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Feb. 19, 2008 at 8:32am by Barry Schwartz
China Government Censured Baidu For Spreading "Filthy Pictures"
China's top Internet search engine, Baidu.com, censured for allegedly spreading racy photos from the International Herald Tribune reports Baidu has been censured by a government backed watchdog group for helping spread "filthy pictures." Internet users in China were reportedly using Baidu to find images of actor Edison Chen and several...
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Feb. 6, 2008 at 8:03am by Danny Sullivan
Google To Fight Baidu In China With Legal Music Downloads?
One of the key weaknesses Google has seemed to face in growing market share in China has been the fact that many people turn to Baidu to download music. Now the company may be fixing this, reports the Wall Street Journal:...
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Jan. 23, 2008 at 8:39am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu Relaunches In Japan
Baidu aims to take on Google and Yahoo in Japan from Reuters reports Baidu has relaunched in Japan at http://www.baidu.jp/. The press release called the launch a "formal launch of its Japanese language search engine." As part of this launch, Baidu revamped the Japanese home page and added blog search....
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Jan. 2, 2008 at 8:46am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu Beats Music Labels In Music Copyright Case Again
Beijing court sides with Baidu in music piracy case from the AFP reports that Baidu has won a copyright case in a Beijing appeals court against the music labels. The court upheld the decision that Baidu is not guilty of property rights infringement for displaying links to web sites that...
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Dec. 31, 2007 at 7:36am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu's CFO Dies In Holiday Accident
Baidu.com says CFO killed in China accident from the AFP reports Shawn Wang, Baidu's CFO, died on December 27. Wang was in a fatal accident during a holiday vacation in China. He joined Baidu in 2004 and helped Baidu with their extremely successful IPO and NASDAQ listing....
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Oct. 18, 2007 at 7:18am by Danny Sullivan
Did Dalai Lama Award Cause China To Redirect Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Search Traffic To Baidu?
Reports have been coming in that people trying to reach Google, Yahoo and Microsoft from within China or via Chinese ISPs are being redirected to Baidu. Some have accused Baidu of hijacking the traffic, but we think it's likely that China is upset with the US over the award it...
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Jun. 8, 2007 at 8:49am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu Calls European Expansion Rumors "Groundless"
Baidu denies plans for European expansion from InfoWorld reports that rumors of Baidu expanding to Europe are false. Baidu, the Chinese search engine, released a statement saying, "Recent rumors alleging that Baidu.com is expanding into Europe are groundless." A UK Telegraph article recently sparked such rumors....
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Jun. 4, 2007 at 11:10am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu Expanding To Europe
Baidu to announce European expansion plans from Network World reports Baidu, the Chinese search engine, has plans to expand to Europe. Shawn Wang, Baidu's CEO, said they would have more details on the European launch later this month. There are some hints that Baidu will initially target a younger demographic,...
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Jun. 1, 2007 at 6:52am by Gord Hotchkiss
A Tale Of Two Cultures
Last week I had the opportunity to present some very preliminary results from our Chinese eye tracking study to a Chinese audience at Search Engine Strategies Xiamen. We’re still going over the results and preparing a final report, the highlights of which I’ll cover in this column in a...
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May. 31, 2007 at 12:27pm by Chris Sherman
Searcher Behavior In China
Attendees of Search Engine Strategies conferences in North America and Europe know that the searcher behavior panel has grown into one of the most popular sessions of the show. No surprise why: sophisticated search marketers have mostly mastered the tactical aspects of their craft, and in looking for a competitive...
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Mar. 8, 2007 at 9:12am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu & Google Go Head To Head With Chinese Book Search
Google, Baidu race to set up online library in China via Reuters reports that Baidu and Google are going at it to be the largest and best book search service in China. Reuters writes that Peking University Library in Beijing, "one of Asia's largest academic libraries," already has a partnership...
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Mar. 6, 2007 at 2:49pm by Chris Sherman
Report: Google Gaining, But Baidu Still Dominates In China
Reporting from the Fourth Annual Piper China Growth Conference, analyst Safa Rashtchy says that China-based search engine Baudu continues to dominate in market share for both organic and paid listings, but apparently Google's increased investments in China are paying off. Baidu also believes the opportunity in Japan will be significant...
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Feb. 15, 2007 at 9:01am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu 4th Quarter Profits Quintupled
Reuters reports that Baidu's fourth quarter profits "soared 400 percent." Baidu's fourth quarter net income increased to "122.8 million yuan (US$15.7 million), or 3.54 yuan (45 cents) per diluted share, compared with the year-earlier quarter's 24.5 million yuan, or 0.71 yuan per diluted share." But they expect revenue to "decelerate...
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Jan. 24, 2007 at 9:22am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu Earns License To Produce News Content In China
Reuters reports that Baidu, the large Chinese based search engine, has earned a license by China's State Council Information Office (SCIO) to produce news content in China. This enables Baidu to produce their own content, as opposed to just showing snippets of content from 3rd party sources....
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Dec. 22, 2006 at 9:03am by Barry Schwartz
Google Says They Won't Ask For Help In China To Compete
In Google sticks to solo plans from the Shanghai Daily, Google said it won't work with a local partner in China to gain marketshare. Google's vice president of China operations, Kai-fu Lee said that they "have confidence in our current approach" in China. Currently, Baidu has 50 percent share in...
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Dec. 14, 2006 at 9:48am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft China To Display Baidu's Search Ads
MarketWatch reports that Microsoft and Baidu struck a deal where Baidu will be powering the paid search ads at Microsoft's MSN, Live.com and other China based services. Again, Baidu is to power Microsoft's ads in China, not the other way around. Baidu has the official press release. From the top...
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Dec. 8, 2006 at 9:19am by Barry Schwartz
Baidu Launches Blog Search Engine In China
People's Daily Online reports Baidu has launched a blog search engine in China yesterday. The blog search engine is the first of its kind in China. Yu Jun, a senior executive with Baidu, said the service was based on a database of billions of websites, including all the blogs supported...
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Dec. 4, 2006 at 10:39am by Bill Slawski
Google Battling Baidu for Searchers in China and Japan
The Chicago Tribune took a close and thoughtful look at the search engine market in China, in Baidu vs. Google this weekend (free user registration required). This morning, Baidu announced in a press release that they would be entering the Japanese search market in 2007. Some insights from the Tribune...
