Keynote to undertake China search engines study
Keynote Systems (Nasdaq “KEYN”) a provider of e-business performance management services will undertake a study of China’s rapidly growing and highly competitive search engine market. The study will evalute Yahoo! China, Baidu, Google China and Sohu/Sogou incorporating 1,200 Chinese Internet users. This is a huge undertaking and the first of its kind, although Keynote has […]
Google to enter Romania and Bulgaria officially
Google has recently announced on their website that they are looking to hire a regional representative for Romania and Bulgaria. The giant in search is also looking to expand in South America and the Far East…
China's Baidu.com sees shares drop as profits rise
Baidu.com saw nearly triple sales growth but watched its stock prices drop over concerns that they were rising too quickly. Baidu entered the stock market in August and saw it shares open at $27, trade as high as $153, but is trading today at $69. Goldman Sachs analyst, Anthony Noto said earlier this year in […]
Google corrects map listing to Taiwan
Goolge map services had previously listed Taiwan as a province of China creating an uproar in Taiwan and protests from legislators and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Google has has now changed that listing to read “Taiwan”. Google explained its usages came from internationally authoritative sources, to be consistent. The United Nations, for example, […]
Singapore uses sedition act to prosecute bloggers
Three ethnic Chinese were accused of making racist remarks on the Internet against members of the Malay community and will be charged under the Sedition Act. This is apparently the first time modern Singapore has used the Sedition Act since it gained independence from Malaysia in 1965. The Sedition Act is being used to publicize […]