Future of China Yahoo Search Algorithm

Microsoft Bing’s search algorithm will be powering Yahoo’s search results after the two companies’ recent partnership deal. Soon Yahoo’s own search algorithm will no longer be available.
Yahoo China’s search results have long been powered by Yahoo’s search algorithm even though Yahoo China has been a web property of Alibaba Group since 2005.

Yahoo China’s Search Engine [...]

How Baidu and Google China Ended 2008

China’s search market was dominated by Baidu and Google in quarter four of 2008, in which it reached 131.3 million US dollar of revenue. China’s number one search engine Baidu.com was still in the lead with 60.1% share while Google came second with 25.9% share, according to research company Analysys International.
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Google decided [...]

Chinese Search Engines Ranked Top 10

Two of the Chinese search engines (Baidu.com and Alibaba.com) reached top 10 in terms of worldwide search market share in December 2007, according to a recent report by ComScore.
1. Google Sites – 62.4%
2. Yahoo! Sites – 12.8%
3. Baidu.com Inc – 5.2%
4. Microsoft Sites – 2.9%
5. NHN Corporation – 2.4%
6. eBay – 2.2%
7. Time Warner Network [...]

New Yahoo China Search Homepage

China Yahoo! Search recently launched a new home page which is still in Beta.

It is believed the newly launched search homepage will bring a more Chinese localized look-and-feel and will also improve usability. Earlier this year China Yahoo! became the official name instead of the old name Yahoo! China, which was an early sign of [...]

Yahoo China is Now China Yahoo

There is no more Yahoo! China, as last week it has been renamed China Yahoo!. You will find the new convention of its Chinese name has even been reflected on its logo of the official China Yahoo! portal, if you can read Chinese!

In terms of the Chinese language naming convention, it actually sounds a little [...]

Yahoo China Re-launches Yisou

Yahoo! China is shifting its major business focus to search instead of Internet portal, according to its president Zeng Ming. In 2007, Yahoo! China is to develop customized search capabilities.
One of the evidences to support this saying can be found with its recent re-launch of Yisou. Yisou is believed to be a research platform of [...]

China Launches Academic Journal Search Engine

Last week, China has officially launched cnki.net which is a search engine of China’s first online database of academic journals.
cnki.net is a national web project of search program that is built at a cost of 345 million yuan. It provides the contents of 6642 academic periodicals that serve as research sources by anyone.
This academic web [...]

Microsoft Live Search Powers Chinese Search Engine 114

Microsoft is eager to increase its search market share in China. Its latest move is to power China Telecom’s newly launched search engine called 114 (114.vnet.cn) via its new beta search service Windows Live Search. 114 has four vertical search besides its main web search: Forum, Blog, News and Yellowpages.

Microsoft currently trails far behind in [...]