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6 Chinese Social Sites Will Turn Off the Lights Tomorrow for ‘Earth Hour’

6 Chinese Social Sites Will Turn Off the Lights Tomorrow for ‘Earth Hour’

Tomorrow, as 8:30pm rolls around the globe, lots of landmark buildings will turn off their lights to observe Earth Hour and remind the world to not waste our vital resources.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Check Out the Numbers on China’s Top 10 Social Media Sites (Infographic)

Check Out the Numbers on China’s Top 10 Social Media Sites (Infographic)

With an estimated 597 million people active on social media in China, the country’s top 10 sites actually have a staggering 3.2 billion individual accounts. Armed with the newest user
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
The Rise and Fall of China's First Hit Social Game (The One Zynga Ripped Off as FarmVille)

The Rise and Fall of China's First Hit Social Game (The One Zynga Ripped Off as FarmVille)

Remember FarmVille, the social game that put Zynga on the map? That was pretty much ripped off from a Chinese game named Happy Farm, made by the startup studio Five
Steven Millward · · 3 min read
The Rise and Fall of China’s First Hit Social Game (The One Zynga Ripped Off as FarmVille)

The Rise and Fall of China’s First Hit Social Game (The One Zynga Ripped Off as FarmVille)

Look at all those IE toolbars in this photo from 2009! Remember FarmVille, the social game that put Zynga on the map? That was pretty much ripped off from a
Steven Millward · · 3 min read

This is How Luxury Brands Do Awesome Social Media Marketing in China in 2012

China’s online market is vast and growing at an insane rate – Chinese e-commerce sales are projected to triple from now to 2015 – which makes it a draw for
Steven Millward · · 3 min read

Growing with its Baby Boomer Users, Kaixin Launches a Baby Photo Diary App

Kaixin, one of China’s earliest Facebook-style social networks, might be struggling to stay relevant, but at least it’s growing with its users. Now figuring that its late-teens/early-20s user-base is all
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Kaixin Planning New Social App for Parents

Kaixin001, which has sort of become China’s Myspace (in that it’s still out there and has a surprising number of members despite the fact that no one ever talks about
C. Custer · · 2 min read

The Story Behind Renren, China’s Facebook-ish Social Network

Renren, China’s largest Facebook-ish social network, has a long and complex history which probably not more than a handful of people have heard about in detail. I was lucky enough
Willis Wee · · 3 min read

The Rise of Social Media in China, With All-New User Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

The Infographic of the Day series visually expresses important stories from Asia and the world of technology. Here’s a useful infographic showing where the Chinese web is at in mid-2012,
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

Kaixin Reveals User Numbers, Rising Profit

Sing it with me: Ah, ah, ah, ahh, stayin' alive, stayin' alive... The Chinese social network Kaixin has announced its 2011 results – and despite a rough year that saw
Steven Millward · · 2 min read