China’s 58.com Gears Up For New Tech Growth

58comIts homepage may appear staid and plain, but the backend technology running Chinese classified information website 58.com is ramping up …

China’s Leading Classified Information Websites Announce Merger

Chinese lifestyle service platform 58.com announced a merger with its classified information listings competitor Ganji.com. According to the agreement, 58.com will acquire an approximately 43.2% fully diluted equity stake in Ganji.com for a combination of share consideration and cash, including approximately 34 million newly issued ordinary shares and USD412.2 million in cash. Meanwhile, the two […]

Ganji.com Announces Major Executive Changes

Chinese classified information website Ganji.com announced its latest executive team structure, covering strategy, sales, business development, and marketing. Former Alibaba executive Chen Guohuan has been appointed chief operating officer of Ganji.com; former Taobao executive Zhu Xiaoping has been appointed vice president of Ganji.com’s channel department; and former Alibaba B2B business unit executive Wang Zhenghong has […]

Ganji.com Joins Baidu’s LBS Platform

Chinese lifestyle service provider Ganji.com has joined the project named Openmap on Baidu’s location-based service platform. With this move, users will be able to gain various lifestyle service information from Baidu maps and Ganji.com, including recruitment information, real estate data, express delivery, and wedding arrangements. Baidu LBS recently launched this new Openmap project to developers. […]

Ganji.com, Coo8.com Join For Internet Advertising Services

Chinese classified information provider Ganji.com has inked a deal with Coo8.com, the professional home appliances e-commerce site for retailer Gome, to offer targeted advertising promotions to Gome.

Chinese Group Buying Websites Merge Under Unified Brand

Chinese group buying website Ftuan.com announced that its physical company has been renamed from Beijing Kala Interactive Technology Company Limited to Beijing Wangluo Tianxia Life Technology Company Limited, and both Ftuan.com and Gaopeng.com will be integrated into the company.

Internet Death Knell As Group Discount Buying Websites Merge In China

Ftuan.com, a Chinese group buying website, and Gaopeng.com, the joint venture between Tencent and Groupon, have reportedly completed their merger and integration, and the new company will be led by Lin Ning from Ftuan.com.

55tuan.com To Operate Ganji.com’s Group Buying Business

China’s Ganji.com and 55tuan.com have jointly announced that 55tuan.com has become the operator of Ganji.com’s group buying business.

Alipay.com Launches Trading Platform For Used Goods In China

Alipay.com, the third-party Internet payment subsidiary of the Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba, has launched a new Internet trading platform for second-hand products.

Ganji.com Promotes Mobile Social Network In China

Chinese classified information website Ganji.com has updated its mobile client from the 1.0 version to 2.0, aiming to provide users with a better mobile Internet experience.

China’s Ganji.com Develops Group Buying Internet Service With COFCO

Chinese lifestyle information website Ganji.com has launched a new collective buying product, which will first cooperate with Womai.com owned by COFCO Group in providing group buying deals in Beijing.

China’s Ganji.com Gains USD20 Million Investment From Nokia, BlueRun

Chinese lifestyle information and classifieds listings website Ganji.com has announced that it has gained joint investments of USD20 million from Nokia Growth Partners and BlueRun Ventures.

China’s Ganji.com, Dianping.com Form Strategic Alliance

Chinese lifestyle websites Ganji.com and Dianping.com have inked a strategic cooperation to provide comprehensive lifestyle information services to netizens across China.

China’s Ganji.com Will Acquire 263.com

According to reports in local media, Chinese lifestyle information website Ganji.com is planning to acquire its counterpart 263.com for over CNY10 million.