Nuomi

O2O is China’s next billion-dollar battleground

O2O is China’s next billion-dollar battleground

China’s O2O market is flooding with the same kind of cash we’ve seen in its ridesharing arena.
C. Custer · · 3 min read
Baidu is taking a bigger slice of China’s O2O pie

Baidu is taking a bigger slice of China’s O2O pie

Meituan used to be the dominant company in daily deals O2O. But recently, Baidu’s Nuomi has been gaining on them.
C. Custer · · 4 min read
Bombshell: Baidu considers ditching US stock market for IPO in China

Bombshell: Baidu considers ditching US stock market for IPO in China

Baidu is thinking about escaping the American stock market, where it says investors fail to understand the importance of its big O2O investments.
C. Custer · · 3 min read
Baidu acquires remaining stake in Renren’s daily deals site

Baidu acquires remaining stake in Renren’s daily deals site

Back in August last year, Chinese search engine Baidu acquired the majority stake in Renren’s (NYSE:RENN) group buying site for $160 million. Today both companies revealed that Baidu has now
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Baidu Q3 revenues up 42% annually, but profits thin as company funnels investments in mobile

Baidu Q3 revenues up 42% annually, but profits thin as company funnels investments in mobile

Baidu, China’s tech giant best known for its stronghold in search, announced its earnings for Q3 2013 this morning, and while revenues were strong its profits were thin as the
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read

Nuomi will split from Renren and do an IPO following Baidu’s big investment last week

Boy, the folks at Nuomi have been busy lately. After quietly losing buckets of money for a few years, the Renren subsidiary netted a big Baidu investment that gave the
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Why did Baidu buy a controlling stake in Nuomi?

After rumors had been cropping up for some time, Chinese search giant Baidu finally confirmed its investment of $160 million in Renren group buy subsidiary Nuomi. Baidu now owns a
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Confirmed: Baidu acquires majority stake in Renren’s daily deals site for $160 million

After swirling rumors, Chinese search engine and web giant Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) has officially confirmed this afternoon that it has acquired the majority stake in the Nuomi daily deals site. Nuomi
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

Report: Baidu invests in Renren group buying site Nuomi

(UPDATE: The majority stake acquisition in Nuomi has now been confirmed by Baidu). A couple weeks ago, we heard that Baidu was poking around in search of an LBS service,
C. Custer · · 2 min read

To split or not to split: Renren struggles with Renren Games

Renren’s stock (NYSE:RENN) took quite a jump earlier this week when rumors linked the company’s money-hemorrhaging group buy subsidy Nuomi with a Baidu buyout, but now it’s on its way
C. Custer · · 2 min read