Feb 1, 2012
Facebook may be blocked in China, but the world’s most populous nation features throughout Facebook’s IPO prospectus filed last night to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Here are the references (my comments in bold): Facebook sees China’s social networks as key competitors We face significant competition in almost every aspect of our business, including from
Sep 2, 2011
One of the biggest challenges facing our fast-growing social media team is finding the best talent out there. We have rarely resorted to recruiters, instead preferring to use social media. My colleague in Beijing, Jeremy Webb, created this flowchart to help in his search for talent. Posted on Sina Weibo, China’s largest Twitter-like platform, he
Jun 28, 2011
A note from a friend and former colleague who just joined Amazon in Seattle: In Social we are hiring 5 new developers. Positions for these technically minded individuals are open at levels – ranging from managing developers to software development engineers. These positions are based in Beijing. The Social Media team and the Deals team
Jun 27, 2011
This graph shows the amount of Internet surfing done in China, according to device. It is interesting to note: – How Nokia still dominates in terms of the number of devices surfing the Internet. – How quickly iOs and Android have become top-5 devices for Internet searching and surfing. The next version of this graph
Jun 23, 2011
Following on the success of the US Embassy Twitter feed on the air pollution, BeijingAir, the US Consulate in Guangzhou this month followed suit, with Guangzhou_Air. Launched with little fanfare last week, the US Consulate has installed air quality monitoring equipment that now Tweets at 9am and 2pm each day. Why is the US government
Apr 8, 2011
UPDATED Again on April 9: Bloomberg now reports that Facebook is in exploratory talks with unnamed partners, but that nothing has been signed yet. UPDATED April 9: Due to a Tweet from a highly credible source, China’s Internet is now echoing with unconfirmed rumors that Facebook signed an agreement with an unknown partner to enter
Mar 29, 2011
Been meaning to post this list of prediction for China’s Internet from Dick Wei of JP Morgan for a while. Although published in January, all the predictions look valid still in late March! Any predictions you would add (or change)? (1) eCommerce to see wider adoption, driven by convenience, lower-price alternatives to traditional retail, and
Mar 3, 2011
Stanford kindly asked me to speak on March 16 about social media in Asia. That week I will also visit Google, Facebook and a few other Internet companies in the valley. Please join the talk or let me know if anyone wants to meet up! China’s Social Media, a SPRIE Seminar Date: March 16, 201112:00
Mar 2, 2011
Six months ago Ogilvy’s China social media team created an infographic to show some of the local platforms thriving in place of the major international equivalents. Since then, new social media platforms have become relevant – on both sides of the Great Firewall – and so the team reworked the infographic. They have also widened
Feb 28, 2011
This quick overview of why and how companies have used Social Media to engage with China’s online culture was written by Andrea Fenn, a Shanghai-based member of Ogilvy’s social media team. A version of this was published the February Shanghai Business Review. By Andrea Fenn When in the mid-2000s automobile brands like Volkswagen or Honda
Feb 27, 2011
The world’s largest social network may be blocked in the world’s most populous nation but – according to the latest stats from Social Bakers – China has been the fastest growing Facebook nation over the last three months. Before attacking the messenger, Social Bake is a highly credible source of statistics on Facebook, which is
Feb 24, 2011
Facebook holds sway as the default social network in many parts of the world across all Internet demographics. In China, where Facebook is blocked, a handful of homegrown social networks attract segmented audiences, ranging from upmarket urban youth to university students and migrant workers. While the world’s big focus these days is on Renren preparing
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
