Beyond Google: How can foreign companies operate successfully in China’s Internet space?
When Google announced that they may exit the China market, it sent shock waves across both traditional media and new media. I’d like to highlight a few of the thoughtful posts that helped shape my perspective on this issue:
Clearing Up Confusion on Google and China
WSJ China Real Time Report
Why it’s Good that Google.cn Leaves + [...]
There’s Still Hope for Focus Media After Sina Acquisition
The following is an article I recently published on Seeking Alpha. To read the original article click here. Over the past few years Focus Media built a name for itself as a leader in China’s outdoor advertising market through use of strategically placed framed advertising and LCD screens. This past week Sina, a major Chinese [...]
Quick Observation: Virtual Currency Leads To Real World Ad Revenue For This Chinese Web Company
帮忙找骗我4000å—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 largest Chinese BBS, media and renrou sousuo portals came up with a very clever way to build [...]
In China It’s Xiaonei, Not Facebook
It’s eleven p.m. in China and 23 year-old Beijing University master’s student Peilin has just sat down in front of her brand new Lenovo IdeaPad. She clicks open QQ and MSN to instant message her friends. While she chats she uses Baidu to search for BBS message boards containing advice on peripherals for her new [...]
