Linkedin China enforces real name verification rules

LinkedIn has begun to inform Chinese users that they need add their phone numbers for real-name registration. The professional networking platform says…

Lu Jian named Linkedin China president

Professional networking platform Linkedin has appointed former CCtalk CEO Lu Jian as head of its China operation with immediate effect, our sister site…

Slush Panel: Connecting startup communities and ecosystems

Why do we attend so many business events and meet-ups? While the idea of a startup might be based on beginning a business online and hoping to see expo…

Is China really that far ahead in AI? Survey says “No”

LinkedIn has joined the conversation on China’s AI industry—and it isn’t as bullish as other recent reports. Their survey of the global AI talent scene…

Chinese Companies Smear Western Tech On Weibo: Uber, Apple

Uber is beginning to gain traction in China. A leaked memo from the company’s COO revealed last month that the Middle Kingdom will be Uber's focus mark…

LinkedIn Has Had 5 million Users in Mainland China

  LinkedIn China,or Ling Ying in Chinese, released some user statistics for the first time since the appointment of China President and the lau…

LinkedIn China, Ling Ying, Goes Live

The Chinese name of LinkedIn turns out to be Ling Ying （领英）-- the two Chinese characters mean leading and elite, respectively. The beta test of the sit…

LinkedIn Names Former Renren VP China Country Manager

  LinkedIn has named Derek Shen (LinkedIn profile) president of LinkedIn China and VP of LinkedIn. LinkedIn has had four million users in Ch…

LinkedIn Founder, Reid Hoffman Looking for a Bigger Slice of China – Can He Really Succeed?

A professional social network like LinkedIn is clearly valuable. Its market cap is an impressive US$9 Billion and last traded at US$92. Yesterday, n…

<!--:en-->Professional SNS Hengzhi Reached 1 Million Users<!--:-->

Aggregating offline communities seems the way to go in developing Linkedin like professional SNS in China.  Beijing based professional SNS Hengzhi said…

<!--:en-->Zaizher, Building The Professional SNS from Events<!--:-->

As we covered in our previous posts, Chinese LinkedIn clones do not work very well.  The original Linkedlin relies most of its revenue on recruitment s…

<!--:en-->Short of Business Professionals, Why LinkedIn Does Not Work in China<!--:-->

Why LinkedIn does not work in China? This is one of the hottest questions being discussed recently in China because Linkedin went to IPO and apparently…