It’s the first week of December, and you know what that means…our weekly update on the best China tech stories from the previous week, in case you missed them. Granted, we do this every week, but this week is special. Why? See for yourself!
1. Huofar brings health into the world of Chinese apps
We checked out Huofar’s new app this week and found that the startup really has something going on, especially for health fans who are interested in traditional Chinese medicine. If that’s you, you should really check out our review!
2. Add “Circles” to Sina Weibo with this new app
We also checked out a new app for Sina Weibo that brought in a but of functionality users might be familiar with from Google Plus. But is there anything to this, or is it just more third-party shovelware? Check out our review or download the app and decide for yourself.
3. Tales of a World of Warcraft Ore Miner
We passed along the sad story of a man who was injured on the job and now must support his family by engaging in a tireless virtual grind in World of Warcraft, mining and selling ores to other players. Food for thought the next time you WoWers out there are tempted to complain about Chinese gold farmers!
4. Weibo stats reveal how Sina cracked social gaming
Social gaming is a lucrative business, but it’s not the easiest thing in the world to get right. How did Sina, relatively late to the game, manage to build a successful social gaming platform through Sina Weibo? Let the numbers tell the story.
5. Hey G+: your infographic kind of sucks
We got annoyed by yet another China-is-copycats presentation of the Chinese net and took G+ and Mashable to task for an infographic that we think was pretty poorly done. Check it out and see if you agree.
That’s all for this week, folks! Thanks for reading. For our full spread of China coverage, you can click here or subscribe to our China RSS.
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