After the cease of Party [see post "Three major reseaons why Han Han’s magazine “Party” was disbanded"], Han Han will act as a “lead author” of a new magazine for the first time. Furthermore, a second volume of his column “Just asking Han Han” in Mengya will also be published. However, Han Han takes a [...]
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Han Han “lead editor” of coming magazine (China)
07/09/2011Categories: magazines, social media
Tags: "Han Han", magazine, Mengya, Solo Choir
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Newspaper cooperates with Tencent (China)
31/08/2011On August 26th, Tencent Henan Web (henan.qq.com) was launched as a cooperation between Henan Daily Newspaper Group and Tencent. The new website will offer eleven channels for local news and daily life information from Henan Daily’s rich resources to the 37 million active QQ Messenger users in Henan province and build a “real” online community [...]
Categories: digital media, newspapers, online media, social media
Tags: CPPW, Henan Daily, online media, Tencent
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Study on influence of financial media microblogs in China
15/08/2011On August 9th, the Financial Media Microblog Influence Research Report was released by China’s Listed Companies Public Opinion Center. These are the results from studying 40 financial media microblogs on Sina Weibo for two months. The Top Five financial media microblogs were Finance Net, Sina Finance, Global Entrepreneur Magazine, 21st Century Economic Report and The [...]
Categories: online media, professional press / trade publications, social media
Tags: Beijing Times, financial media, microblog, report, Sina Weibo microblog
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Publishing companies follow microblog trend in China
11/08/2011On August 8th, Beijing OpenBook Information Technology Co., China Publishing Group and the Commercial Press hosted a meeting on “How Publishing Industry Companies Deal With Microblogs“. Key points were: Microblogging is inevitable. Many publishing companies opened microblogs to promote their books. For example, Taiyuan Book World opened its microblog in 2011 on Sina Weibo Micro-blog [...]
Categories: books, conferences and fairs, e-commerce, marketing, online media, social media
Tags: books, CPPW, marketing, micro-blog
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New “Chinese Society Public Opinion and Crisis Management Report 2011″: 65% of hot events first on new media
18/07/2011China’s first blue book on public opinion – the “Chinese Society Opinion and Crisis Management Report 2011″ – was released jointly by Social Sciences Academic Press and Shanghai Jiaotong University. The report points out that 65% of 138 public opinion hot events in 2010 were first reported by new media, demonstrating that new media has [...]
Categories: culture, mobile media, online media, social media, statistics
Tags: Blue Book, CPPJ, new media, public opinion, report, social media
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China’s first microblogging bookstore
20/06/2011China’s first microblogging bookstore Wu Shuping Bookstore opened on Sina. The bookstore only sells personal works, using Sina Microblog as its trading and communication platform. The bookstore accepts payment via bank transfer and QQ Cai Futong. Source: Mainland’s first microblogging bookstore settles in Sina (in Chinese)
Categories: books, e-commerce, online media, social media
Tags: bookstore, e-marketing, Microblogging Bookstore, online bookstore, Sina, social media
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“China National Tourism” magazine to start publication in August
27/05/2011The monthly magazine for mass tourism China National Tourism, co-founded by Scientific Publishing Media Company and China Tourism Newspaper Office, will start publication in August. The magazine is expected to represent the development of Chinese tourism culture, becoming an exchange platform and promoting the industry’s development. Source: “China National Tourism” magazine to start publication in [...]
Categories: industry, magazines, social media
Tags: China National Tourism, CPPJ, launch, tourism
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China’s first microblog novel published
06/05/2011“Love in the Microblog Age”, China’s first microblog novel, was published by Shenyang Press recently. The novel is an open online creation started on Janurary 29th, 2010. True stories and reader’s comments were integrated into its creation, starting a new trend of literature form and maybe a new industry. Source: China’s first microblog novel published (in [...]
