You Stole My Vegetables! Toucai – The Latest Addictive Game Application on China’s Social Networks
“你今天偷菜了吗？” “Have you stolen vegetables today?” From middle school students, to white collar workers, and even retirees – Chinese netizens of all ages are obsessed with 偷菜 toucai, the latest online gaming application sprouting up all across China’s social network sites (SNS). Players own a virtual farm where they plant fruits and vegetables. They purchase [...]
Four Promising Names in China’s Internet Space
The following is an article I recently published on SeekingAlpha.com. It is a bit more investor oriented than most posts, but it provides a great summary of four Chinese Internet firms worth observing. To view the original article on SeekingAlpha.com please click on this link.
Last month Alibaba.com announced its Q3 figures reporting EPS up 57% [...]
He stole my parking space!
A Chinese perspective on the Kaixin social network
“He stole my parking space!†It’s 9 AM on Tuesday morning and my co-worker frantically runs over to my computer, types in his user name and password and begins to look at his social network profile. He is not angry about the guy who took his parking space [...]
Quick Observation: China’s White-Collar Workers Have A New Place To Play
With 7.5 million users after only 5 months, you need to KEEP AN EYE ON kaixin001.com (known in China as Kai Xin Wang). This online social network is beginning to challenge Xiaonei with a heavy focus on the adult white-collar worker market segment. Whenever I catch a sneak peak of my Chinese colleagues’ computers during [...]
