http://redwiredrevolution.com China's Internet Revolution Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:46:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week, Google announced it might exit from China market because of a recent hacker incident and Chinese government’s interference over Internet.  This came as a surprise to most industry watchers, especially when Google China’s business is in fact getting better and better. Recently, it was able to gain market share ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2010/01/google-leave-china-or-its-playing-a-clever-chess-game/ In a rather surprising move, Google said it might exist from China. "We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2010/01/google-might-exist-from-china/ For 24-year-old "Momo" Wang Liyuan, creator of the hugely popular Tuzki rabbit character and emoticon popular on QQ and MSN and elsewhere, 2009 was a memorable one. The official website, www.clubtuzki.com, was launched and won a gold award for best design from Promax/BDA, a worldwide association of broadcast and multimedia ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2010/01/bunny-business-bonanza/ A three-year battle to be China's leading video-sharing site is coming down to the wire, with front-runners Tudou and Youku looking for recognition as the mainland equivalent of YouTube, the hugely successful US-based site. The reward for the fleetest could take the form of an initial public offering (IPO) in Nasdaq, ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2010/01/youku-tudou-battle-for-video-billions/ Many Chinese Internet entrepreneurs have expanded from their niche markets to become major players in the industry. But how did this rag-tag band of entrepreneurs grow so successful? Surprisingly, because the Chinese government—long characterized as an overbearing, doctrinaire monolith—actually took a step back when the Internet took off in 1995. However, ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2009/11/internet-development-china%e2%80%99s-conundrum/ I had the opportunity at the beginning of this month to present our work in Red Wired at in two separate sessions of the Kuala Lumpur Growth Innovation and Leadership conference (GIL 2009: Asia Pacific, Program), at set of five international conferences – London (UK), Phoenix, AZ (USA), Kuala Lumpur ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2009/10/kls-growth-innovation-and-leadership-conference/ Lee Kai-fu's decision to quit his job as head of Google China has been portrayed as a major setback for the company as it struggles to catch up with mainland rival Baidu. Yet his successor's background and preference for a less-technology heavy approach could play very much in the ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2009/10/new-broom-may-sweep-google-china-ahead/ Investors looking to celebrate after buying into the US$1 billion Nasdaq listing of Shanda Games, the largest US-listed initial public offering (IPO) in more than a year, were left mystified late last month, their fingers burnt as the share price turned flat. Shanda Interactive, China's largest online game company, did all ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2009/10/shanda-games-shows-its-wrinkles/ CNN's Cherise Fong did a report about the book.  She summed up pretty well what the book is about. I like the following part the most: "While 25.5 percent of the Chinese population is now online, CNNIC's 2008 statistics sketch a relatively coherent portrait of the mainstream majority of them: 67 percent ... http://redwiredrevolution.com/2009/10/cnn-report-on-the-book/ I did an interview with CNN last week about the book.  Here is me talking a bit about China Internet. Embedded video from CNN Video http://redwiredrevolution.com/2009/10/cnn-interview-video-clip/