Archive for the 'Beijing' Category
Hoodong: Homegrown Wiki
0 Comments Published by BV China November 27th, 2007 in Online Community, Blog Service Provider, User Generated Content, China, Beijing, WikiLocation: Beijing
Company Description: Hoodong.com is the Largest “Chinese Wikipedia” and developer of HDWiki software, the first open source Wiki software in Chinese. Its Chinese name means interactive, a good method to build up knowledge. Although the concept of Wikipedia is still new to China, there were 1,562,034 items edited on the site by 257,521 global […]
MyTshirt: Supplying a Wardrobe Staple
0 Comments Published by BV China September 21st, 2007 in User Generated Content, Beijing, Social NetworksLocation: Beijing
Company Description:
A CafePress style website has popped up out of Beijing. Three young founders started MyTshirt in July of 2006 and created a site for users to become part of a creative t-shirt design community. Users can either create their own designs and have their t-shirts made or they can submit their designs to […]
Very86: Varying the Social Network Scene
1 Comment Published by BV China September 5th, 2007 in Online Community, Beijing, Social NetworksLocation: Beijing
Company Description: Bob Li recently left his cushion job as a Business Development Manager at Red Herring-Beijing to devote more time to stewarding his first venture: Very86.com, a platform to support social networking sites (SNS) tailored to local communities. The site, meaning VeryChina (86 is China’s country code), provides the basic tools for […]
HiPiHi: China’s Own Virtual World
2 Comments Published by BV China June 21st, 2007 in Online Community, Venture Capital, User Generated Content, China, Virtual World, Second Life, Beijing
Location: Beijing
Company Description: Virtual Worlds are stirring a lot of buzz around Silicon Valley these days. Sites such as Second Life, Gizmos and Habbo have raised nearly $80 million VC dollars since 2004. China, already having proved itself as a strong market for online multi-player gaming and social networking, has followed suit. The most […]