The recent move by Amazon to expand its cloud storage and computing services with a new product that allows consumers to store their digital music collections with Amazon is just one indicator of thegrowing importance...The recent move by Amazon to expand its cloud storage and computing services with a new product that allows consumers to store their digital music collections with Amazon is just one indicator of thegrowing importance of cloud computing - the hosting of information and software applications on a remote server rather than on a user＇s computer. If, for example, you use hotmail, gmail or computing services. google docs you are using cloud展开更多
Rapid advances in technology have caused a sea change over the past few years in the way that brands connect and communicate with their customers. Young consumers today are more likely to blog, chat, post, and surf So...Rapid advances in technology have caused a sea change over the past few years in the way that brands connect and communicate with their customers. Young consumers today are more likely to blog, chat, post, and surf Social Networking Sites （SNS） rather than to watch news and read magazines, and ad spending on digital media platforms is following in their wake.展开更多
Every morning seas of red hats following flags and loudspeakers invade the once austere Forbidden City. Billboards across the country invite newly affluent Chinese to visit destinations both near and far： Chengdu, Is...Every morning seas of red hats following flags and loudspeakers invade the once austere Forbidden City. Billboards across the country invite newly affluent Chinese to visit destinations both near and far： Chengdu, Istanbul, a ski holiday in northern Japan or perhaps the Swiss Alps. As China＇s younger, more net-savvy, generation has grown up, the 200 billiondollar travel industry has been migrating onto the Internet. Yet while the number of Chinese tourists is growing rapidly, only a surprisingly small percentage of them actually book their travel online.展开更多
Ambitious companies in any business sector will, inevitably branch out to take advantage of new opportunities. Still, the scale and sheer variety of expansion projects by China＇s leading online players is startling; ...Ambitious companies in any business sector will, inevitably branch out to take advantage of new opportunities. Still, the scale and sheer variety of expansion projects by China＇s leading online players is startling; as search engines become online publishers, video game developers set up email services, video sites open e-commerce platforms, and portals introduce gaming. Yet, even though this development is almost inevitable it does lead to the question,展开更多
Unlike other areas of technology, internet innovation can be as simple as an algorithm thought up in a college dorm room. Yet the life cycle of any business is dotted with periods when relatively small infusions of ca...Unlike other areas of technology, internet innovation can be as simple as an algorithm thought up in a college dorm room. Yet the life cycle of any business is dotted with periods when relatively small infusions of capital are needed, and this is especially true in the case of intemet companies, which often begin as ideas in the minds of university students with no business experience.展开更多
The development of the online market in China has long b.een accused of simply imitating Western services. This characterization does little justice, though, to the constant innovation that＇s needed to survive in an ...The development of the online market in China has long b.een accused of simply imitating Western services. This characterization does little justice, though, to the constant innovation that＇s needed to survive in an large and idiosyncratic market. Just a short time using Sina, Youku （优酷）, Xiaonei （校内） or Tencent, and the differences from Yahoo, Youtube, Facebook, and AIM, become strikingly obvious. Speaking of Chinese video sites, Lee Kai-Fu of Google China notes： ＂They all start looking like Youtube but very quickly they respond to the market and diverge.＂展开更多
Big changes on the horizon will be welcome news for anyone who has ever braved the sub-zero temperatures of a holiday release date just so they could be the first on the block to get the Nintendo Wii - but it could me...Big changes on the horizon will be welcome news for anyone who has ever braved the sub-zero temperatures of a holiday release date just so they could be the first on the block to get the Nintendo Wii - but it could mean trouble for traditional video game and console developers, as well as retailers.展开更多
As the first country to officially declare Intemet addiction a disease on a par with alcoholism and drug abuse,the adiective ＂viral＂ before social games in China takes on a whole new meaning. And the c＇raze for onl...As the first country to officially declare Intemet addiction a disease on a par with alcoholism and drug abuse,the adiective ＂viral＂ before social games in China takes on a whole new meaning. And the c＇raze for online gaming among young Chinese university students and professionals does, at times, back up this assessment.展开更多
Though scientists long ago proved that the world was not flat, the way cartographers have mapped it has been so for centuries - at least until today＇s Internet age.
