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A growing trend in Asia has been the gradual adoption of free Wifi Internet in developed municipalities. This has especially been the case for Korea, where Internet is available in all subways and major locations. In fact, a quick stroll around Seoul almost gives one the impression that Wifi has become the new mobile. The…

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Five years ago the world was introduced to a new kind of mobile phone.  Steve Jobs and his crew at Apple displayed the mobile device that would reshape our mobile experience.  The iPhone, the device Steve introduced, was not the first smart phone, but it was the first smart phone that was pitched to the…

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Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing David Liu, CEO of Jiepang.  Jiepang is China’s largest mobile “check-in” platform with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. 1.  Tell me a little bit about yourself and how Jiepang got its start.  I’m a 27 year old, American born Chinese, grew up in the bay area, and have…

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Big announcements were not limited to just WWDC this week.  GWC, the company behind the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC), the largest mobile Internet conference in Asia, announced that it would hold its first GMIC Silicon Valley (www.gmic-sv.com) conference in the San Jose Convention Center on October 19th-20th.  The event will bring together an expected…

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Last week at CHINICT, Eduardo Saverin dropped by briefly to give his thoughts on his life so far, as well as his investments.  While much of the talk was focused on Eduardo’s life and how he got involved with Facebook, the last part focused on what Eduardo was doing with his money as far as…

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The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) concluded on May 11th after 3 days of exciting events.  This was the second year GMIC was hosted Chinese National Convention Center and welcomed over 5,100 attendees!  There was massive amount of information released to the public and over 400 domestic and international press were on hand to cover it. GMIC…

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GMIC 2012. It is finally here. I write this sitting on the floor of the CNCC next to a van that is part of one of our exhibitors’ displays.  People keep offering me a chair, but I find when I write these sort of articles, the floor seems to help me reflect.  It’s humbling. As…

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Interview: Naveen Tewari, CEO of InMobi Naveen Tewari, CEO of InMobi, will be speaking at GMIC 2012 this year which has us excited.  I had the chance last week to ask Mr. Tewari some questions about himself, InMobi, and what he is expecting to see here in China.  If his responses here are a prelude,…

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“Life, Death, or Tencent”  is the phrase many Chinese startup companies mutter when discussing their future prospects.  Often colored as knock against the 3rd largest company in the world, it is also bears a certain amount of respect toward the company and the man that has together managed to become the single largest influencer of…

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  To kick off the week as we continue our look at at the speakers for Global Mobile Internet Conference 2012, we’re going to highlight Charles Chao, CEO of Sina.  Sina is the company behind the widely popular Sina Weibo platform that brought a Twitter-like experience to China. Twitter itself is blocked in China, so Chinese citizens cannot…

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