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Watch Out! ShanDa Is To Enter SNS Market From Internet Bar

[Translate] There are so many SNS running in China, but still the opportunities are everywhere. We thought no one can possibly steal users from QQ, but 51.com did it; Xiaonei has loads of cash in pocket but Kaixin001.com suddenly became a real headache and is growing super fast beyond anyone’s expectation; If you believe the...

Virtual Coins, Chinese Open Platforms Trying Monetization

[Translate] How to make the money out of the Open Platform? This is probably one of the toughest questions in the global industry and there is no perfect answer to it so far. In the fast-growing Chinese web, millions of users are now willing to spend money on virtual goods, thanks to QQ and other...

Nurien, Korean 3D MMOG Coming To China In November

[Translate] “Nurien, Korea-based 3D MMOG will announce its Chinese version in November”, Taehoon Kim, co-founder and President of Nurien told us in the OpenWebAsia ‘08. Nurien is invested by Northern Light venture capital. The Chinese office has been set up in Shanghai. Nurien’s marketing strategy is not clear yet, but we are arranging an interview...

Events: Google DevFest APAC

[Translate] Google Hackathon Tour in China and Southeast Asia will kick off very soon, and the first stop will be in Shanghai.  Starts from 17th of this month. A group of Google engineers will visit Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Manila. The so called DevFest event will cover the tech topics...

MWorld, The Next Chinese Virtual World

[Translate] Chinese Virtual World has been very quiet for a while, but quiet does not mean the market is dead. Old virtual worlds are re-thinking of their strategies, and new ones are emerging. ChinaQ is one of new virtual worlds recently hit the market. Although it is surprisedly operated by the giant, China Mobile, we...

Kisekae: The Dress-up Handset

[Translate] Today, the mobile phone is not just a device with functionality but is also a fashion accessory. We see many boys and girls who decorate their handsets with stickers, cover cases and beeds. Besides the device’s physical appearance, people also customize their wallpaper (main display on handset) with their favorite pictures. That same trend...

10% Discount To Open Web Asia 08 Conference

[Translate] This is a self-promotion post, but I do hope some of the readers will like it. OpenWebAsia 2008, the first pan-Asia web industry event is only One week away!! If you have not registered but wanted to go, here is the possibility to save some money. We are offering 10 tickets with 10% discount....