Categories: books, digital media, online literature, online media, social media
Tags: Chengdu Daily, literature, microblog, novel
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“World Book and Copyright Day” turns into “World Reading Day” in China
22/04/2011In preparation of “World Reading Day” [Note: see my comment below on this term] on April 23th, GAPP had issued a “Notice on Deepening Carrying Out of 2011 Nationwide Reading Activities”, requiring all print, broadcast and mobile media to promote the activities in order to attract and drive mass reading. All departments are to promote [...]
Categories: books, copyright, culture, digital media, GAPP, magazines, mobile media, newspapers, online media, social media
Tags: CPPJ, GAPP, Ghana, soft power, UNESCO, World Book and Copyright Day, World Reading Day, Xinhua bookstore
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Interview with Sina CEO: Why Traditional Media is Not Dead in China
21/04/2011Under the above headline, iStockChina translated an interview with Sina’s CEO Charles Chao (Cao Guowei) by 21st Century Business Herald, there published a week ago with the title “Dialogue with Cao Guowei: New and Old Media Each Leading in Excellence“. I found especially the first part in which Cao provides his opinion on newspaper business [...]
Categories: digital media, mobile media, newspapers, online media, professional press / trade publications, social media
Tags: 21st Century Business Herald, advertising, iStockChina.com, Sina, Sina Weibo, traditional media
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Overseas Chinese’s role in China’s international communication
28/02/2011A report in Chinese Journalist provides an analysis of the important role Overseas Chinese play in China’s international communication: Trends: The numbers of overseas students and immigrants since the 1980′s increased rapidly, enhancing Chinese culture in overseas Chinese communities. The connection between overseas Chinese and China is closer. Attracting overseas talents to return to China [...]
Categories: "go out" strategy, culture, journalism, social media
Tags: "go global", Chinese Journalist, communication, Overseas Chinese, public opinion guidance, soft power
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Annual “China Media Congress” opens; interview with General Secretary Huang Jufang
17/01/2011The 2010 China Media Congress will be held in Xiamen on January 17th, 2011. With the subject of “Big Development of Culture, New Opportunity for Media”, the congress gathers experts, scholars and leaders of the media industry to summarize the development process of China’ s media industry in the last 10 years and to look [...]
Categories: conferences and fairs, digital media, industry, journalism, online media, social media
Tags: 12th Five-year plan, China Media Congress, media award, Straits Review, Taihainet.Com
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Eleven questions for new media in 2011 (China)
05/01/2011The new media developed rapidly in the last year. People’s Daily presented eleven questions for the new media’s trends and prospects in 2011: How long will micro blogs be popular? The communication function of micro blogging will be better applied in 2011, especially for the communication between government and people. Which search engine will win [...]
Categories: convergence, digital media, e-commerce, marketing, mobile media, online media, restructuring, search, social media, video
Tags: "triple play", Baidu, convergence, Groupon, innovation, Internet of Things, iPad, People’s Daily, social network service
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Party History Research Centre orders subscription of Guangming Daily (China)
24/12/2010The CPC’s Party History Research Center Office published a notice recently, requiring each party history research office in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government to ensure the subscription of the Guangming Daily in 2011. Source: Party History Research Centre: to ensure Guangming Daily’s subscription in 2011 (in Chinese) Comment: So [...]
Categories: journalism, marketing, newspapers, social media
Tags: Guangming Daily
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Channel about Guo Jingming opened in Tencent Net (China)
16/12/2010A channel on author Guo Jingming was opened on Tencent Net last week, providing an interactive communication platform for readers who like Guo. The opening of the channel indicates that traditional publishing houses are trying to apply new media and new marketing ways. Source: Channel about Guo Jingming opened in Tencent Net (in Chinese) Note: [...]
