Baidu definitely number one Chinese search engine
Posted on by Lyn Jeffery
Month: April 2006
collective buying websites: a window onto domesticity
Posted on by Lyn Jeffery
You may have seen the article in the Wall Street Journal on 2/28/06, describing the Chinese collective buying website 51tuangou.com. 51tuangou.com is one of a new kind of Chinese online experience–finding people in your local area who want to buy the same (usually big ticket) item that you do, and approaching the merchants as a group in order to…
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China’s WebOS?
Posted on by Jason Li
The headline from Linghuchang’s* Linghucong’s blog reads “PC2N: China’s WebOS.” This is followed by a screencap of it in action:
Look familiar? According to the PC2N website, it “has a Windows-like environment, click here to try.” The service also boasts 2GB of storage, and the GUI itself looks…
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PSP, DS, or Ez Mini?
Posted on by Jason Li
China joins the hand helds market, with the Ez Mini:
Specs include:
- Intel PXA270, 416MHz
- Mini USB 2.0
- Bluetooth, WLAN
- DivX, MPEG5, WMA support
Games include:
- Online:《傳奇世界》&《夢幻國度》
- Emulated:《泡泡龍》&《龍神》
Via Engadget(Chinese) via PostShow.
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Commiseration As Social Networking
Posted on by Jason Li
Presenting the latest social networking site: 出气筒, the Venting Bin!
Share your misery, frustration and pain, and make friends doing so! Also great is the set of Flash games they have down of side, two of which involve naming a puppet and beating the hell out of it:
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making the rounds of Chinese internet: smoker, aged 4
Posted on by Lyn Jeffery
I’ve seen other photos on Chinese BBS of little kids smoking, but this one appears to be substantiated.
Jian Bing smoked his first cigarette at the age of 3 when a friend of
his father’s gave him one to try. The boy often spends time with his
father and his colleagues, who give him cigarettes for fun.…
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Chinese online sports feeds: a meeting place of sorts
Posted on by Lyn Jeffery
I wonder how many non-Chinese speaking sports fans around the world are watching Chinese TV broadcasts of sporting events (especially soccer) online? One way to watch soccer on the Internet:
Some smart Chinese people have worked out how to use P2P to stream a
live TV signal – and the most watched shows are the Chinese coverage of…
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Chinese Web 2.0: yes or no?
Posted on by Jason Li
BBS photos today: street crime
Posted on by Lyn Jeffery