tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204004382011-12-14T18:38:32.462-08:00Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-12961155872052060122008-10-08T08:08:00.000-07:002008-10-08T08:10:12.402-07:00

18 months after its acquisition of Adscape and 12 months after it announced Adsense for Games, Google officially launched its game advertising network. Not surprisingly, the initial launch focuses on casual games, specifically flash-based games, which have experienced tremendous growth over the past two years. User traffic to Miniclip, addictinggames, Kongregate, and many other flash-based gaming

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-28759963804988268052008-09-30T09:57:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:58:32.215-07:00

I still haven't got hold of ChinaQ. Tried to call a couple of times but no one's picking up. Therefore, I'm still not 100% sure about what's the level of support from China Telecom. I doubt it's a strategic investment from the corporate level.I've also downloaded the client and visited the world. When I was there, it was totally dark (presumably night in China) and the world feels very much like

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-46472811635132638332008-09-17T21:18:00.000-07:002008-09-17T21:20:44.190-07:00

I'm in San Jose busy preparing for tomorrow's Parks Associates workshop so I've missed all the live action in Austin. Many interesting articles based on various speechs and panels have been published by Gamasutra and other sites. One that caught my eye is on Min Kim's speech on the Free-to-Play market in the U.S.I've heard rumors about Nexon's U.S. revenue for a while now and Min Kim went on

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-44954442736998062872008-09-16T21:02:00.000-07:002008-09-16T21:06:48.490-07:00

I tried and tried and tried... Finally I was able to open chinaq.com and find the phone number. It's either too many have heard the wind and are trying to access the website or the company's server doesn't have enough capacity. I tried to call the company a couple of times and wasn't able to get through. I'll keep trying.Please leave some comments if you think you know more about ChinaQ.

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-4758876805381130492008-09-16T15:48:00.000-07:002008-09-16T15:49:28.139-07:00

According to 17173, a Chinese technology news website, and several other Chinese websites, Hurricane Ike just landed on China's 3D virtual world market. China Telecom, the largest telecom operator in China, with more than 40 millon broadband subscribers and more than 210 million local access lines, announced that it will collaborate with Shenzhou Hengji (a fully-owned subsidiary of Enreach

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1091433209226066512008-09-11T14:37:00.000-07:002008-09-11T14:41:47.465-07:00

A few days ago, Blake Glenn at ECT Networks offered to interview me regarding my views on enterprise usage of virtual worlds. Although enterprise is only a small part of Virtual Worlds: the Internet of Avatars, the new industry report I'm writing (the focus of the report is on 3D social and entertainment worlds), I have talked to several companies working in the enterprise space and decided to

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-17533199821946593322007-08-09T10:56:00.000-07:002007-08-09T10:57:44.680-07:00

China's broadband market is still growing rapidly, despite the recent deacceleration of growth rate. In June 2007, the MII reported more than 59 million broadband users in China. XDSL has more than 75% of the market and the two major telecom operators, China Telecom and China Netcom, has 95% of the market share. Cable operators have not been a competitive force due to various reasons including

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-9358278358930969252007-05-16T11:53:00.001-07:002007-05-16T11:53:50.041-07:00

China represents significant market opportunities for mobile broadband due to its large market size, growing number of middle-class consumers, and love for mobile gadgets. Both mobile and broadband services have enjoyed significant growth, with 461 million and 137 million subscribers, respectively, at the end of 2006. Although the government has not yet granted 3G licenses, both Chinese landline

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-23990519491698630012007-03-09T20:28:00.000-08:002007-03-09T20:31:03.675-08:00

Thought that would grab your attention. No I'm not talking about the recent global stock market meltdown caused by the selloff on Chinese stock market. I'm talking about the recent announcement from the Chinese government about their intention to regulate virtual economy. Many Chinese media outlets have reported the announcement and Financial Times also published an article on March 7th.

