The analysis of "Social search to find a friend" on Pengyou SNS. [INFOGRAPHIC]

Pengyou SNS that is provided Tencent published the analysis of "Social search to find a friend" as follows:

 Pengyou have about 200 million users as of the end of 2011, and the action of searching other user was run on average 250 million times in a month.


The breakdown of user search is as follows:

- Searched by real-name  72%

- Searched by some criteria  28%






















After found the user who are looking for, they mainly run three actions as follows:

- Look that user's top page(Colored blue)

- Add as for friend
  (Colored orange)

- Send or leave some message to them (Colored green)










And after they find the user looking for;

- 87% user send some message to that user within a week.

- 82% user looked tweets or picture by that user within a week.

- 77% user comment on tweets or picture by that user within a week.

- 58% user send some virtual gift to them within a month.

- 46% user send some apps invitations to them.




Original article => QQ tech

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Mobile e-commerce industry in China is rapidly growing.

According to the report by iResearch, the market scale of mobile e-commerce in China was 6.67 billion RMB as of Q1,2012.

Its revenue has increased 530.1% year on year, and has increased 25.7% compared to previous period.


Although first quater is generally off-season for the electronic commerce in China, but its revenue beyond the mobile add-value service, and its revenue was the top share of mobile internet industry.

* mobile e-commerce : 42.0%
* mobile add-value service : 41.5%
* mobile game : 8.7%
* mobile sales : 7.1%


And its market share by each companies are as follows:

#1 Taobao mobile   72.0%
#2 360buy   7.2%
#3 Vancl     2.2%
#4 Amazon China    1.2%
#5 Dangdang   0.9%
Other  16.5%


Mobile e-commerce industry in China is rapidly growing, but it's only early stage... So we have to keep attention for its trend as before.



Original article => Tech QQ

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The summary of mobile security market in China as of Q1,2012.

iiMedia Research published the summary of mobile security market in China as of Q1,2011 as follows.

1. Market share of mobile security company

#1  360   54.6%

#2  QQ    22.9%

#3  Netqin    11.4%

#4  Kingsoft   2.7%

#5  Kaspersky 2.1%

#6  Rising   1.5%

Other   4.5%





2. The number of using mobile security products user and its active users

Total users : 128 million people
Active users : 83.3 million people



3. The number of newly virus for Symbian and Android

Colored blue : Symbian


Colored red : Android










As of Q1,2012, the number of newly virus for Android was 1,572 pieces, and Symbian's was 967 pieces.

Compared to Q1,2011, the number of Symbian's was almost even, but Android's increased 5 times. It's reason why as I reported before, the shipment number of Android rapidly increased from the second half on 2011, so the number of newly virus also increased...



4. The type of virus on Symbian and Android

Symbian                                                    Android
#1   Consumption of resources  41.4%            Fee deduction   68.4%
#2   System crush  31.2%                            Stolen private info  14.3%
#3   Fee deduction  22.1%                            System crush    7.1%
#4   Other                                                Consumption of resources  41.4%


In China, the number of mobile internet user was about 360 million people in the end of 2011, and expected it will be about 550 million people in the end of 2014.

Threat of virus will be increasing more and more in the future, so mobile users have to prepare for looking before they leap...



Original article => 199IT

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Baidu still dominate more than three quarters of Chinese PC search market, but...

According to the report by Eguan, the total sales revenue of Chinese PC search market was 5.53 billion RMB(=0.877 million dollars) as of Q1,2012.

Its revenue has increased 70.4% year on year, but has decreased 4.7% compared to previous period.


And about the share of sales revenue by each companies are as follows:

#1 Baidu  78.5%
#2 Google China  16.6%
#3 Sogou  2.8%
#4 Soso(Tencent)  1.4%
#5 Wangyi Youdao  0.3%
Other  0.3%


Baidu still dominate more than three quarters of Chinese PC search market, but it focus to only mobile search market, other result is appeared.

#1 Baidu  34.9%
#2 Easou  21.0%
#3 Soso  19.7%
#4 Google China  11.1%
#5 3GYY  6.0%
#6 Yicha  4.9%
#7 Wangyi Youdao  0.8%
Other  1.6%


As far as looking this result, as I thought challenging of Baidu is still accelerating their mobile solution...


Original article => Eguan

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Sohu, Tencent and iQiyi(Baidu) will cooperate with buying video contents to against the allied forces of Youku and Tudou.

According to the news, Sohu video, Tencent video and iQiyi(subsidiary of Baidu) will cooperate with buying video contents to against the allied forces of Youku and Tudou.

We have to wait its detail for tomorrow's co-event, but its co-event will be held on 3 pm(UTC+8) tomorrow, and all of three company's CEO will attend this event.


As I reported before, Youku and Tudou are top 2 in recent Chinese video sharing market, and they occupied around 40% share in this market.

We have to pay attentions for tomorrow's official announcement, and have to analyze these 3 company can beat the allied forces of Youku and Tudou :-)



Original article => Tech Web

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Sina Weibo upgraded their corporate user page to ver.2.0.

