Kaixin001
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Kaixin001 is a social networking website
launched in March , 2008.
In 2010, Kaixin001 ranks as the 13th most popular website in China and 67th overall according to Alexa Internet
.
, Facebook
, Twitter
and YouTube
since the summer of 2009 following the Ürümqi riots, many Chinese nationals turned to domestic sites, hence the membership spikes.
On 20 May 2009, Kaixin001 formally sued Qianxiang Group for unfair competition. Qianxiang Group runs one of China's popular social networks Renren. It purchased the kaixin.com domain and launched a Kaixin001 clone.. This enables Renren to confuse users and attract some Kaixin001 potential users to the Kaixin.com clone. On April 2011, Oak Pacific, owners of Renren, was found by a Chinese court as guilty of violating legal rights of Kaixin001. The compensation sum is still being settled by the Chinese legal system. The other main competition for Kaixin001 is Weibo.com, which is like a hybrid of Twitter
and Facebook
. Weibo.com has 140 million users and is owned by Sina.com
.
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
launched in March , 2008.
In 2010, Kaixin001 ranks as the 13th most popular website in China and 67th overall according to Alexa Internet
Alexa Internet
Alexa Internet, Inc. is a California-based subsidiary company of Amazon.com that is known for its toolbar and Web site. Once installed, the toolbar collects data on browsing behavior which is transmitted to the Web site where it is stored and analyzed and is the basis for the company's Web traffic...
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Competition
Kaixin001's success can be partly credited to the Great Firewall of China. Due to the permanent blockage of other social-networking websites such as MyspaceMyspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
since the summer of 2009 following the Ürümqi riots, many Chinese nationals turned to domestic sites, hence the membership spikes.
On 20 May 2009, Kaixin001 formally sued Qianxiang Group for unfair competition. Qianxiang Group runs one of China's popular social networks Renren. It purchased the kaixin.com domain and launched a Kaixin001 clone.. This enables Renren to confuse users and attract some Kaixin001 potential users to the Kaixin.com clone. On April 2011, Oak Pacific, owners of Renren, was found by a Chinese court as guilty of violating legal rights of Kaixin001. The compensation sum is still being settled by the Chinese legal system. The other main competition for Kaixin001 is Weibo.com, which is like a hybrid of Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
and Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
. Weibo.com has 140 million users and is owned by Sina.com
Sina.com
SINA is an online media company for China and Chinese communities around the world. SINA operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, SINA Mobile, SINA Online, and SINA.net. SINA has over 100 million registered users worldwide...
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Applications
Kaixin001 cloned and brought the most famous successful Facebook applications to the Chinese Market before anyone else. For example- Friends for Sale: A game that users can price and sell their friends
- Happy Farm: Users can grown their own vegetables and steal vegetables from their friends.