Posts Tagged ‘advertising’
China Initiates Campaign Against Illegal Mobile Websites
September 28th, 2009
A new campaign is underway in China to rid the country of mobile-optimized websites that spread pornography and false information.
China’s Ministry of Public Security started the campaign on September 23, 2009, and the one-month campaign will target illegal mobile phone websites.
The campaign will focus on three areas: cleaning out illegal mobile phone websites, which [...]
Sohu.com Initiates Chinese Alliance Against Video Websites
September 17th, 2009
Initiated by Sohu.com, Joy.cn, and Union Voole Technology Company, a new anti-piracy alliance that is co-founded by 110 Chinese Internet video copyright owners has been launched in Beijing.
This new anti-piracy alliance released ten slogans that call for Internet video websites’ prevention of the spread of unauthorized video works. The websites are encouraged to block the [...]
China Unicom Qingdao Punished For Website Traffic Hijacking
September 15th, 2009
According to decisions recently announced by Qingdao Intermediate People’s Court, China Unicom Qingdao and Tsingtao Osun Network Technique Company were punished for hijacking traffic from other commercial websites.
This is the first time that a telecom operator has been punished for website traffic hijacking in China.
Reports in local media state that starting from February 2009, China [...]
Google China Made CNY973 Million Revenue In First Three Quarters Of 2008
January 7th, 2009
According to a report on Chinese search engine market in 2008 released by the Chinese market research firm Analysys International, Google (GOOG) China made CNY973 million revenue in the first three quarters of 2008.
China’s First Internet Advertising Industry Standard Begins
January 5th, 2009
The Internet Committee of the China Advertising Association has launched a trial version of the Recommended Usage Standard for China’s Internet Advertising and the standard started its trial operation from January 1, 2009.
Baidu Taps BrandLink Internet Advertising In China
December 23rd, 2008
Chinese search engine Baidu.com is currently developing a new search advertising model named BrandLink.
Tencent Restructures South China Sales Department
December 23rd, 2008
Chinese media, including Sohu.com, has reported that Chinese instant messaging company Tencent has recently published an internal announcement with information about its plans to restructure its South China sales department and it has appointed Dao Feng as director for its South China sales department.
Sina.com Buys Focus Media’s Digital Out-of-Home Business In China
December 22nd, 2008
In one of the biggest Chinese technology deals of 2008, Chinese Internet portal Sina.com (SINA) has entered into a definitive agreement worth about USD1 billion with Focus Media Holding Limited (FMCN) to acquire substantially all of the assets of Focus Media’s digital out-of-home advertising networks, including LCD display network, poster frame network and in-store network.
Bad Ads: Baidu Adjusts Chinese Revenue Expectations
December 12th, 2008
Signaling that advertisers might shun Internet advertising in an economic downturn, and just weeks after it was hammered by investors for selling illegal medical advertisements, Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com (BIDU) has rightfully adjusted its revenue expectation for the fourth quarter of 2008 to between CNY890 million and CNY900 million, decreasing CNY100 million compared with [...]
Chinese Government Goes After Websites Selling Fake Drugs
December 12th, 2008
China’s State Food and Drug Administration has listed 23 websites that have been found to be posting false drug information or selling fake drugs.
