Tencent rebuts reports claiming it will drastically increase advertising revenue
Tencent has rebutted reports claiming it plans to increase its advertising revenue to up to 40% of its gross corporate revenue. According to tech medi…
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WeChat launches new shopping function that lets you shop on JD.com with just a few clicks
WeChat has launched a new shopping function that lets people shop on JD.com with just a few taps. Now simply by entering consumer product related keywo…
Sexy dancing, smoking and secret events: How do you monitor live streaming?
Updates to the monitoring system of Chinese tech firm Tuputech now allow for real-time scrutiny of video such as live streaming. Partners in the indust…
Weibo isn’t dead. It’s China’s public square
Weibo, one of China’s most popular social platforms, has been frequently compared to Twitter. However, like many technological innovations in China, th…
Video sharing app Kuaishou rumored to raise new funding with valuation at $15 billion
China’s leading short social video and photo sharing app Kuaishou is rumored to launch a new round of funding with the estimated valuation at $15 billi…
Video saves Weibo from 2 year decline, makes 2016 best year for Sina
Daily average video views on Weibo, the leading social media in China, increased seven times year-over-year, surpassing 2 billion in the fourth quarter…
The complicated relationship between tech markets and streaming regulations in China
Editor's note: This was written by Kayla Matthews, a freelance writer focusing on technology and online media. You can find more of her work on Venture…
It’s Now Illegal To Cite Social Media As A News Source In China
China is renewing their crusade on internet rumors, officially banning online sites from citing social media as a news source. The Cyberspace Admini…
Chinese Social Platform For ‘Lunatics’ And ‘Weirdos’ Raises 6 Million RMB
For Chinese netizens who feel judged by their WeChat posts, or stigmatized for their bawdy sense of humor, there's now an app called 'Right Brainer' (右…
[Infographic] The Rise of Social Media in China
Looking at Chinese social media space, we see the fast growing of Weibo (led by Sina and Tencent), going-down of social networks Kaixin001 and RenRen, …
How To Make the Best Out of Your Brand on China’s Microblog, Weibo?
2011 has been recognized as the year of microblogging in China with Sina leading as the prophet of a religion growing strong there. By simply combining disciples of the two shepherding platforms, Tencent Weibo and Sina Weibo, believers in the holy power of Weibo-ing have exceeded 350 million in just over two years. With more than a third of Weibo users connecting to this divine community through their smartphones, this phenomenon represents the fastest growing and most connected community in China up till now.
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Social Computing Lab of HP Labs recently published a paper titled What Trends in Chinese Social Media. In this 10-pages paper, the authors examined the…