bill
msg:3709206 | 2:07 pm on Jul 28, 2008 (gmt 0) |
It was bound to happen sooner or later: It's official, China is No. 1 nation in Internet users [webmasterworld.com]. They'd been predicting it for years. The US market is pretty much saturated now while these developing countries with larger populations are now coming online. | does anyone know how many of these 253 Million people are good English readers? |
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Very few. How good is your Chinese? ;)
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JamieBrown
msg:3709241 | 2:37 pm on Jul 28, 2008 (gmt 0) |
China's internet penetration is only 16%, compared to other countries like the UK (66%), USA (71%), Netherlands (87%) or Norway (88% - the highest I think). The potential for further growth is huge. This may sound like a significant milestone, but I think its probably only the very beginning.
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DrDoc
msg:3709479 | 6:06 pm on Jul 28, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I am having severe Firefly/Serenity flashbacks whenever I read about China's growth.
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redstorm
msg:3710085 | 9:25 am on Jul 29, 2008 (gmt 0) |
If your guys have read the 2nd Quarter Financial Statements from Sohu.com Inc, you will even more amazed by its growth speed: Sohu.com Inc's GAAP net income of US$40.2 million or US$1.02 per fully diluted share. GAAP net income increased by 604% year-on-year and 86% quarter-on-quarter
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caine
msg:3713060 | 2:54 pm on Aug 1, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Asia is so open/needs SEO - learn one of the big languages, and get marketing. From what i can see its a very juevinille market, waiting for someone to come popping cherries ¬
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Green_Grass
msg:3713086 | 3:20 pm on Aug 1, 2008 (gmt 0) |
We must remember it is a censored market.. So may users.. but seeing only the govt's version of the internet. That can't be good.
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JamieBrown
msg:3714646 | 9:51 am on Aug 4, 2008 (gmt 0) |
| We must remember it is a censored market.. |
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True, but one that seems to be improving. For a country that hasn't had freedom of press yet, they're making remarkable strides. I don't see the Great Firewall of China lasting decades - for one its unmanageable and impractical, but more importantly the attitude of the Chinese government seems to be slowly but surely changing. That can only be a good thing!
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