Sina Weibo prepared corporate user page on their weibo last June, and now they updated it to ver.2.0.

This ver.2.0 mainly have 5 topics as follows:

   1. Users can define its wallpapers as they like.

    

2. Users can define favorite links with text or links with picture on their page.

  3. User can define some topics(text/picture/video) on the top of their page.

  

  4. Upgraded page and follower management feature.

  

  

User can manage not only the total number of followers, but also how much active users there are.

  5. Enhanced its user guide page

  

Now, Weibo already be a powerful tool for corporate marketing, its version will be more helpful tool for corporate accounts.

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Chinese social media information sharing ranking report.

Jiathis published "Chinese social media information sharing ranking report in March, 2012".

                    　    Share        Click Rate
 #1 QQ Zone         12.95%         47.31%
 #2 Sina Weibo        8.35%         16.88%
 #3 Tencent Weibo   6.98%         13.49%
 #4 Renren             3.95%          3.17%
 #5 Kaixin              3.08%          3.15%
 #6 JianHu             2.16%          0.02%
    (Taobao SNS)
 #7 Sohu Weibo       2.07%          0.21%
 #8 Wangyi Weibo    1.76%          0.69%
 #9 Douban            1.67%          3.49%
 #10 Pengyou          1.60%         0.77%
    (Tencent SNS)
 ...

 #12 MSN               1.25%          0.16%

 ...

 #18 Facebook         0.66%          0.74%





Original text => Jiathis

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MIIT released "China mobile device white paper 2012".

Chinese government MIIT(Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China)  released "China mobile device white paper 2012", but according to this report, total shipment number of mobile device in China was 455 million units in 2011.

In 2005, the shipment number of mobile device was 129 million units, so it was increased more than 300 million units in last 6 years.


And the shipment number of smart mobile device(*that means smart phone and tablet PC) in China was 117.74 million units in 2011, and the breakdown of mobile smart device shipment number by mobile OS as of Q4,2011 were as follows:

Android  73.99% ; Symbian  12.53% ; iOS  10.67% ; Windows Phone  0.34% ; RIM  0.03%

In the end, this is a ratio of mobile device shipment by Chinese company and foreign company.

In 2011, Chinese company has been occupied 71.68% share of mobile device shipment, and its number was over than 300 million units.


And this report also said we have to pay attentions the further growth of smart mobile device and "Nokia + Windows phone" can catch-up in Chinese market or not.


Original article => CATR

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The comparison of smartphone sales quantity ratio in China and Japan.

According to the report by China Market Monitor, the smartphone sales quantity in CHina was 70 million units in 2011. Its ratio of sales quantity was 32% of the whole mobile phone market, and lower 1,000 RMB smartphone accounted for 54% of 70 million units.

And this report also said smartphone sales quantity is estimated 140 million units in 2012.


On the other hand, according to the report by MMRI, the smartphone sales quantity in Japan was 23.4 million units in 2011.

Its ratio of sales quantity was 55.8% of the whole mobile phone market, and its sales quantity is estimated 27.9 million in 2012.


Japan have a lead to China twice in the ratio of smartphone sales quantity, but conversely China have a lead to Japan more than 6 times in the sales quantity of smartphone...


Original article => 1688.com, WirelessWire News

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Nielsen China published a comparison research of Weibo, SNS and LBS users trend.

Nielsen China published a comparison research of Weibo, SNS and LBS users trend.

1. The utilization rate by each services.

Within a past year, users that used Weibo is 59%, and SNS is 68%, and LBS is 42%. And current active user rate of each service, Weibo is 26%, SNS is 19%, and LBS is 20%.




2. The usage rate of overlapping each three services

In the interviewers of this research, 97% people used Weibo, 70% people used SNS, and 10% people used LBS before.

And 66% people used both Weibo and LBS, 86% LBS users use Weibo and SNS.


3. Which device use to access each services?

61% of users use mobile phone, and 21% of users use tablet for accessing Weibo.

As far as looking this research, I think each service provider in China have to accelerate their mobile solutions :)


Original article => Nielsen China

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Tencent prepare own Android 4.0 based custom ROM.

According to the news, Tencent prepare own Android 4.0 based custom ROM for expanding their QQ or Weibo users.

Its product page is here, but now is a phase of internal beta, so we cannot access this site...


Before Tencent released "QQ smartphone" with Chinatelecom or HTC, but there are rumors that its sales is not so good... So they may think it's better that develop customized OS to deliver popular Android devices.

Now its details don't become clear, so if its more information will be available, I will update this article :)

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2012 is a year that will many companies start using the Enterprise Social Network for their business in China.

As I reported before, Weibo users reached 250 million people and SNS users reached 235 million people in China on the end of 2011.

In China, there is a trend that a service much expand to the consumer market will also expand business market area in China, such as instant messenger 'QQ'.


