Posts Tagged ‘China’

Goojje Launches In China

Sunday, January 31, 2010 14:10 No Comments

Google ’sister’ launches in China:
A new search engine and social network provider called Goojje has appeared online in China.
The site contains very similar branding to Google, and the final syllable “jje” sounds similar to the Mandarin word for older sister (jiejie).
Goojje’s search results appear to be filtered for sensitive content in accordance with Chinese regulations.
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Baidu Launching Online-Video Company

Thursday, January 7, 2010 9:21 2 Comments

High-quality online video has been in high demand in China, and Chinese search provider Baidu is hoping to fulfill that need.
Baidu announced on Wednesday that it is creating an independent company to offer premium online videos to Chinese Internet users. The new entity is designed to work with content providers to supply copyrighted material, including [...]

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