in China), 315.com, Shengyibaoku, Shanghai steel Union (My steel net), the global market, B2B.com and IBI.
China to Make It Legally Binding for Tourists to Behave Well
For five successive days since Wednesday, Xinwen Lianbo, a flagship news program on China Central Television, has aired educational clips aimed at promoting polite tourist behavior. The unusual move by Xinwen Lianbo, usually dedicated to political news and major events, is one of many indications of the country’s efforts to reverse unfavorable stereotypes of Chinese […]
China M-Commerce Turnover to Reach USD 20.8 Billion
A latest data released by China E-commerce Research Center showed that, in the first half of 2013, online shopping turnover totalled 754.2 billion yuan (USD 123.2 billion), with a YoY growth of 47.3%. It represented 6.8% of total consumer goods retail sales. The online shopping market is estimated to reach 1.74 trillion yuan (USD 278.4 billion) this year. […]
Tencent Unveiled Big Ambition with Wechat Payment
Last week Tencent announced that its own comprehensive online shopping site Yixun.com started fully support of Wechat payment on desktop client, Android and iOS mobile devices. Meanwhile, someone inside Yixun disclosed that Yixun would soon launch product ordering in Wechat under a single payment. By then, Wechat 5.0 users can simply click on any one […]
Countdown to Yahoo!’s Chinese Mail Service End
Yahoo! decided to close its mail service in China in early April. It sent notification to users that they had enough time, until Aug 19, to save their emails and contacts and switch to another provider. And now Yahoo! Chinese mail is coming into its last few days. NetEase, Chinese leading e-mail provider, suggested Yahoo! […]
China’s Weixin Public Platform Not As Great As It Looks
Weixin, or Wechat has gained its popularity among Chinese mobile users. Is its public platform in China as valuable as Facebook Page to marketers in oversea markets? Let’s find out a quick survey from iResearch. Weixin subscribers has exceeded 300 million with more than 30,000 verified accounts, in which the corporate account accounted for 70%.
Funshion Came on Top by Per Capita Online Video Viewing Time
According to iReasearch, iQiyi and PPS together have more video viewing time than youku, tudou and funshion for the first time. After the merger of Baidu’s iQiyi and PPS, the combined users reached 269,817,000 hours of the total viewing time, becoming the first in the industry with Youku & Tudou second and funshion third. However, […]
Outbound Travel Market Become China’s Engine of Online Travelling
Compared with the online ticket and online hotel booking, online travel market is the niche field with the lowest rate of penetration but the fastest growth rate. The online vacation booking maintains steady growth every year.
China Online Video Market Scale Reached 2.42 Billion in Q1 2013
China online video market reached 2.42 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2013, up 39.5% from 2012, but down 11.0% compared with the last quarter of 2012 which is affected by the quarterly factors of advertising market. Market Size: Stable Growth Overall; Diversified Sources of Income Advertisement is still the main income source of […]
Top 10 China Traditional Retailer Online Transactions
Suning.com, being operated by Suning Appliance Company Limited and one of the largest privately owned electrical appliance retailers in China, came on top with its annual turnover in 2012 reaching 18.8 billion yuan (USD 3 billion). And Yintai.com led the way of the department store with 560 million yuan (USD 91 million) annual turnover.
What You Need to Know About Taobao Alipay Users
These data has the extremely high reference value from e-commerce sites Alipay supported excluding Taobao in 2012. The population characteristics of online shopping customers 1. For the age, young people were the key group Online shopping customers under 30 years old were more than 60%, the customers who were over 40 years old were about […]
Top 15 Online Applications By City Tiers
The netizens in Tier 1, 2 , 3 and 4 cities have different behavior because of different economic development and living environment.