Categories: books, culture, social media
Tags: author, China Publishing Today, Guo Jingming, new media, Tencent
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Li Dongdong (GAPP): Speech on development of periodicals in China during upcoming 12th five-year plan
07/12/2010Li Dongdong, GAPP’s deputy director, delivered a speech at the 5th China Periodicals Innovation Annual Meeting on December 6th. She first reviewed the periodical industry’s reform and development during the 11th five-year plan period: Positive aspects: New progress made in reform 1069 publishing units have transformed into business entities; more scientific administration; rapid expansion of [...]
Categories: conferences and fairs, culture, digital media, GAPP, industry, magazines, newspapers, professional press / trade publications, restructuring, social media
Tags: 11th Five-year-plan, 12th Five-year plan, CPPJ, GAPP, Li Dongdong
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Shanda deploys LBS strategy: Qieke.Com launched (China)
25/11/2010Uwan.Com, an online travel agent, was renamed Qieke.com and officially launched on November 25th. Qieke.com will strengthen the LBS (Location Based Service) module, including real-scene and accurate location functions using mobile phone. An analyst believes that as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanda Group, Uwan.Com will quickly capture the market due to billions of Shanda’s active [...]
Categories: marketing, mobile media, online media, social media
Tags: Foursquare, LBS, location, Pcpop.Com, Qieke.com, Shengda
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Party newspaper’s comment: some officials fear supervision by media (China)
24/10/2010Recently, People’s Daily, newspaper organ of the Chinese Communist Party, published a review article on some officials’ resistance to supervision by the media. The article commented that to consciously accept media supervision, officials should not only have a concept of progress, but should also restrict their actions. On the other hand, officials should always maintain [...]
Categories: culture, journalism, online media, social media
Tags: Chinese Communist Party, Media, newspaper, officials, party, People’s Daily, supervision
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Online games in China: an analysis on stealing vegetables online
15/10/2010[Note: Though not regular fare for this blog, I found this communication psychological analysis of a social game to be too interesting to bypass on a Friday afternoon.] Historical development of online games in China The emergence of online games in China can be traced back to June,1998, represented by “King of Kings”. Since then, [...]
Categories: culture, online media, social media
Tags: Today Media
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Journalism in China: Difficult problems in the next decade
09/10/2010As Youth Journalist describes in the article Difficult problems to Chinese journalism for the next decade (in Chinese), the next decade is a key transition period for Chinese journalism, changing from chaos to a more standardized system, facing some difficult problems: to prevent information pollution while promoting information civilization, The campaign against the “three vulgarities” [...]
Categories: digital media, industry, journalism, mobile media, social media
Tags: Youth Journalist
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Twittered: Sina’s Weibo microblogging – how long an open channel for complaints?
02/10/2010In the post “China’s Weibo Problem”, the Forbes blog first describes the incorruptible folk legend Judge Bao and then ponders if the central government will tolerate criticism on Sina’s Weibo service or if it will shut down this popular channel for airing discontent. Follow me: http://twitter.com/weishutong
Categories: mobile media, social media
Tags: Forbes
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Sohu to challenge Sina’s lead in micro blogs (China)
02/10/2010With celebrity accounts and a large-scale marketing campaign Sohu.com intends to rival portal Sina.com’s lead in microblogging. Source: Sohu to step up efforts for micro blogs
Categories: online media, search, social media
Tags: China Daily
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Why digital publishing is successful in China
01/10/2010China’s digital publishing industry still develops rapidly in 2010, and its output value will exceed 90 billion RMB. Major reasons for this success are: Macro-policies remain favorable. The government pays great attention to digital publishing, some major projects and national digital publishing bases play important roles in promoting the industry’s development. Traditional institutions make more [...]
Categories: digital media, industry, marketing, mobile media, online literature, social media
Tags: CPPJ
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Baidu Post Bar: traffic hits 1 billion (China)
30/09/2010Baidu Post Bar claims that its Post Bar (“tieba”) traffic has hit 1 billion (note: unit not clear). According to an interview, president Shu Xun disclosed that: 1) independently operating companies and sharing profits with application developers are developing trends, 2) there are more than 200,000 active post bars, traffic has doubled in this year, [...]
