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 [...]
World’s Largest Internet Population in Asia-Pacific – China Leads the Way
The Asia-Pacific Internet population, particularly in China, continues to grow at a rapid pace. comScore recently held a webinar on Internet population growth in the region.
Here are a few key highlights:
· China has the world’s largest Internet population with 220.8 million users
· China is also the world’s fastest growing Internet market (31% growth year-on-year)
· The [...]
Comparison of China vs. US Internet Users
The New York Times tech blog recently posted an article entitled, “China Lets a Hundred Social Networks Bloom (sort of)“
The post itself does a decent job introducing the current state of China’s Internet/Social Media space. I found that the chart above does a great job depicting the age range for who is actually using the [...]
Fleshing Out The Truth: Chinese netizens unite to deliver their own form of justice
“Yesterday after work I went online and took part in renrou sousuo. The girl’s boyfriend cheated on her while she was away on vacation in Hong Kong, so she posted all of his personal information on her blog. He deserves to be punished!”
I don’t think I have ever been more confused than the time when [...]
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 Flemming at the SeeiSee Blog):
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