No Xiaonei Anymore, Here Comes RenRen

If I ask who are the popular social networking sites in China? I think most of you will talk about Kaixin001.com, QQ, 51.com and Xiaonei.com. However, since yesterday, there is no Xiaonei.com anymore, Joe Chen, CEO of Oak Pacific changed its name from Xiaonei.com to RenRen.com.

But why changing the already well-known Xiaonei.com brand to [...]

Roundup for CHINICT 2009 Day One

In last three months, I haven’t updated any post in this blog due to my busy day job. But after attending today’s CHINICT event, I decided to write down something.
Most of the following information can be found on Twitter, mainly by @davidatsg, @sioksiok and @DavidFeng. You can also search #CHINICT in Twitter.

Kaixin001.com now [...]

Kaixin001 Has Ads on Apps

Kaixin001.com, the hottest name in China’s SNS sector, has started to monetize its traffic by adding ads into its extremely popular social game apps.
Parking war is one of the most popular social games in Kaixin001, now you can buy a brand-new Buick Regal car in the game. Unlike other cars, it is a “sponsored [...]

Kaixin001: A New SNS with High Growth

Kaixin001.com is a Facebook-like SNS established in late April by ex-Sina people. Yes, it is a new-comer in China’s already crowded SNS market, but in last three month, Kaixin001.com gained quite good growth curve.
If we check the Alexa data of Kaixin001.com and Hainei.com, which is a SNS launched in late 2007 and targeted similar [...]