Technology Intelligence

Connecting Chinese Businesses with Global Consumers | Interview with Alan Tien, GM of PayPal China

China’s e-commerce market represents a $38.5 billion dollar opportunity. In particular, the B2C market is experiencing tremendous growth. Online shops that may have began as a single person operation on Taobao.com, are incorporating into formal online businesses – while at … Continue reading

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Which Chinese cities spend the most online? Here are the top 10

Alibaba Group’s Taobao.com just released a report outlining the varying levels of e-commerce spend in China’s cities. I translated one of the graphs into English above, but for my Chinese reading audience, you can find the full version here. ————————————————— … Continue reading

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Introduction to E-Commerce in China | ReadWriteWeb

Last September, China’s most successful consumer-to-consumer online marketplace, Taobao.com launched a massive online promotion. By offering exorbitantly low prices on a series of brand name consumer electronics by Lenovo, HP, Philips and others, the site attracted 1.8 billion visitors (non-unique) – … Continue reading

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ReadWriteWeb.com | China’s Social Gaming Landscape

I recently wrote an article for ReadWriteWeb.com introducing the current state and future trajectory of Social Gaming in China. The article examines: What makes a ‘winning’ Social Game in China? Which Social Game developers in China should you know about? … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Foreign Internet Companies in China

I read a fantastic article last week on the Advertising Age website entitled, “The Internet Does Not Rise Above Nations and Cultures.” The article, by @wolfgroupasia of the Silicon Hutong blog, takes a closer look at why foreign Internet companies … Continue reading

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