The Wall Street Journal reported that RenRen’s (NYSE:RENN) shares spiked more than 50% on the NYSE over the past two days, piggy backing off the monstrous valuation set for Facebook’s prospective IPO. It last closed at US$5.55,...

We did a roundup about Chinese liker/copies of Tumblr last month, but certainly, the love to Tumblr has not come to the end. Three new players are now in the market, including the leading Chinese social network,...

Today in Shanghai, Reuters reported that Renren one of China’s dominant social networks, signed an agreement with Microsoft’s MSN messenger to co-operate. The co-operation centres on enhancing the integration between the two services.  Both platforms will have...

RenRen claims itself as Chinese Facebook, but as we look closer into the Beijing based company, in many ways, it is not as successful as its U.S. counterpart .  We have discussed these in previous posts, Thoughts On...

Renren‘s share price has been tumbling since its mega size IPO.   Investors worried if they have been paying too much for the so-called Chinese Facebook.  It went as low as US$6.55 last Friday, more than 50%...

Kaixin, a leading social network in China, will be going for IPO in the U.S. in two months, said an investment banking source. “They have finished every procedures. They are ready to go,” said the source, “They...

In just four trading days, Renren dropped almost below its IPO price. Yesterday, the stock fell another 8% to close at US$14.75, which is almost equal to IPO price of US$14. The so-called China’s Facebook seems to be...

This is Part 1 of a series that explores the companies of the Chinese web. Within China, the world’s largest internet population, lies an internet ecosystem similar to that in the West. At times, the Chinese web can...