Nickname: knight

Review: Google's rampant search in China is not because of censorship. See my full comments at http://knight.blogs.cn/

Date reviewed: Jun 27, 2006 7:45 AM

Nickname: groundhog

Review: Google: Rampant Search in China (ctd.) Nowadays no common citizen in China feel really passionate about politics -- they think more in monetary terms. Fraud and obscenity are inundating the online world and cellular messages. Every night "one-night loves" play in cities where strangers meet with each other after virtual chatting. The Chinese watchdog emphasizes crimes such as racketeering, deceptive merchandising and lottery, identity theft, and pornography, including erotic photo, video, and nude showrooms more. So why does Google lack competitiveness? It may not differ from the reason for many multi-national firms -- they don't know how to do business in China.

Date reviewed: Jun 27, 2006 6:25 AM

Nickname: groundhog

Review: Google: Rampant Search in China -- There are many aspects where Google goes awry in China. Google (GOOG) isn't getting better, as it expects, and is perhaps getting even worse. Many columnists blame censorship from Chinese government, which is said to be unfavorable to Google. The reasoning is flawed if one explains market share largely by censorship, since web surfers, not the Chinese government, determine the favorite search engine. The occasional access denial to Google was a stereotyped story long ago. I have no problem using Google in China, people say.The implications about censorship also overrate Chinese netzines' enthusiasm about politics. The majority of them are teenagers and twenties. They were babies when the Tiananmen Massacre occurred in 1989 and were seldom involved in Falun Gong before it was expelled.

Date reviewed: Jun 27, 2006 6:23 AM

Nickname: BeijingMan

Review: Good to notice that Analysys International is a Chinese company, which (at least in 2005) has nothing to with famous global consulting company Analysys. More: http://beijingman.blogspot.com

Date reviewed: Jun 27, 2006 3:45 AM

Nickname: xyz

Review: Censorship does not help a search engine; it actually hurts it. Google.cn, which offers a censored service, only attracts 1% of Google's Chinese users. So do not expect Google to gain market share when they figure out how to deal with the Chinese government. Google users will leave if they can only access a censored Google.

Date reviewed: Jun 26, 2006 2:31 PM

Nickname: Newman Chow

Review: Google is not Chinese and it lacks good Chinese background. Perry Wu says Google will fail in China, and it makes sense. Here's why: http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=3482

Date reviewed: Jun 26, 2006 2:11 PM

Nickname: One Gfan from China

Review: According to media reports, Yahoo China under Jack Ma has never come out off troubles since last year. Here's one recent report for your reference: http://media.people.com.cn/GB/40641/4522171.html Yahoo China's general manager of SME (i.e. chief supervisor of dealers) just left his position, said to be due to declining sales. One quote from the article: "(Yahoo China's) Dealers said that since this year, market share for both real name business and paid ranking business has been seriously declining. Their own speculation is the market share of Yahoo search has dropped to below 15%." It is recommended that you read the article yourself. It is from the First Finance & Economics Daily. I know the drop in China markt share wouldn't hurt Google itself, as you put well in your article. But as a Google fan who has been loving Google for four years, I would like to see more responsible reports. Thank you!

Date reviewed: Jun 26, 2006 11:19 AM

Nickname: One gfan frm China

Review: As a journalist, it is supposed that you should only use reliable data, right? So have you checked the reliability of your data source? Have you questioned the so-called Analysys intl's Methodology and Technology? In my opinion, their credibility is very dubious. China's data mining and measurement analysis are at a very early stage, completely uncomparable to those of the US's. China's companies in this line lack technology, resources, and experienced personnel. Most importantly, they lack a sense of responsibility, which is vital, both for their reports and the industries they "serve." The company, itself, is lame. So my suggestion is, don't simply measure their credibility with your US standard.

Date reviewed: Jun 26, 2006 11:14 AM

Nickname: BeijingMan

Review: Google in China should remember that "the product" is just 50% in China. Guanxi (relations) is the other 50%. More: http://beijingman.blogspot.com

Date reviewed: Jun 26, 2006 10:37 AM

Nickname: DuskBird

Review: The government will untimately destroy its ruling over the country by such ugly and stupid actions like censorship.

Date reviewed: Jun 26, 2006 3:51 AM