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 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
Feb 22, 2011
Ongoing unrest in the Arab world already prompted China’s government to limit news on the unrest and filter searches and Tweets. Beyond censorship, these actions now may have financial impact on China’s most prominent Internet properties. Deutsche Bank last night downgraded their outlook for Sina, based on potential government action against Sina Weibo. Although filtered,
Feb 20, 2011
Never really one to share comics, but this one touches on two key parts of my team’s work: Facebook and China. According to Dilbert, that makes relevant. Being described as “relevant” by Dilbert may be something to worry about!
Jan 9, 2011
I wrote the below article for China Business Review, the magazine of the US-China Business Council. I’d be interested in feedback from the readers of this blog! Tom As Chinese consumers spend more time online, foreign companies should deepen their knowledge of domestic social media platforms. by Thomas Crampton Much has been written of late
Oct 16, 2010
In a recent conversation with Gary Wang, founder of Tudou one of China’s YouTube-like video sites, he spoke about recent trends in online video. The future will rely highly on mobile and tablet devices, Gary said (see video below for more details), while adding that Tudou is currently working to make the entire video library
Oct 6, 2010
Of those living in China’s first tier cities, one third replace their phones because they feel they are not trendy anymore. A few minutes on the streets of Beijing or Shanghai confirms the affection Chinese consumers have for the latest mobile phone, but it is interesting to see research supporting the observation. This is from
Sep 28, 2010
I ran into Dr Gang Lu of Mobinode last week at the Social Media World Forum where he shared two interesting graphs published in June by DCCI. The first shows that the dominant activity online in China is now Social Media (apparently at the expense of people reading news, from the sharply declining yellow line.)
Sep 26, 2010
I have long been obsessed with differences between online cultures, so was very interested by a study from Nielsen that aims to quantify negativity of online reviewers across Asia. Their conclusion, that Chinese are more negative than anyone else in Asia, will not surprise anyone familiar with Chinese social media. Comments written by Chinese online
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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...
