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Weibo.com Eyeing for More Revenue with We Media Program

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Weibo.com has launched a new program for “we media” to encourage more unique and quality content creation on Weibo. Weibo “We Media” Program is for verified individual Weibo accounts to apply, whose monthly posts have more than one and half million monthly views and total number of fans are below five million.

Sina Weibo to Launch Smartphone Apps for Sellers

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Weibo.com announced last week they are opening up its Weibo Payment for third parties including both businesses and individuals. This week, some images are leaked on China internet showing the to-be-launched smartphone app called “Weimai” (or Micro-sell) for sellers to manage product inventories and provide online customer service.

Nielsen: Chinese Consumer Confidence Maintains High in Q1 2014

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Chinese consumer confidence remained high in the first quarter of 2014 as in the previous quarter, higher than the same time period in the previous year and above the global average, according to findings from Nielsen. Nielsen also found that FMCG sales in the Chinese market rebounded back to 8% growth in Q1, two percentage […]

China’s Top 100 Best E-Commerce Cities

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Alibaba Ali Institute and Chinese Academy of Information Technology jointly started “E-Commerce Development Index” research in 2010. This year, Ali Institute studies 294 cities and released “China’s Top 100 Best E-Commerce Cities 2013” report.

Weibo to Open Up Weibo Payment This Month

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Weibo has announced this morning to open up its Weibo Payment for third parties, including enterprises and individuals. Weibo Payment was launched this January, co-developed by Weibo.com and Alipay.

JD.com Launching Wechat Shop

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JD.com’s Wechat shop is currently being targeted among some Wechat users in Beijing and Shanghai with updated Wechat version 5.3.

The Art of Social E-Commerce That Xiaomi Taught Us

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1.3 million smartphones, nearly 4.8 million pieces of accessories, all sold out in 12 hours. At 22:00 on 8th April 2014, Xiaomi’s total transaction amount in the latest round of “Mi Fan Festival” came to a halt at 1.5 billion yuan (USD 243.35 million), setting a new domestic record for single-day transaction amount in independent […]

Top 4 Trending in Chinese E-Commerce Market

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The Chinese e-commerce market have seen a sharp rise in both B2C and C2C channels in the recent years. Rapid development in online shopping platforms, social media, online payment and mobile devices is not only driving the market to a boom, but also revolutionizing consumer experience and business marketing methods. Here are the four major […]

MIIT: Chinese Mobile Internet Users Reached 838 Million in January 2014

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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China recently published a report on the Chinese telecom industry in January 2014. The statistics showed that the total users of mobile internet services reached 838 million in January 2014, accounting for 67.8% of all mobile phone users. Mobile internet traffic also saw a remarkable YoY […]

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