{"id":1158,"date":"2014-01-29T16:57:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T16:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashwinl.com\/ideas\/chinese-social-media\/"},"modified":"2014-01-29T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T16:57:19","slug":"chinese-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashwinl.com\/ideas\/chinese-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/3d40e9eca77f40c942512ea4e3a03095\/tumblr_inline_n069qdn1rO1qz5x9s.png\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Icons in order what-is below (from wikipedia):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jia This<\/strong> is essentially that same thing as Add This but totally geared for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caimeiju.com\/for-real-estate-professionals\/tips-and-resources\/chinese-social-media\/chinese-social-media-explained.html\" title=\"Chinese Social Media Explained by CNN\">Chinese social media landscape<\/a>. At Caimeiju we have integrated this into our platform so that any Chinese visitor who likes one of our clients properties or wishes to share our articles, can easily do so across their own favorite social media pages. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caimeiju.com\/for-real-estate-professionals\/tips-and-resources\/chinese-social-media\/what-is-jia-this.html\">Source<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sina Weibo<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_language\" title=\"Chinese language\">Chinese<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microblogging\" title=\"Microblogging\">microblogging<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microblogging_in_China\" title=\"Microblogging in China\">weibo<\/a>) website. Akin to a hybrid of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\" title=\"Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\">Facebook<\/a>, it is one of the most popular sites in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" title=\"China\">China<\/a>, in use by well over 30% of Internet users, with a market penetration similar to what Twitter has established in the USA.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sina_Weibo#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It was launched by<a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SINA_Corporation\" title=\"SINA Corporation\">SINA Corporation<\/a>\u00a0on 14 August 2009,<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-chinadaily0_1-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sina_Weibo#cite_note-chinadaily0-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and has 503 million registered users as of Dec 2012.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sina_Weibo#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0About 100 million messages are posted each day on Sina Weibo.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sina_Weibo#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tencent QQ<\/strong>, popularly known as\u00a0<strong>QQ<\/strong>, is an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Instant_messaging\" title=\"Instant messaging\">instant messaging<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_service\" title=\"Software service\">software service<\/a>\u00a0developed by\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tencent_Holdings_Limited\" title=\"Tencent Holdings Limited\">Tencent Holdings Limited<\/a>. QQ also offers a variety of services, including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_network_game\" title=\"Social network game\">online social games<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Online_music_store\" title=\"Online music store\">music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Online_shopping\" title=\"Online shopping\">shopping<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microblogging\" title=\"Microblogging\">microblogging<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voice_over_IP\" title=\"Voice over IP\">group and voice chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Renren Network<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters\" title=\"Simplified Chinese characters\">Chinese<\/a>:\u00a0\u4eba\u4eba\u7f51;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinyin\" title=\"Pinyin\">pinyin<\/a>:\u00a0<em>R\u00e9nr\u00e9nw\u01ceng<\/em>; literally &ldquo;Everyone&rsquo;s Website&rdquo;), formerly known as the\u00a0<strong>Xiaonei Network<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_language\" title=\"Chinese language\">Chinese<\/a>:\u00a0\u6821\u5185\u7f51; literally &ldquo;on-campus network&rdquo;) is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" title=\"China\">Chinese<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_networking_service\" title=\"Social networking service\">social networking service<\/a>\u00a0that is dubbed as &ldquo;a Chinese copy of Facebook.&rdquo;<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renren#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>It has been called the Facebook of China, popular amongst college students.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renren#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In February 2011, Renren made a pre-IPO announcement that it had 160 million registered users.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renren#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Later, in April 2011, it had to update its statement accurately to &ldquo;a total of 31 million active monthly users.&rdquo;<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Chao_6-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renren#cite_note-Chao-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qzone<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_language\" title=\"Chinese language\">Chinese<\/a>:\u00a0QQ\u7a7a\u95f4) is a\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_networking\" title=\"Social networking\">social networking<\/a>\u00a0website, which was created by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tencent\" title=\"Tencent\">Tencent<\/a>\u00a0in 2005. It allows users to write\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blogs\" title=\"Blogs\">blogs<\/a>, keep\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diary\" title=\"Diary\">diaries<\/a>, send photos, listen to music, and watch videos. Users can set their Qzone background and select accessories based on their preferences so that every Qzone is customized to the individual member&rsquo;s taste. However, most Qzone services are not free; only after buying the &ldquo;Canary Diamond&rdquo; can users access every service without paying extra.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qzone#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0A mobile version is available at extra cost.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report published by Tencent, possibly surpassing other social networking websites like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MySpace\" title=\"MySpace\">MySpace<\/a>\u00a0in China.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qzone#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>Qzone is rapidly growing: as of November 2013, it already had 623.3 million users.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qzone#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0150 million Qzone users update their accounts at least once a month. This makes Qzone one of the most active communities in the whole industry.<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qzone#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Icons in order what-is below (from wikipedia): Jia This is essentially that same thing as Add This but totally geared for the\u00a0Chinese social media landscape. 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