Twitter’s Appointment Of New China Chief Won’t Mean Much

Twitter in ChinaJace Dorsey, chief executive officer of Twitter, announced via a tweet that the company has appointed Kathy Chen as Twitter’s …

Chinese Social Media Aggregation Site Shuts Down

Chinese forum aggregation site Daqi.com formally announced its closure. Daqi.com published a notice on its official website which says they terminated the offering of content services with immediate effect. They apologize for inconvenience caused and appreciate the understanding of users. Founded in November 2004, Daqi.com was originally known as ChinaBBS.com and it is one of […]

Game Over For Zynga’s Beijing Office

American game developer Zynga announced that the company will close its office in Beijing. Zynga announced the decision while publishing its performance report for the fourth quarter of 2014. The company said that they will cut the 71 jobs in Beijing office and the related expense of USD7 million will be included in the first […]

Chinese Social Media Monitoring Firm Raises Investment

SocialTouch, one of the many startups in China trying their hand at monitoring Chinese social media, has raised its latest round of investment. The company’s Series C investment round was led by Sierra Ventures and included existing investors GGV Capital and Legend Capital. This new round of funding will be used for product development and […]

Chinese Social Media Software Pioneer Acquired By American Firm

Vocus Inc., the Nasdaq-listed provider of on-demand software for public relations, announced that it has acquired privately-held BDL Media Ltd., a provider of on-demand public relations software and services in China.