SubscribeHow Google Can Build Chinese Input Method Better
The words are out that Google’s new released Chinese Input Method Editor seems to be using similar vocabulary library with Sogou. You can refer to the two Infoworld articles here and here. While some people are really fond of trashing Guge, the majority of the users are looking for better product from it.
My take is [...]
Google China Spammed Bloggers?
Last week, when Google China launched its Daohang service in China, some Chinese bloggers posted their negative or positive comments on the service and on Google China. Then one day later, some of them received an email of press release on the service from Ogilvy, Google China’s PR agency.
Some bloggers regarded it a kind [...]
Rethinking Google’s China Strategy
It seems that a discussion about Google’s China strategy is being motivated by Isaac Mao’s open letter to Google Founders. In case you don’t know who is Isaac Mao, he is one of the earliest Chinese bloggers, VC, blogger conference organizer, and influential thinker.
In his open letter, he listed three ideas for Google founders to [...]
News Roundup: Google, Baidu, Sogou, QQ and Blogosphere
About 1.8 billion USD venture funds invested into China in 2006: Zero2ipo Group said 2006 recorded the year of highest venture funding ever in China. As of December 31, 2006, $1.778 billion venture capitals has been invested into 324 Chinese enterprises, an increase of 52.1% yoy, but it is just a little more than the [...]
Google Investment In Xunlei To Be Announce Next Week
Early this month, there was market rumor that Google and Ceyuan Venture will invest in Chinese P2P software and file-sharing network Xunlei. The investment will be announced on January 5th, a report in Sina said. Google China will invest in $5M, and Ceyuan Venture will invest in $15M.
Xunlei, founded in 2003, has been a popular [...]