China Yahoo offers lifetime email services
China Yahoo launched a Lifetime Emailbox offering unlimited capacity for users in China. The domain name is @yahoo.cn and the email offering was available as of September 10th. The email servers will be hosted in China based on local media reports. According to Shen Jian Ming, vice president of China Yahoo, the Lifetime Emailbox is […]
EURid suspends 10,000 .EU names squatted in China
The .EU domain registrar management organisation, EURid has suspended 10,000 EU domain names which have been apparently legally registered by a Chinese woman – reports out-law. EURid has the power to remove the domain names from the woman – but has said that it would prefer a court to do it. According to reports, the […]
Fastest growth in China, Russia and South Korea domains
According to Verisign, InsideDomaining reports, the Top 3 countries with the highest growth rate for their country code top-level-domain extensions are the following: 1. China: .cn (402% increase) 2. Russia: ru 3. South Korea: .kr China (.cn) has now become the fifth most popular country code extension globally, as Yahoo! finance points out, this was […]
Google webmaster tools starts to think international
At least two major new features are arriving in Google’s webmaster tools console according to information from the SES San Jose conference and the official Google webmaster tools blog. The latter has announced support for the Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) and a series of further enhancements are expected. IDNA enables webmasters to use […]
Google China hitting the warpath to beat Baidu
PC Advisor brings us the news that Google believes planned acquisitions of Chinese companies will give it the top search engine spot over incumbent Baidu. Google plans to buy at least two and invest in several more Chinese companies over the coming months and CEO Eric Schmidt is quoted as saying: It’s a very good […]
Google ready to go with content in China
Google has won preliminary approval from China’s Ministry of Information and Industry to provide content in China, however further requirements for final approval are unknown. Baidu.com was granted an Internet news content service license earlier this year. Last year the Ministry of Information was investigating Google’s licensing as it was reported that Google was using […]
Microsoft invests in TV manufacturer in China
Microsoft Corp. and Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., a major Chinese TV manufacturer announced they will jointly develop entertainment products that will link the Internet and television. The Internet has developed as a channel to distribute movies and television programs. Roger Chen, a Microsoft spokesman in Beijing said “The project focuses on in-home network digital entertainment […]
Google opens office in Singapore
Google Inc., the world’s leading search engine, has opened an office in Singapore as a hub for its Southeast Asia operations including Australia and New Zealand. Google realizes the importance and growth potential of the region and has learned that localization is critical, especially in this part of the world. Google also sees the strong […]
China's Baidu first quarter growth up 143%
Baidu.com, China’s leading search engine, reported first quarter profits soared 143 percent on strong traffic growth and higher advertising revenues. Profits rose to $11.1 million up from $4 million in the same quarter of 2006. Total revenues rose more than 103 percent. According to iResearch, an internet market research company located in Shanghai, Baidu.com has […]
Google China apologizes to rival Sohu
Google offered an apology to search rival Sohu who complained its data was used by Google in a new Internet tool. This recent controversy highlights the intense competition in China’s booming online market where Internet companies invest heavily on search, entertainment and other features. Sohu complained that the new tool Google used for inputting Chinese […]