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-33889541243335463792007-03-06T20:41:00.000-08:002007-03-06T20:42:08.484-08:00

According an article on Sina.com, the WAPI Indutrial Union is indicating that there will be volume shipments of WAPI products this year. There will be more than 30 WAPI certified products on the market and Lenovo has a line of WAPI laptops. In fact, the MII has a document that requires government purchase programs to first consider WPAI products. The WAPI Industrial Union forecasts hundreds of

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-29831602259312024102007-02-08T07:44:00.000-08:002007-02-08T07:38:20.312-08:00

Economics 101 says that when there's a demand, there should be supply. That is exactly what's happening with virtual item exchange. For those who don't follow the game market, virtual item exchange means using real-world currency to purchase virtual items. For instance, a player of World of Warcraft could buy a special sword from another player for $5 and enhance his gaming experience and a

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1169053634366336522007-01-17T08:49:00.000-08:002007-01-17T09:07:14.856-08:00

Chinese gamers will soon be able to get their hands on a shiny Xbox 360, a legitimate one. A Reuters article revealed that Xbox 360 may launch in China in the coming months. Microsoft has had its eyes on Chinese gamers' growing wallet for quite a few years and the launch of PS2 and PSP in China have provided precedents (when I brought my PSP back to China last year, several of my friends said

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1167082959042502352006-12-25T13:42:00.000-08:002006-12-25T13:42:39.286-08:00

According to Chinese media, Airway Communications, a company based in Wuhan, Hubei Province signed an agreement with Samsung on November 20th 2006. The two companies plan to establish a wireless broadband R&D center in Wuhan, initially focusing on developing WiBro products. If the partnership goes well, Samsung may shift the manufacturing of more communications products to Wuhan. Airway

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1163110027067339502006-11-09T14:05:00.000-08:002006-11-09T14:07:07.496-08:00

I'm also now blogging at Parks Associates' new blog on digital living technologies at www.parksassociates.blogspot.com. Check it out. I'll update this blog at around Thanksgiving when I have more free time. The travel schedule is killing me...Michael

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1158127055566756102006-09-12T22:56:00.000-07:002006-09-12T22:57:35.863-07:00

Shanda's new gaming strategy is winning over players, analysts (Wall Street Journal)Once a Nasdaq darling, Chinese online-games company Shanda Interactive Entertainment has seen a big slide in its share price. But Shanda may be able to show that homegrown Chinese companies can understand their market better than investors think they do.Shanda became one of the Nasdaq Stock Market's biggest

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1157425962039722162006-09-04T19:58:00.000-07:002006-09-04T20:12:42.696-07:00

The long-awaited Internet TV service hit Shanghai on Sept 1. Shanghai Media Group, the IPTV operatoer, decided to bundled the IPTV offering with a broadband service offered by Shanghai Telecom. The service operators forecast the Internet Protocol TV service will attract about 100,000 family users in the city by the end of this year. At that time, Shanghai will have the largest H-264 based IPTV

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1150341354360594192006-06-14T20:13:00.000-07:002006-06-14T20:15:54.733-07:00

People have been visiting this blog and reading my entries but nobody has left any comments so far. Please feel free to leave your comments and thoughts, which will encourage me to dig deeper on certain news.Thank you.

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1149565539939733352006-06-05T20:35:00.000-07:002006-06-05T20:45:41.186-07:00

On May 29, The9.com, the Chinese service provider for the World of Warcraft, announced that it will pay $35 million over a three year period for the exclusive rights to HellGate: London, a new MMORPG game. The9.com will pay off this amount in several installments and share part of the revenue. Currently, almost 100% of the company's revenue come from WOW. This announcement is seen as part of its

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1149367624058362462006-06-03T13:46:00.000-07:002006-06-03T13:48:37.826-07:00

China Unicom has been testing WiMAX networks in five major cities, including Dalian, Guangzhou, and Shanghai. The Company expects to finish the trials before the end of 2006 and then will make a decision regarding commercial deployments.China Unicom is testing the mobile WiMAX flavor (802.16-2005) and the targeted market is business customers. The company considers WiMAX as a complementary

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1147661837163461262006-05-14T19:43:00.000-07:002006-05-14T19:57:17.583-07:00

It's been too long. I've done a fair amount of travel lately. NCTA in Atlanta, NAB and Broadband Wireless World in Las Vegas, Connections (our conference) in Santa Clara, and E3 in Los Angeles. With this crazy schedule, it was very difficult to keep my blog up to date. I'll take my wife's advice, update more but write shorter updates.The buzz words, besides Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3, are

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1143604078918320172006-03-28T19:47:00.000-08:002006-03-28T19:52:35.586-08:00

Asia Home Network Council, HUH?The impact of the “Big Three” in Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, will become more and more significant as governments and economic entities increase their collaborative efforts. I have heard that academics in these three countries have started working on quantifying the pros and cons of forming a free-trade zone. It seems these three countries are also collaborating

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1143319212769465482006-03-25T12:40:00.000-08:002006-03-25T12:41:41.863-08:00

