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List of 17 companies presented at TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing

List of 17 companies presented at TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing

[Translate] Out of the 500+ companies that submitted their application to techcrunch disrupt, here are the 17 startups that made it on Beijing stage. Below are links to the list of companies that presented: http://richi.com – The ultimate loyalty point exchange  platform http://qiuqiu.so/ – Personalized app recommendation based on your gender, time, location, etc http://alphaoutlook.com/...
Conversation with Pony Ma, CEO of Tencent.

Conversation with Pony Ma, CEO of Tencent.

[Translate] Hello from Beijing! We’re live at National Convention Center live blogging.   Pony Ma – Founder of Tencent is the first one up. Background – Tencent, or better yet known as QQ, is the 4th largest internet company in the world. Since its IPO, it’s increased 5000% over its debut price. QQ is a...
Jawbone (Bluetooth headset) and Techcrunch Disrupt Beijing

Jawbone (Bluetooth headset) and Techcrunch Disrupt Beijing

[Translate] Techcrunch: Let’s talk about how Jawbone needed China to succeed, but first tell me about your journey.   Jawbone: Our company was founded in 1999 after we graduated from Stanford. Originally we wanted to be the Dolby for mobile but later when we developed noise canceling technology, we knew we had something there.  ...
Rovio's Angry Birds and TechCrunch's gadget guru

Rovio’s Angry Birds and TechCrunch’s gadget guru

[Translate]   Techcrunch: Making comments on the Angry Birds balloons on stage. Rovio: Angry Birds achieved 100 millions download in China this year.  Physical products are catching up at tremendous speed. We want to license them but there it already the most copied brand here so We will build an official retail store here.  ...
Sina Weibo Launching English Version Soon, With the Partnership of FlipBoard and Instagram

Sina Weibo Launching English Version Soon, With the Partnership of FlipBoard and Instagram

[Translate] You’ve been wondering when Sina Weibo will be launching its English version. Today, we talked to one official from Weibo management team. He confirmed that the English version of Weibo would be out very soon.
With RMB 1 Billion, Alibaba Wants To Build an Ecosystem for Cloud Computing

With RMB 1 Billion, Alibaba Wants To Build an Ecosystem for Cloud Computing

[Translate] Alibaba’s kingdom seems in big doubt: It is rumored to buy back Yahoo; Jack Ma got criticized for his controversially transferring Alipay to his own company; and TMall, the B2C eCommerce platform is suffered from very serious protest and complaints from small merchants; even worse, Jack Ma who was considered the hero helping thousands...
TechNode, We Still Have a Long Way To Go

TechNode, We Still Have a Long Way To Go

[Translate] First of all, we have to apologize to our readers. We’ve been blogging little in past week or so. Being recognized by the mainstream industry is a super good thing, and being invited to many conference/events is also good for social networking, but when you spending too much time on all these occasions, you...
TechNode X Guohead Producing A Cocktail Night to Inspire Mobile Internet Sparks

TechNode X Guohead Producing A Cocktail Night to Inspire Mobile Internet Sparks

[Translate] Having witnessed the Internet boom over the past ten years, we’re now standing at the junction of the glorious past and the beginning of a new decade of mobile internet. In such an amazing sector, what are the roles played by entrepreneurs, developer and marketers? How should we partner with each other to inspire...
TechNode Touch Salon: Dialogue with Skype Co-founder Niklas Zennstrom

TechNode Touch Salon: Dialogue with Skype Co-founder Niklas Zennstrom

[Translate] He’s the co-founder of Skype, the most-used internet phone; He’s the co-founder of KaZaA, one of the most popular Internet software catered for companies with P2P solutions; He’s the co-founder of Altnet, a P2P network of consumer PCs; He’s the co-founder of Atomico, a venture capital that pays close attention to Chinese internet sector....
UCWeb, Tencent Fighting Over Mobile Browser Market Position

UCWeb, Tencent Fighting Over Mobile Browser Market Position

[Translate] UCWeb, a Chinese mobile internet software vendor which is well-recognized for its mobile browser, has issued an open letter to its partners and users today refuting Tencent’s lately report that quoting 3rd statics saying “Tencent Mobile Browser Eclipsed Its Competitors to Became No.1”. Shenzhen-based Tencent emailed the report to some of UCWeb’s partners couple...
Updates on Startup Leadership Program Beijing:Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk

Updates on Startup Leadership Program Beijing:Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk

[Translate] We first wrote about Startup Leadership Program’s China presence couple months ago announcing they’re bringing their popular techspace incubating program into China with the kickstart of its SLP Beijing program. After making hard decisions in choosing from lots of applicants, they’ve now had several sessions centered around how to make a successful startup in...
Rumor: Tencent Invested US$ 100M in Chinese SNS Kaixin001

Rumor: Tencent Invested US$ 100M in Chinese SNS Kaixin001

[Translate] Tencent was said to have invested US$ 100M in China’s social networking service Kaixin001, according to people close to Tencent the Chinese internet giant. Founded in March 2008 by former Sina interim CTO, Kaixin001 appeals to China’s white-collar workers with it’s made in-house social games such as “Parking War”(争车位), “Happy Farm”(like Farmville) and so...