These Surfers Do It Their Own Way
December 28, 2007 | Written by annliu | Filed Under Alert & Opinion & News
Will China be the new California? New data suggest China isn’t lagging on Internet social networking. It’s just innovating differently.
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Believe it or not - Chinese have a more passionate relationship with the Internet, according the survey that conducted by JWT, an ad firm, and IAC, which owns Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster and other global brands, it said:
Young Chinese were more likely than Americans to say their online lives were more intense than the real thing (48 percent versus 12 percent). And, perhaps because of the lack of reliable opinions in the media, Chinese also seem to be more likely than Americans to use the Web to share and form opinions.
There are an estimated 39 million bloggers in China, 40 percent of all broadband users, compared with just 13 percent in the United States.
Young Chinese Net users said that they go online with more people per week (23 versus 19) and were twice as likely to rely on online sources for shopping advice.
With all the latest Internet technologies, like social networking, IM and email, surprised - they given sites like Facebook and MySpace the cold shoulder. Even local Chinese sites like Xiaonei or 51.com have failed to establish big national followings. They think those sites are too ‘passive’ and prefers the immediacy of instant messaging, from their home PC and cell phone, because with IM - “you can connect with anyone, any time - that’s what makes it great.”
