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New Web Surfers in China Younger, Less Educated By JONAH GREENBERG

New survey results show that younger people, and people with less education than previously, are getting online in China, according to a Hong Kong-based Internet market research company.

Whereas the Internet in China was once the exclusive domain of the educated elite, more Internet users are turning up without a college degree, said Interactive Audience Measurement Asia (iamasia) in an announcement Thursday.

Also according to the release, the average age of Internet users in China who came online within the last six months is 28, whereas the average age of Internet users who have been online for two years is 32, showing that recent adopters are an increasingly young segment of the population. (more)

Supply Chain Chaos? Call Viewlocity! By JONAH GREENBERG

Viewlocity, a global business-to-business integration software company with over 100 clients in China, is trying to establish its proprietary software as a standard for linking incompatible computer systems in China's increasingly automated supply chains. (more)

Recent:

Best New e-Biz Strategy: Sell Stickiness
Web start-ups in China need to identify products and services that fit neatly into a market saturated with audience-oriented "portal" sites, experts say. (more)

Online Payment Breaks Through in Shanghai
E-commerce in China takes a step forward as Shanghai residents can now buy products on the Web no matter where their bank account is. (more)

China Net Surveys Battle for the Numbers
The Internet research company, iamasia, released statistics this week that question high internet growth rate estimates for China. (more)

What's That Next to the Bok Choy? The Internet!
Could it really be true that Qufu -- tiny, backward little Qufu -- had its own Internet bar, wedged in between the noodle stand and the fruit vendor? (more)

China Internet Users Rise to 12.3 Million
The most frequently cited figure previously was 8.9 million, published last January by the China Internet Information Center (CNNIC), the official Net tracking agency. (more)

Three China Portals to Launch Translation Tool
Language software company Babylon.com will translate its way into the China market through strategic partnerships. (more)

Domain Registrars Scramble to Dominate in China
Network Solutions, Registrars.com, DomainPeople, and idealab! are among the many registries scrambling into the China market. (more)

China Internet Battle Escalates After PNTR
China's two biggest portal Web sites, Sina.com and Chinadotcom, are moving ahead in fierce competition, spurred on by passage of the PNTR trade bill. (more)

Archive:

IBM's Wu Finds E-Commerce Inroads to China (5/19/00)
Greg Manning to Focus on Cell Phones (5/16/00)
Asiacontent Jumps the Great Wall of China (5/15/00)
BroadVision Moves into China at Last (5/12/00)
Adatom.com Launches Hi-Tech Portal in China (5/11/00)
Will Millions in China Watch DotTV? (5/10/00)
Chinese E-Tail Underdog Pledges 1 Hr. Delivery (4/12/00)
Women's Web Sites Multiply in China (4/5/00)
Dow Jones, Schwab Launch Chinese Site (3/31/00)
Portal Shawei.com Makes a Strong Kick Off (3/27/00)

Spotlight: China's Top Portals

Sina.com Sina.com was the brainchild of three students at Stanford University: Sinanet.
It's now China's most popular Web site, according to official surveys (review).

163.com Netease is the most "Chinese" of China's
top portals. Run by an all-Chinese management team, Netease is also well known for its auction service (review).

Sohu.com Sohu.com, China's #3 Web portal, built its name on its search function: "Sohu" comes from the word "Souhu," which means "search fox" in Chinese. (review).



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