Of Mice and Milestones

China Tech News reports:
According to the 22nd report on China’s Internet development released by the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of Chinese netizens have reached 253 million, making China number one around the world.
I think the number is: 1) too small, based on the ubiquity of internet access via cafes and how jammed [...]

Microsoft: They Still Haven’t Found What They’re Looking For

China Tech News reports:
Ma Weiying, principal researcher and research area manager for Microsoft (MSFT) Research Asia in Beijing, says that Microsoft has arranged a large team for the development of search engines in China and expects to make some achievements in the field in the coming years.
Ma told local media that though Microsoft’s Internet and [...]

Google in China: Mobile Search Means Mobile Ads

Shanghai Daily reports:
GOOGLE Inc, trailing Baidu.com Inc in China’s online search market, expects to process more local Web queries through mobile phones than computers by 2011, aided by an alliance with the nation’s largest wireless carrier.
“In some quarters, our mobile traffic will double, whereas it will take perhaps a year to double on the [...]

Baidu is NOT the Google: Too Bad

China Tech News reports:
Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com (BIDU) has signed a deal with China Netcom (CN) to provide search results on pages when users accidentally mistype or visit incorrect website URLs.
“We are determined to become the leading provider of broadband communications and multimedia services in China,” said Fang Yiming, CNC’s general manager of media [...]

Lawsuit Against Baidu and HiChina Fails (repost)

Pacific Epoch has the results from the privacy lawsuit against Baidu and HiChina:
Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) and Chinese domain name registrar HiChina (www.net.cn) were found not guilty in their lawsuit against a Hangzhou lawyer surnamed Guo in the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court on January 9, reports ChinaByte. The court ruled in favor of the defendants [...]

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