In the recent business seen, it's needed not only 1:1 or 1:n communications, but also N:N one. So, it can be said that 2012 is a year that will start using Social Network for their business scene in China.


It is a one of evidence for such a trend that big consulting company in China "CIC" added to their most recent report "Enterprise Social".

And actually, some enterprise social network products are started to provide from some vendor in China as follows.

1. Crowdroid for Business (Anhui Opensource Software Inc.)

It's a Weibo style enterprise social system that supports accessing from PC or mobile devices, and it supports 3 languages (English, Chinese and Japanese).


2. Kingdee Weibo

Kingdee is a big company that is providing business management softwares, and they also provide Weibo style enterprise social system that supports PC and mobiles.


Famous enterprise social system provider in the world, such as Yammer or Salesforce Chatter, have not entered to the Chinese market, but they probably come to the Chinese market in near future.

On the other hand, some big Weibo and SNS provider, such as Sina, Tencent and Renren, may also start providing their system to business users for getting revenue.


From the words above, I think that it can be said 2012 is a year that will many companies start using the Enterprise Social Network for their business in China.

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In China, already over 30 sites exists that similar to the 'Pinterest'.

According to the news, in China there are over 30 sites that is similar to the 'Pinterest'.
And, Chinese internet giants also start its service as following.

* Dutu - Tencent(who provide QQ, Tencent Weibo and so on)

* Renren Guangjie - Renren(who is #1 SNS site in China)

* Kaixin - Jipin - Kaixin(who is #2 SNS site in China)

As a independent company mainly exists as follows.

* Huaban

* Duitang

Furthermore of course EC sites such as Taobao, Vancle and Dandan also start to prepare similar to the Pinterest service.


At the beginning of 2011, it was appeared a lot of service that similar to the Groupon, but in 2012, it will be appeared a service similar to the Pinterest as ever too.

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The growth of e-book reader is sluggish in China.

According to the report from Enfodesk, the sales quantity of e-book reader was 294,400 units in China as of Q4,2011.

Its number declined 0.3% compared with last quarter, and declined 7.3% compared with the year-earlier period.

The one of reason is tablet PC. Actually, the sales quantity of tablet PC was 2,360,000 units in China as of Q4,2011, and its sales quantity still continue increasing now.

I think recent the requirement of most users is not only a single but much variety, so it may be not enough by using e-book reader.

It will be continued tough fight for e-book supplier from now on...


Original article => Enfodesk

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Things that happen on internet every 60 seconds in China [INFOGRAPHIC]

CIC published "Things that happen on internet every 60 seconds in China".

 - 69,444 tweets on Sina Weibo

 - 694 "Like" button pushed on Mogujie

 - 650 new visitors access to Meilishuo

 - 5,555 luggages are shipped from Taobao-Jishi and Tmall

 - 190,259 RMB are trade on Tmall

 - 166,667 video are watched on Youku

 - 600 check in on Jiepang

 - 2,777,778 RMB are trade via Alipay

 - 208 products are sold on 360buy

 - 19,026 RMB are trade on Juhuasuan(Group buying by Taobao)

 - 3,533 new visitors access to Tianya BBS

 - 1,299 new visitors access to MOP








Original article => CIC account on Sina Weibo

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The monthly communications industry advertisement fee ranking in China.

Enfodesk reported the monthly communications industry advertisement ranking as of February 2012 as follows.

                                                         February                       January
#1 17VEE (Online game provider)      14.7615 million RMB          6.5211 million RMB
#2 China Mobile (Carrier)                14.2440 million RMB        13.2874 million RMB
#3 China Unicom (Carrier)               13.5050 million RMB        2709.57 million RMB
#4 Motorola China (Hardware)           9.1212 million RMB          6.2989 million RMB
#5 Lenovo (Hardware)                     6.2184 million RMB          5.3953 million RMB
#6 Samsung China (Hardware)           5.6242 million RMB        15.9737 million RMB
#7 China Telecom (Carrier)               4.1297 million RMB         16.2117 million RMB
#8 Apple China (Hardware)               1.6413 million RMB          0.3646 million RMB  
#9 Huawei (Hardware)                     1.3901 million RMB          3.1218 million RMB
#10 HTC (Hardware)                       1.0810 million RMB          0.0802 million


According to this report, the advertisement fee in whole communications industry decreased 33.3% compared with January.


Original article => Enfodesk

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Sina Weibo will start to accelerate their EC business.

According to the news, Sina Weibo invested 9 million RMB to EC comapny "Kuaishubao" by using their Weibo specific fund.

Kuaishubao is a one of EC company in China for selling mainly books, and it's a their feature they deliver ordered products within in a hour on large cities(ex. Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and so on).

Actually, you may feel 9 million RMB is a little bit less amount, but Sina Weibo said their one of profit source will be EC business, so this action is a prologue that they start to accelerate their EC business.


We will have to keep attentions what Kuaishubao will do actions on Sina Weibo from now on.


Original article => TechWeb

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