Eric: We met with Letao, in addition to Baidu (BIDU) keyword, they started group buying.
Monday, Google confirmed reports that some users were being mysteriously redirected from Google's search page to Baidu's.
This is troubling because as more users access the Internet via mobile devices, traffic growth to Baidu sites is likely to slow down.
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And the price of gold, or the politics in Washington, have no impact on whether or not Shanghai locals are going to buy smartphones and go to Baidu to search, and Sina and Tencent sites to maintain relationships with friends.
The new Orange and Baidu browser offers a highly customisable but simple interface for customers in AMEA, enabling them to access web-based apps and internet services unique to Baidu and Orange, as well as services like Wikipedia, Facebook or Twitter, amongst others.
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Meng says that the shift of some Internet search traffic to Qihoo from Baidu is likely to result in Baidu missing current Street profit and revenue estimates for the fourth quarter and beyond.
In July 2012, it partnered with Baidu to incorporate Baidu search in its mobile platform.
That questionable practice led EMI, Sony BMG, Warner Music and Universal Music to sue Baidu for copyright infringement in 2005, though a Beijing judge ruled last year that Baidu could legally link to copyrighted materials.
That questionable practice led EMI (other-otc: EMIPY - news - people ), Sony BMG, Warner Music and Universal Music to sue Baidu for copyright infringement in 2005, though a Beijing judge ruled last year that Baidu could legally link to copyrighted materials.
When Google quit China, it left local search market to rival Baidu.
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Sina, for example, is emerging as a serious competitor to Tencent and Baidu in China.
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With Google fading from the search picture in China, it leaves further room for Baidu to establish a strangle-hold on market share.
Besides mobile search, traffic growth is increasing in other areas that may be harder for Baidu to make much money from in the near term, such as online video player iQiyi and travel site Qunar.
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Motorola prevailed by asking Chinese Web company Baidu to be the default search engine on its phones, but could get caught in a second round of intrigue if Google exits the Chinese market completely, as it has threatened.
It said that when people used its new engine to search for a Baidu-related service, its rival re-directed them to its own search page.
The article tells how in their effort to diversify from relying on Baidu, newly funded startups have been using ever more creative ways to reach new users and lower their per-user acquisition costs.
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It simply wants to grow market share and try to establish itself compared to its dominant rival Baidu (BIDU).
Now, we are seeing another opportunity to get involved in Baidu for what could be an explosive trade.
However what was really interesting to me about the Baidu cover story was a sentence in the 22nd paragraph of the story.
Investors who believe more and more Chinese will be logging on, buying computers, and using search tools like what Baidu has to offer.
Working with Orange in the Middle East and Africa, Baidu hopes to contribute meaningfully to the region's growth by making the mobile internet easier than ever to use.
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Robert Stammers, Director of Investor Education at the CFA said that while Baidu represented the potential for opportunities in the global market, investors should not expect to earn a great rate of return by simply choosing investments with high historical returns like Baidu or choosing the stock as a means to participate in the Chinese economy.
The combined resources of Rakuten and Baidu should prove to be a stiff test for Taobao.
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Qihoo said it had now decided to prioritise services other than Baidu's in its results.
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Though Baidu may continue to grow, it can't support the current stock price.
This is a long term growth story and this is why people are willing to pay top dollar for Baidu.
China's search giant Baidu is trying to fend off rival search engine Qihoo 360, launched less than a fortnight ago.
Baidu is planning to offer its services in a dozen other languages.
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