Categories: marketing, mobile media, online media, search, social media
Tags: China Securities Journal
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QQ is suspected of infringing on user’s privacy (China)
30/09/2010On September 27th, China’s largest IM service provider QQ was found to monitor user’s documents on their hard disks with the latest individual privacy protection toolbar of network security company 360. A public opinion poll by TechWeb says 82.9% of online users believe QQ’s scanning action is suspected of infringing on user’s privacy, 12% have [...]
Categories: online media, security, social media
Tags: Tech Web
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E-Commerce: Most of the users of B2C and C2C websites in China are the same
29/09/2010According to monitoring data of iResearch.cn, most of the users of B2C and C2C websites are the same in China. In July 2010, 76.436 million people were users of B2C as well as C2C websites, which is 55.3% of the total users of online shopping websites, 57.9% of the C2C users and 92.6% of the [...]
Categories: e-commerce, social media, statistics
Tags: iResearch.cn
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Baidu’s real-name SNS: invitation code for closed beta selling hot (China)
24/09/2010Baidu started the closed beta test of its social networking platform “Shuoba” (“Speak!”). The invitation code for registration is not easy to get for free but selling online for up to 10 RMB. Baidu Shuoba is to be a vanguard real-name social networking platform, creating a real, honest atmosphere attracting large numbers of users. The [...]
Categories: marketing, mobile media, online media, social media
Tags: Tech Web
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SNS websites Renren and Kaixin to merge step by step (China)
23/09/2010Recently, China InterActive Corp. announced a plan to merge its two Social Networking Service (SNS) websites Renren.com and Kaixin.com into China’s largest one. Chen Yizhou, CEO of InterActive Corp., believes that this merger will improve user experience and optimize SNS resources. SNS websites Renren and Kaixin to merge step by step (in Chinese)
Categories: mobile media, online media, social media
Tags: Evening News
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Foursquare-like application launched by China’s Netease
23/09/2010Netease launched a location-based service (LBS) for its mobile social platform “Bafang”. According to analysts, sufficient capital and a large number of users are Netease’s advantage, but for now, LBS in China still face problems: still at an early stage with little difference between features offered by different services and poor user awareness, insufficient number [...]
Categories: mobile media, online media, social media
Tags: Tech Web
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Tencent’s open platform: Developers worried about openness, revenue share (China)
20/09/2010Recently, Tencent launched its open platform (opensns.qq.com). Some developers said that they were attracted by the large number of users, but worried about the proportion of shared revenue and examination mechanism. According to Tencent, through the various social networking widgets and open API provided by Tencent Community Open Platform, cooperators can contact with its 500 [...]
Categories: online media, social media
Tags: Tech Web
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White Paper: China to have 100 million microblogging users in 2011
16/09/2010Microblogging has become more and more popular. According to the “White Paper on China’s Microblogging Market” released by Sina, its microblog has more than 44 million users of which 65% are female. Portal websites for microblogging services are thus in a better position than SNS websites which face difficulties in reacting. Analysts predict that the [...]
Categories: online media, social media, statistics
Tags: Security Daily
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Tencent’s Web QQ2.0 – a new “singularity” for Internet platform competition in China
15/09/2010Tencent’s Web 2.0 Platform was launched recently, indicating that the development of the Internet in China has entered a new stage —— “Web OS+Web Apps”. Some characteristics can be described as follows: The key points are the integration of applications and “pulling in” users. The core applications include geographical information, location services etc. The information [...]
Categories: general, online media, social media
Tags: Fenghuang Technology
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Tencent entered group purchase market (China)
13/09/2010According to Tencent’s announcement on September 8th, the Group Purchase Platform “QQ Group Purchase Shanghai Channel” was officially launched in Shanghai, aiming to provide users low-price high-quality services to satisfy diversified consumer demand. Deals are to be offered for 48 hours. In the past few months, the number of China’s group purchase websites increased to [...]
