Why Australians Need To Prepare For Chinese SEO
Many of Australia’s most popular websites have encountered some interesting statistics over the course of the past 3 months. That is an increasing amount of visitors coming from China, 1 in 3 websites in Australia will have China as a main source of visitors when segmented by country. What this means is that companies with […]
Forbes China Top 10 List For 2012: Who Is China's Best CEO?
While China has seen the first signs of a decelerating economy at the macro-level, the digital landscape largely continues to march on unimpeded. According to a list released earlier today by Forbes China on the country’s top CEOs for 2012, part of the reason is likely attributed to very competent tech CEOs driving forward the […]
SEO in Australia affected by Google’s rank modifying spamming algorithm
Many SEOs would have heard the news of Google creating a patent known as the rank modifying spamming algorithm. For those who do not know what this is, it is a modification in the algorithm which will intend to identify those people who are employing SEO tactics in order to gain a higher position by […]
Understanding Chinese web design: Why are sites so incredibly link heavy?
Many Western organisations have China on top of the agenda as the next destination for expansion and future growth. At a first glance, the business potential is staggering, however when researching the Chinese market more thoroughly, the prevailing cultural differences and legal complexities of setting up a business in China can prove too big a […]
China: Mobile Phones Now The Most Common Gateway To The Internet
Mobile Internet usage has overtaken desktop for the first time in the world’s largest internet market. A report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) confirms that there are now 538 million Chinese users accessing the web, with over 70% of those users doing so via mobile devices. Many of the new internet users […]
Baidu launches Android-based mobile OS – Baidu Yi
On Friday 2 September Baidu launched its new Android-based mobile OS called “Baidu Yi” (Yi meaning Simple) at the Baidu World event in Beijing. Because it is based on Google’s Android OS it has kept most of the same core features such as integrated voice search and a single sign-in to provide access to a […]
Baidu Profits Exceed Expectations In Q2
Baidu has announced that its Q2 net profit has almost doubled compared to the same period last year and is predicting a further increase in Q3. Baidu is benefiting from the increasing number of advertisers investing heavily in the world’s largest internet market, which passed 500 million users last week, and has grown its number […]
China Reaches 500 Million Internet Users – 50 Million More Expected In 2011
According to DCCI, Data Center of Chinese Internet, China reached 500 million internet users in the first half of 2011. They also estimated that it will reach 551 million this year. The sixth national population census estimates China’s population has reached 1.37 billion which make the internet penetration rate at only 36.4 percent. This compares […]
Baidu takes licenced music to the Chinese masses
Baidu (BIDU), China’s number one search engine has today announced an agreement for the distribution of digital music with One-Stop China (OSC), which is a joint venture formed by three of the leading global record companies, namely Universal Music, Warner Music, and Sony Music. Baidu will be providing its users with the opportunity to download […]
Baidu signs deal for English results in China with Microsoft’s Bing
Baidu has announced a deal with Microsoft’s Bing to power its English language results within China. Baidu’s Kaiser Kuo explained, “We have an increasing number of people entering English-language queries on Baidu, and that has never been our strong suit. We have been looking for a way to beef up our English search offering and […]