Infographic: Apps ripped off by Tencent, China’s tech copycat empire

Alia | April 16th, 2012 - 11:47 pm
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Every iPhone or Andriod app that Tencent has copied is put side by side in an infographic. The amazing thing is that Tencent’s copycats oftentimes rank higher than the original in app store.

Data shows that comment ban did bring chill to Sina Weibo

Alia | April 4th, 2012 - 2:55 pm
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Data from Alexa proves that comment function plays a key role in visitor engagement for Sina Weibo.

Netizens reaction to Weibo comment halt (including those from Sohu Weibo who haven’t got any bans)

Alia | March 31st, 2012 - 10:05 pm
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A sample of how Chinese netiznes from Sina Weibo, as well as Sohu Weibo, the only Twitter-like service in China that hasn’t received any government punishment, react to the comment ban effective yesterday on two of China’s most popular microblogging services.

Tencent, king of tech copycat, released Chinese Draw Something

Alia | March 30th, 2012 - 7:40 pm
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Tencent is fast, as always, to copy. The move is anything but a surprise given that most of Tencent’s products are copycats. The newest one on list is a Chinese version of Draw Something , the hottest app on earth right now. Tencent named the app “Guess Guess”.