Categories: e-commerce, marketing, online media, social media
Tags: China Securities Journal
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Social Media in China: Police microblogging shock
12/09/2010Interlocals.net translates Xinhua.net’s article “Network in China: Public Security microblogging shock” (in Chinese) describing the experience and learning curve of official police microblogs in China in finding an acceptable way of informing, reacting and responding to sometimes harsh netizen criticism. Network in China: Police MicroBlog shock Comment: Many commcercial companies already have difficulties establishing corporate [...]
Categories: online media, social media
Tags: Interlocals.net, Xinhua Net
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People’s Daily Online to launch its mobile client (China)
10/09/2010According to Liao Hong, President of People’s Daily Online, the company is focusing on the mobile terminal area at present. Vice President Luo Hua said that apart from the People’s Blog being tested, the Social Networking Service (SNS) is about to be launched. People’s Daily Online will also offer new businesses such as local channels, [...]
Categories: mobile media, online media, social media
Tags: First Financial Daily
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Twittered: Interview with Kaiser Kuo on future of Baidu – from student to search engine leader (China)
10/09/2010InventorSpot.com interviews Baidu’s director of international communications Kaiser Kuo on the new Box Computing Open Platform and past innovations like the Baidu Postbar, and of course on the future of China’s search engine giant. Baidu Advances From Student To Search Engine Sensei – Follow me: http://twitter.com/weishutong
Categories: digital media, online media, search, social media
Tags: InventorSpot.com
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Successful social media launch of Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (China)
07/09/2010After the successful launch of three blogs, a microblog and a podcast on various platforms, Beijing’s Public Security Bureau invites online fans and critics to a real-world meeting. More information on the content, number of fans, followers and internet traffic can be found in China Daily’s article Netizens urged to show support for virtual cop [...]
Categories: online media, social media
Tags: China Daily
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Infographic: Major vs Minor China Social Media Networks
06/09/2010An illustration chosen from Nielsen’s June APAC Social Media Report, highlighting four dominators. Major vs Minor China Social Media Networks
Categories: online media, social media
Tags: ResonanceChina
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Baidu launched platform integrating search and app – opening up mobile and app markets
04/09/2010Baidu released an open app search platform which allows third party applications to run directly on the Baidu website – a game app found in the search engine results page (SERP) could be played directly on the platform. Headline: Baidu launched application (App) search platform (in Chinese) Comment: Although there are currently only several hundred [...]
Categories: e-commerce, mobile media, search, social media
Tags: ifeng.com
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Twittered: Power of group online shopping hits China – new shopping model for Chinese netizens, new problems
03/09/2010The China Buzz article on CNNgo “Power of group online shopping hits China” describes in detail why there are already more than 480 registered Groupon clones in China as well as new models and news risks coming together with this growth. For quick news on media in China follow me on http://twitter.com/weishutong
Categories: e-commerce, online media, social media
Tags: CNNgo
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China: Internet plays integral role in decision-making (with infographics)
03/09/2010China Daily’s article “Internet plays integral role in decision-making” provides a summary of The Digital Influence Index, consultancy “Fleishman-Hillard’s annual global research platform for uncovering how the Internet is not only informing and connecting consumers, but the way in which it’s driving decision-making.” The three infographics provided in the article compare China with the US, [...]
Categories: digital media, marketing, mobile media, social media, statistics
Tags: China Daily
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Survey of micro-blogging usage and goals in China
01/09/2010According to a survey of 3282 people (91.6% are no more than forty) by China Youth Daily’s Social Investigation Centre: 92.4% published on micro-blogs, 94.3% agreed that micro-blogging is changing their lives, 87.3% would publish opinions on public events, 69.1% thought the truth of information on micro-blog must be individually judged. The top three aims [...]
