red envelopes
On Chinese New Year’s Eve, everyone on WeChat went crazy for ‘lucky money’
Gifting in the smartphone era.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Look out for ‘lucky money’ scams on WeChat during Chinese New Year
In this season of digital giving, be careful you don’t get got.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Alibaba’s Alipay users gift US$642M in cash to their buddies for Chinese New Year
During the 24-hour period of Chinese New Year’s Eve, users of the Alipay Wallet app gifted a lot of cash to their buddies and family members.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Chinese New Year TV extravaganza uses WeChat in an amazing way to give out $80M in cash
China’s state TV extravaganza for Chinese New Year’s Eve is getting a social media twist this year – and also a pile of cash.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Alipay users complain about red envelope promotion as battle with Tencent rages
What could go wrong when you’re giving away free money? Quite a lot, as Alibaba’s Alipay discovered yesterday.
C. Custer · · 2 min readEmpty your pockets: red envelopes are about to hit China’s internet again
This year, Tencent announced plans to unleash 500 million red envelopes full of cash and another 3 billion virtual coupons to WeChat users over a 10-day period.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min readGuanxi 2.0: how WeChat groups are changing the game in China’s tech and startup scene
Tencent’s flagship app is blurring the lines between professional and social, taking the place of conference rooms, expert forums, recruitment sites, and, with its recent integration of LinkedIn, resumes.
Paul Bischoff · · 7 min readChinese WeChat users sent out 20 million cash-filled red envelopes to friends and family within two days
Last week WeChat, the popular Chinese messaging app, launched a feature letting users based in China gift money to friends and family. The feature went viral in China, and yesterday
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