GDC Part 2Other challengesData center license is strictly regulated in China. You cannot host a server without the license. The concept of hosting a server overseas just won’t work.. The government even needs to know the location of the server. Even setting up a personal BBS on your own server will need to get approved.Conflicts among RegulatorsMultiple agencies want a piece of the lucrative

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1143227568753319982006-03-24T11:12:00.000-08:002006-03-24T11:14:30.120-08:00

Blogging from GDC.I’ve spent the past several days at GDC (Game Developers Conference). The San Jose Convention center was packed with geeks, dorks, and suited-up business people.I’ve never seen a longer line for a keynote than the one waiting for Sony’s Phil Harrison’s keynote on Wednesday, which literally circled the Civic Center. Of course, only when I reached the end of the line, a nice girl

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1141864897362769032006-03-08T16:41:00.000-08:002006-03-08T16:42:34.336-08:00

I apologize for the lack of new entries for the past week. I’ve been traveling in the Bay area, attending the Intel Developer’s Forum and speaking at the Game Marketing Conference. GMC was actually a very cozy and interesting event, with a lot of good people to network and exchange opinion with. Also, there were a couple of questions about hot international gaming markets like China.I want to

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1141189600358948812006-02-28T21:03:00.000-08:002006-03-02T08:45:01.156-08:00

A big story that caught my eyes last night was the big earnings surprise from Shanda Networks. I still have bad taste in my mouth because I’m a shareholder of the company. I expected low earnings figures but not this bad. The company reported a net loss of $66.8 million for Q4 2005, or 94 cents a share, compared to 38 cents a share for Q4 2004. This was its first quarterly release since it made

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1140582215084353752006-02-21T20:23:00.000-08:002006-02-21T20:25:15.563-08:00

China Securities Journal published an interesting article speculating the adoption of TD-SCDMA and other 3G technologies in China. The article reports that the Chinese government is asking China Mobile, Telecom, and Netcom to build TD-SCDMA test networks, covering 3,000 people each.“Construction is expected to be completed by the end of March and network tests finished by the end of June.

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1140064338277424232006-02-15T20:32:00.000-08:002006-02-15T20:31:13.430-08:00

Wang Jianzhou, the chairman and CEO of China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in China, announced at 3GSM that his company is already generating 20% of its total revenue from data services. On average, the company’s subscribers send 0.7 billion short messages a day, which translate into close to 9 million dollars. If part of the messages are multimedia messages, the revenue figure will be even

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1138075676192302842006-01-23T20:07:00.000-08:002006-01-23T20:06:00.243-08:00

Jason Dean at the Wall Street Journal today reported that the Chinese government approved China’s local cellular technology, TD-SCDMA, which is one of the three international 3G standards (the other two being CDMA2000 and WCDMA). China is now one step closer to making 3G licenses available to major operators.Friday's statement, published on the Ministry of Information Industry's Web site, makes

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1137599754880377372006-01-18T07:55:00.000-08:002006-01-18T07:57:45.393-08:00

The number of Web users in China, the world's second largest Internet market, grew by 18 percent in 2005 to 111 million, the Economic Daily reported on Wednesday.Some 8.5 percent of the country's 1.3 billion people now had access to the Internet, the newspaper reported, citing a survey released by the China Internet Network Information Center.State media previously predicted 120 Chinese million

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1137554528396063482006-01-17T19:22:00.000-08:002006-01-17T19:22:08.403-08:00

China’s Broadband Growth Remains StrongThe Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the regulator of China’s telecom and IT industry, reported more than 37 million broadband subscribers at the end of November 2005. By the end of 2005, the number of broadband subscribers will for the first time exceed that of dial-up subscribers, which currently leads broadband subs by 0.07 million. Compared to the

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1136860996294351982006-01-09T18:43:00.000-08:002006-01-09T18:43:16.296-08:00

Just came back from a busy and crazy week at Las Vegas. The show keeps getting bigger. According to the CEA, more than 150,000 people attended this year’s event. Among the many hot new products and concepts being showcased on the floor, portable video/audio, big HDTVs in 1080p resolution, Internet video delivery, content sharing and remote access, and whole-home entertainment seem to be

Michael Caihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252100373132193705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20400438.post-1136138049078119102006-01-01T09:54:00.000-08:002006-01-09T18:42:28.423-08:00

China sees 3G Licenses in 2006According to an article written by Jason Dean at the WSJ, China’s government is finally near a decision to issue licenses for 3G mobile services. Now it seems possible that Chinese people will have access to such services in 2006. At a government meeting yesterday, China's top telecommunications regulator made his most definitive public statements yet on the

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