Social Media Use in Asia
Update: Don’t forget to check this update about Social Media and SEO in Asia (China, Japan, South Korea) from May 2010.
In Asian countries, social media is a very important parts of the online marketing mix and many brands use blogs and communities to create brand awareness. This post offers some numbers and reasons about the [...]
Web 2.0 players in China
Here is a complete list of the most important web 2.0 projects in China. The list was originally assembled by showeb2.0 and translated by Rick Martin. Great stuff!
Social bookmarking: QQ Bookmarks, Baidu Bookmarks, Yahoo.cn My Web, 9fav.com, Chouti, LeShou.com, inu.cc, tolib.com, hemidemi.com, and Otag.cn.
Video storage/sharing: Tudou.com, 56.com, Youku.com, 6 Rooms, hupu.tv, bobouni.com, Mofile.com, UUMe.com, [...]
VC for Social Networking Sites in China: Online Dating prevails
ChinaVenture gives a summary of the venture capital investments from 2003 to 2006. The following table is translated and I added some information:
There is a clear focus on online dating communities. Why? Social life changes rapidly in China. Especially young people move to the cities in order to study or find a adequate job. They [...]

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