Chinese social network giant Kaixin001 has just launched a sort of subsidiary groups website called Haibei.com. The site is currently invite only, but I managed to track down an invite code in order to scout out what it looked like behind the beta wall.
So far the website looks pretty bare-bones, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. You can search out existing groups that you might want to join or you can create your own. Rather than wait for approval to join another group – most are locked and require authorization – I just made my own group for old friends I knew when I lived in Dalian, China (see picture below). Haibei conveniently connects to my Kaixin001 network and allows me to invite friends from there.
As a member of the group you can subscribe to updates via email to stay on top of what’s happening. Photos and other files can be uploaded and shared among the group as well.
If you’re looking for a western equivalent, Haibei functions kind of like Facebook’s Groups. Although I’m not entirely sure why Kaixin001 decided to launch a separate website rather than incorporate groups into the existing Kaixin001 network.
Amid talk of a possible Kaixin001 IPO, this is an interesting experiment by the company.
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