China Group Buying Blog Posts

The CNNIC report for January 2012 came out, so I've updated my graphs to reflect the recent data. The data is up-to-date as of the end of December, 2011.

Highlights: Read more...

Echo just made a guest post on Groupon China's counterfeit Tissot watch incident, how they dealt with it and what this might mean for Chinese group-buying websites and Chinese e-commerce in general. Check it out on TechRice.com.

TechRice is a great blog about Chinese web startups and major Chinese-language players on the Internet.

This post is now outdated.

See the Jan 2012 edition at http://www.east-west-connect.com/chinese-internet-user-demographics-jan-2012.

Here it is! 15 years of data on Chinese Internet usage, reorganized into a more easily readable format. I think there are some really cool figures here! Read more...

What's in a brand name?

A brand must represent a company's image in the mind of consumers. It must be memorable. It must 'sound right'. It must suit the cultural context in which it is perceived. Read more...

Groupon China posted their first deal today. This gives us a good chance to check out what they've done with the interface. 

It's obvious that Groupon China (Gaopeng.com), has chosen to make as few changes as possible. They've maintained a very similar design and brand image with their parent site, Groupon.com. The changes they have made reflect the different players in the Chinese Internet ecosystem, most notably the choice of social networks.  Read more...