Tag Archives: Companies to Observe

The Alibaba E-Commerce Empire

“I want to influence others, not let others influence me.” – Jack Ma Take a good look at the face in this picture. If there is one Chinese Internet company CEO that you need recognize it is Jack Ma, founder … Continue reading

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Quick Observation: Virtual Currency Leads To Real World Ad Revenue For This Chinese Web Company

帮忙找骗我4000块钱的女的(120000MP) (Help me find the woman who cheated me out of 4000RMB (120000MP reward) Over the course of my research for last week’s post on renrou sousuo I came across this article on Sina Finance. MOP.com (猫扑) one of the … Continue reading

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Cultural preferences for entertainment make China’s beer market #1

SMASH! Beer seeps through the fabric and in an instant my pants and socks are soaked. I look to my right and a red-faced balding Chinese man with a double chin begins to apologize as though he had just committed … Continue reading

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The Chinese Social Media Prism

You have most likely heard of a number of Chinese social media companies and their global counterparts. Below are two excellent graphical representations that summarize the key social media companies to observe (A special thanks to Brian Solis and Sam … Continue reading

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What do you want for Christmas? Cow tongue cookies, a diamond ring or life insurance?

I have received some bizarre gifts during my time in China. I once bit into what I thought was a butter cookie that a friend gave me only to find it was stuffed with meat instead of chocolate. On another … Continue reading

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