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Interview with Michael Jiang of Dianping.com

michael-dianpingAt the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing, China, we were fortunate enough to sit down with Michael Jiang, the VP of Product and Operations at Dianping.com.

Dianping is a local review website that is often referred to as the Yelp.com of China, even though it came before its US counterpart.

With over 30 million active users and a recent evaluation of US$1 billion, Dianping looks poised for even greater things over the next few years.

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Tags: China, Dianping, GMIC, restaurant, social, yelp

About Rick Martin

Rick Martin lives in Tokyo where he writes about technology in Japan, China, and around Asia. Besides TechInAsia, he is a tech columnist for The Japan Times. He can be reached via his website, 1Rick.com

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