According to estimates from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Beijing research firm BDA and the online market anlayst Nielsen/NetRatings, China has overtaken the US in the number of internet users at around 220 million. These numbers were estimated based on the online growth of 53.3% in 2007. The number on online users is […]

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Omniture Inc., a leading provider of online business software, announced they will provide Baidu.com, the leading Chinese Internet search engine, technology to measure online marketing campaigns. According to the companies, combining their technologies will allow marketers the ability to analyze how Chinese Internet users are influenced by online marketing.
International companies use Omniture to optimize […]

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comScore, Inc., an internet research firm, recently released the Worldwide Search Top 10 report. Two of China’s search properties, Baidu.com and Alibaba.com ranked third and tenth resectively in that report. It was the first time Alibaba made the list with 0.8 percent of the the 66.2 billion searches conducted worldwide in December of 2007. […]

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The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), a non profit state network information center founded in 1997, recently released its year end report on development of the Internet in China. Based on that report the number of Chinese Internet users reached 210 million in 2007. This was an increase of more than 73 million over […]

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Third Door Media, Inc. producer of the Search Marketing Expo events, the Search Engine Land news site and the Search Marketing Now webcast series, announced they will produce Search Markekting Expo (SMX) events in Xiamen and Shanghai, China this year. Third Door Media has partnered with TimeV Media, an internet and search marketing conference […]

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Youku.com, a video sharing website in China, had more than 12 million daily unique visitors during a week in December 2007, according to a report by Internet media and market research firm Nielsen/NetRatings. Youku had a 20-fold increase in its daily video views and daily unique visitors to become one of the fastest growing websites […]

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Yahoo! China lost their appeal to the Beijing Higher People’s Court who upheld a lower court’s ruling in April that the company had violated copyright laws. Yahoo! China has insisted all along that it only provides links to websites for music search results and they should not be held liable for content provided by […]

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Beijing Guge Sci-Tech alleges that Google has infringed on the firm’s name. According to the court documents, the name “Guge” was officially registered in April 2006 by Beijing Guge Sci-Tech and Google didn’t register the name until November of 2007. Google’s response is that reports on the Internet showed that it intended to use the […]

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Baidu does a new take on the Google logos. It’s the person(s) of the month which started in November with a Mr. Xu Sandou, a famous soap opera star in China. This month features Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, two Chinese basketball players that have made it into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the […]

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Acording to a recent report by iResearch, an internet marketing research company in China, the number of online shoppers is predicted to reach 100 million in 2010. The popularity of C2C sites like www.taobao.com and ebay.com.cn has given China netizens the opportunity to “test drive” ecommerce. The recent improvement in logistics, payment, credit and […]

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Yahoo recently added oneSearch capability, a search service designed for mobile users, to nine mobile operators in Asia. Those mobile operators include, DiGi Telecommunications (Malaysia), Starhub (Singapore), Aircel Limited (India), BPL Mobile (India), Bharat Sanchar Nigam (India), PT Hutchison CP Telecom (Indonesia) PT Indosat (Indonesia), PT Excelcomindo Pratama (Indonesia) and PCCW Mobile (Hong […]

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Baidu, the leading Chinese search engine is contemplating a secondary share listing in Hong Kong. Baidu is currently listed on the Nasdaq (BIDU) and is one of Google’s strongest rivals in China. The idea may have been brought about by the successful listing of Alibaba.com this past Tuesday.
Alibaba, a B2B website that is 40% […]

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China Yahoo launched a Lifetime Emailbox offering unlimited capacity for users in China. The domain name is @yahoo.cn and the email offering was available as of September 10th. The email servers will be hosted in China based on local media reports. According to Shen Jian Ming, vice president of China Yahoo, the Lifetime Emailbox is […]

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Google has won preliminary approval from China’s Ministry of Information and Industry to provide content in China, however further requirements for final approval are unknown. Baidu.com was granted an Internet news content service license earlier this year. Last year the Ministry of Information was investigating Google’s licensing as it was reported that Google […]

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Microsoft Corp. and Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., a major Chinese TV manufacturer announced they will jointly develop entertainment products that will link the Internet and television. The Internet has developed as a channel to distribute movies and television programs.
Roger Chen, a Microsoft spokesman in Beijing said “The project focuses on in-home network digital entertainment […]

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Google Inc., the world’s leading search engine, has opened an office in Singapore as a hub for its Southeast Asia operations including Australia and New Zealand. Google realizes the importance and growth potential of the region and has learned that localization is critical, especially in this part of the world. Google also sees the […]

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Baidu.com, China’s leading search engine, reported first quarter profits soared 143 percent on strong traffic growth and higher advertising revenues. Profits rose to $11.1 million up from $4 million in the same quarter of 2006. Total revenues rose more than 103 percent.
According to iResearch, an internet market research company located in Shanghai, Baidu.com has […]

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Google offered an apology to search rival Sohu who complained its data was used by Google in a new Internet tool. This recent controversy highlights the intense competition in China’s booming online market where Internet companies invest heavily on search, entertainment and other features.
Sohu complained that the new tool Google used for […]

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11 music industry giants are suing Yahoo! China for alleged copyright infringement. The lawsuit was filed by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on behalf of the their members. Among the 11 are Warner Music, Sony BMG, EMI Group PLC and Universal Music Group. According to the suit, Yahoo! China was providing […]

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