The Haidian district of Beijing is the cerebral cortex of education -- both public and private -- in the world＇s most populous country. With a long roster of universties,
It was obvious that pornography would find fertile ground in the anonymous nether regions of the Intemet, and like the rest of the world China has been struggling with its ubiquity for over a decade. In China, pornogr...It was obvious that pornography would find fertile ground in the anonymous nether regions of the Intemet, and like the rest of the world China has been struggling with its ubiquity for over a decade. In China, pornography as a whole has been illegal since the victory of the Communist forces back in i949 -- when it was considered a by-product of ＂decadent capitalism＂ -- but, more than ever, the 2010s look like the decade in which all-out war has been declared.展开更多
In China, the word for crisis contains the word for opportunity for good ,reason. In the aftermath of Google＇s exit from the Chinese mainland market, every company with a search engine -- and many without -- are eyei...In China, the word for crisis contains the word for opportunity for good ,reason. In the aftermath of Google＇s exit from the Chinese mainland market, every company with a search engine -- and many without -- are eyeing the ad revenues and lucrative partnerships that Google is leaving behind in China.展开更多
Legal wrangling between companies gets press attention for one main reason - they are often juicy and sordid tales. Yet while lawsuits are often the sign of a changing situation on the ground, this is not always the c...Legal wrangling between companies gets press attention for one main reason - they are often juicy and sordid tales. Yet while lawsuits are often the sign of a changing situation on the ground, this is not always the case in China.展开更多
Having a phone that makes and receives calls and text messages is just not enough these days. Mobile apps -- games and add-ons -- are becoming increasingly popular, and Apple＇s success in creating a mobile applicatio...Having a phone that makes and receives calls and text messages is just not enough these days. Mobile apps -- games and add-ons -- are becoming increasingly popular, and Apple＇s success in creating a mobile application market with its iPhone and Apple stores has inspired just about every company with a stake in the mobile space to launch their own offerings.展开更多
文摘The recent move by Amazon to expand its cloud storage and computing services with a new product that allows consumers to store their digital music collections with Amazon is just one indicator of thegrowing importance of cloud computing - the hosting of information and software applications on a remote server rather than on a user＇s computer. If, for example, you use hotmail, gmail or computing services. google docs you are using cloud
文摘Rapid advances in technology have caused a sea change over the past few years in the way that brands connect and communicate with their customers. Young consumers today are more likely to blog, chat, post, and surf Social Networking Sites （SNS） rather than to watch news and read magazines, and ad spending on digital media platforms is following in their wake.
文摘Every morning seas of red hats following flags and loudspeakers invade the once austere Forbidden City. Billboards across the country invite newly affluent Chinese to visit destinations both near and far： Chengdu, Istanbul, a ski holiday in northern Japan or perhaps the Swiss Alps. As China＇s younger, more net-savvy, generation has grown up, the 200 billiondollar travel industry has been migrating onto the Internet. Yet while the number of Chinese tourists is growing rapidly, only a surprisingly small percentage of them actually book their travel online.
文摘Ambitious companies in any business sector will, inevitably branch out to take advantage of new opportunities. Still, the scale and sheer variety of expansion projects by China＇s leading online players is startling; as search engines become online publishers, video game developers set up email services, video sites open e-commerce platforms, and portals introduce gaming. Yet, even though this development is almost inevitable it does lead to the question,
文摘Unlike other areas of technology, internet innovation can be as simple as an algorithm thought up in a college dorm room. Yet the life cycle of any business is dotted with periods when relatively small infusions of capital are needed, and this is especially true in the case of intemet companies, which often begin as ideas in the minds of university students with no business experience.
文摘The development of the online market in China has long b.een accused of simply imitating Western services. This characterization does little justice, though, to the constant innovation that＇s needed to survive in an large and idiosyncratic market. Just a short time using Sina, Youku （优酷）, Xiaonei （校内） or Tencent, and the differences from Yahoo, Youtube, Facebook, and AIM, become strikingly obvious. Speaking of Chinese video sites, Lee Kai-Fu of Google China notes： ＂They all start looking like Youtube but very quickly they respond to the market and diverge.＂
文摘Big changes on the horizon will be welcome news for anyone who has ever braved the sub-zero temperatures of a holiday release date just so they could be the first on the block to get the Nintendo Wii - but it could mean trouble for traditional video game and console developers, as well as retailers.
文摘As the first country to officially declare Intemet addiction a disease on a par with alcoholism and drug abuse,the adiective ＂viral＂ before social games in China takes on a whole new meaning. And the c＇raze for online gaming among young Chinese university students and professionals does, at times, back up this assessment.
文摘Though scientists long ago proved that the world was not flat, the way cartographers have mapped it has been so for centuries - at least until today＇s Internet age.
文摘The Haidian district of Beijing is the cerebral cortex of education -- both public and private -- in the world＇s most populous country. With a long roster of universties,
文摘It was obvious that pornography would find fertile ground in the anonymous nether regions of the Intemet, and like the rest of the world China has been struggling with its ubiquity for over a decade. In China, pornography as a whole has been illegal since the victory of the Communist forces back in i949 -- when it was considered a by-product of ＂decadent capitalism＂ -- but, more than ever, the 2010s look like the decade in which all-out war has been declared.
文摘In China, the word for crisis contains the word for opportunity for good ,reason. In the aftermath of Google＇s exit from the Chinese mainland market, every company with a search engine -- and many without -- are eyeing the ad revenues and lucrative partnerships that Google is leaving behind in China.
文摘Legal wrangling between companies gets press attention for one main reason - they are often juicy and sordid tales. Yet while lawsuits are often the sign of a changing situation on the ground, this is not always the case in China.
文摘Having a phone that makes and receives calls and text messages is just not enough these days. Mobile apps -- games and add-ons -- are becoming increasingly popular, and Apple＇s success in creating a mobile application market with its iPhone and Apple stores has inspired just about every company with a stake in the mobile space to launch their own offerings.
