Qihoo 360 Launches Pinterest-like Service
With the #1 online security software (user penetration hit 83.3%), second most-popular browser (user penetration peaked at 57% in last September), largest startup-page (hao360.cn, according to iResearch report) and more than 3 million users at hand, Qihoo360 could easily take the same approach as Tencent did with QQ – to capitalize on its huge user...
Come on Asia…Take More Risks!
This post was contributed by Mikaal Abdulla, CEO of 8Securities, an innovative and social online trading portal based in Hong Kong. I love risk. Not so much the bungy jumping off a bridge or telling a triad I don’t like his tattoo kind of risk, but taking real risks in business. Perhaps it is the...
Are Chinese More Willing to Pay for Online Video Content Now?
China is a fascinating place since it develops and changes so rapidly. Last June I wrote an article saying “Why it’s Difficult to Make Money from Chinese Users – Online Video Example” and I posed the question at the end “Will Chinese consumers ever be prepared to pay for software or online service? When and...
TechNode Launchpad Contest: Win A Trip to Japan If Your Start-up Has the Best Potential to Expand Outside China
We are proud to announce yet another awesome prize up for grabs at our TechNode Launchpad event next month. If you don’t already know, TechNode Launchpad is a start-up pitch and demo competition. Today, we have confirmed that Akio Tanaka of Infinity Ventures has generously sponsored a prize for the start-up he selects as having...
Top China Stories Today: 2nd Largest iPhone Partner, Xunlei Shops
China Unicom Claims 2nd Largest iPhone Partner: Li Gang, Deputy GM of China Unicom claimed that the Chinese operator has grown to be the second largest iPhone partner of Apple in the planet. China is the gadget maker’s fastest growing market, Tim said. Given the ‘Black Friday riot’ during the China launch of iPhone 4S,...
Report: China B2C Hit $38B in Sales in 2011
China B2C market generated US$ 38 billion (RMB 240 billion) in sales in last year, up 131% from the same period a year ago, according to a report by Beijing-based market researcher AnalysysInternational. For the last quarter of 2011, the transaction volume reached 12 billion across the market. The report shows that the momentum behind...
Group Buyers in Mainland China Love Hot Pot and Other Asians Love Being Beautiful
Unique Daily Deal aggregator and analytics platform for Asia and Oceania, Dataotuan has released their December 2011 report. The Chinese Daily Deal Market in December 2011, Special – 2011 overview China and SE-Asia-dec-2011 View more presentations from dataotuan Besides focusing on the movements in market share position by the big players in China, I think...
U.S. Insults China By Listing Taobao as “Notorious” For Piracy and Counterfeit Selling
IDG News today reported that China’s Ministry of Commerce was deeply unsatisfied with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) listing of China’s Taobao on the world’s “notorious market” list for piracy and counterfeit offenders. “Since there is no conclusive evidence, there is no detailed analysis, this is very irresponsible and not objective,” said Ministry of Commerce...
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[TechNode 2011’ Year in Review] China Tech in Five Words – Entrepreneurship
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it...
Best Chinese Tech Clones of 2011
Cloning or copycatting is nothing new in China, but it’s still interesting. For Westerners, especially Americans they loathe cloning. It hurts their pride and is an insult to their creativity and hard work. For Chinese, they love it! It comes as second nature and presents grand opportunity to seize a massive market potential. For people...
Farm Produce Online: Are you willing to pay a premium?
Food safety is no longer a heated topic as we are so used to these problems. What I’m curious is, whether we are willing to pay a premium for de-industrialized food products sold online? Several e-commerce companies already made attempt for this niche market. Nongren is a farm produce e-commerce corporation based in Shanghai. Unlike...
Top China Stories Today: 500CCC Downsizing; Shanda/Sina Mobile; Ding Lei Talks
500CCC Making Big Cuts: Chinese B2C pitfalls take two or three or whatever, after Xiu.com’s trimming down Beijing office, 500CCC.com, the Beijing-based 3C vertical was said to be invested by Tencent. When being approached for comment 500CC replied saying it’s undergoing some sort of strategic restructure. China Ecommerce Attracts $4.69B Last Year: China ecommerce market...
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