Categories: digital media, mobile media, online media, social media, statistics
Tags: People's Daily
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China’s Premier Wen Jiabao: to support media exposure of illegal or inappropriate administrative acts
31/08/2010At the National Law-based Administration Working Conference held on August 27th, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao emphasized that promoting government affairs publicity and improving the administrative supervision & accountability system are closely related to a media supervision function. It is important to support media exposure of illegal or inappropriate administrative acts. Link: Premier Wen Jiabao: to [...]
Categories: journalism, social media
Tags: CPPJ
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Kaixin001.com: self-service ad system launched (China)
30/08/2010http://www.ceccen.com/epaper/news_40011.html China largest social network site Kaixin001.com launched a self-service advertisement delivery system. The ad system realizes accurate delivery, giving advertisers free choice on delivery time and quantity. As China’s leading social network platform for white-collar workers, Kaixin’s tens of millions active users have become an ideal target group for advertisers With the self-service system, [...]
Categories: e-commerce, marketing, social media
Tags: China Enterprise News
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No Chinese “GooglePhone”: Tencent will not promote own QPhone, turning to network service providers instead
30/08/2010http://www.nbd.com.cn/newshtml/20100825/20100825031859720.html Tencent (provider of QQ instant messaging) refuted the rumor that it will promote its own brand “QPhone” by the end of 2010, but hopes to embed its mobile internet business into all cellphones.
Categories: digital media, mobile media, social media
Tags: National Business Daily
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(Twittered:) Networking Site Ushi.cn: the Chinese LinkedIn – with comparison and outlook
29/08/2010http://www.squidoo.com/review-of-ushi-cn-the-chinese-linkedin The goal of this new, still invitation-only networking site is to become the #1 of its kind for professionals in China with the focus on building a quality user base, starting with one hundred internationally renown “chartered members”. The article provides a brief description of some of the founders, key features and a ten-point [...]
Categories: mobile media, social media
Tags: Squidoo
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Twittered: Forbes article “Why China’s web copycats succeed” – and are becoming worldwide competitors
25/08/2010http://blogs.forbes.com/china/2010/08/19/why-chinas-web-copycats-succeed/ The long Forbes article points out that “import substitution” in the form of blocked access is one major reason for the success of Tudou, Renren, Sina Weibo etc. Further reasons include lack of support from int’l headquartes because of low revenue, slow decision making process even on touchy (political) issues, local knowledge etc. – [...]
Categories: mobile media, online media, social media, video
Tags: Forbes
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Chinese increasingly use microblogs to get news – quick, but not always credible
25/08/2010http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/24/content_11197484.htm A survey conducted by the China Youth Daily newspaper showed that 73.5% of the 3,282 respondents use microblogs to get the latest information (66% for online discussions, 52% for keeping in touch with friends). An equal percentage value microblog’s quick and wide distribution and consider them a “valuable” information source. However, 45% have doubts [...]
Categories: mobile media, online media, social media
Tags: China Daily
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Tencent Acquires Comsenz and Becomes the Dominator of Chinese BBS; might integrate its search engine, microblogging service
23/08/2010http://www.mobinode.com/2010/08/22/breaking-tencent-acquired-comsenz/ Comsenz is the company which developed the most popular BBS system, Discuz, reportedly run by 80% of all BBS in China. This yet unconfirmed acquisition, which connect Tencent with millions of local site owners, must be seen as response to Alibaba buying Comsenz’s competitor PHPWind. Tencent will probably provide the BBS with its own [...]
Categories: mobile media, online media, search, social media
Tags: Mobinode.com
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PR online: “Network Navy” faking posts and comments, turning into online hitman (China)
22/08/2010http://news.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=68453731 Headline: Don’t let “Network Navy” become “Network Hitman” Recently, a critical article against an artist appears in each BBS and caused widely public concern. It is considered that the article was published by a so-called “network navy” which are groups hired by network public relations companies. These groups post and comment on BBS, influencing [...]
Categories: marketing, online media, social media
Tags: Beijing Youth Daily Online
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