China’s Alibaba to Launch a Search Engine

Posted at February 18, 2013, in Asia, Chinese market, Search Marketing

Alibaba, who is the biggest E-commerce company in China

Yahoo Japan, still the top search site in Japan

Posted at June 6, 2010, in Japanese Search Engines

Yahoo Search (Japan) had 2,609 mil search queries during the month of April, which made them the number 1 search site in Japan. According to the report by NetRatings (netratings.co.jp) “Search Service Usage Report” (the search conducted on PC at home and work), Google search had second most search users[…]

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Search everything you want with Baidu Japan mobile

Posted at October 6, 2009, in Japan Mobile Market, Japanese Search Engines

Baidu offers mobile search in Japan, which lets you search with Emoji (emoticons), too. It’s not just a fun factor, but also helps usability.

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First Analytics tool by Chinese search engine: Baidu Statistics

Posted at August 7, 2009, in china-sem

Baidu.com announced the release of analytics tool, “Baidu Statistics”. This is the first analytics tool to be offered in Chinese search engine industry.

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Will Baidu gain market share in Japan?

Posted at February 17, 2008, in Japanese Search Engines

It’s been 3 weeks since Baidu officially opened its services in Japan after 10months of beta phase. While Baidu’s news has been picked up by some search industry media, I haven’t heard any user side feedbacks. None of my friends in Japan have tried the search at Baidu, yet. So, the question is… “Will Baidu gain market share in Japan?”

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