Oh man. This was a week. Was this ever a week. We had search engine wars, copycats galore, a new design for Sina Weibo, and China’s biggest web video companies finally tying the knot. Want to learn more? Click the links.
1. Youku and Tudou Officially Merge, Gary Wang Announces His Retirement
We’ve known this was coming for a long time, but this week it finally happened: Youku and Tudou became “Youku Tudou Inc.” What we didn’t see coming was that Gary Wang took the opportunity to resign on the eve of Tudou’s delisting from the NASDAQ. Interesting indeed.
2. Qihoo 360 Drinks Google’s Milkshake
It drinks it up! Qihoo’s new search feature has caused much hullabaloo in China, and even some speculation that it could threaten Baidu. But is Google the real victim here? Click to find out.
3. Inside Sina Weibo’s Redesign
This week we took a peek behind the curtain at Sina Weibo’s new, and kinda buggy, redesign. If you like Facebook’s current design, it seems you may also enjoy the new Sina Weibo. On an unrelated note, we also took a look at a weird bug that seems to be affecting Sina’s overseas users.
4. WeChat App Pushes Into Social Media Marketing Via QR Codes
The world’s biggest group messaging app, Tencent’s WeChat – or “Weixin” as it’s called in Chinese – is taking an interesting turn in China. It is now also a platform for social media marketing, so users can follow brands, celebrities, or media.
5. Tencent Removes Illegally Copied Game
A week after we first reported on it, it seems Tencent has pulled the illegal copy of Cloudstone it had previously been hosting on its social network, Pengyou, and the Tencent app store. Coincidence? We highly doubt it, but hey, you never know.
6. Chinese ‘Developer’ Steals Game Engine, Sells it For Half Price
In yet another instance of blatant copycatting, we delved into a Chinese net user stealing a Western developer’s game engine. WTF, people?
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