Comments on: Google To Challenge Baidu In China With Free Music http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:15:10 -0800 hourly 1 By: شات مصريه http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-3052681 شات مصريه Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:31:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-3052681 33ry8 33ry8

]]> By: Watch Out Baidu, China Clamps Down On Music Piracy | Tech stuff center http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2967557 Watch Out Baidu, China Clamps Down On Music Piracy | Tech stuff center Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:01:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-2967557 [...] of music which is available from its front page, something Google caught onto last year when it entered a joint venture with Top100.cn to offer free and legal music in China. Baidu’s potential [...] [...] of music which is available from its front page, something Google caught onto last year when it entered a joint venture with Top100.cn to offer free and legal music in China. Baidu’s potential [...]

]]> By: Watch Out Baidu, China Clamps Down On Music Piracy | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2966868 Watch Out Baidu, China Clamps Down On Music Piracy | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:06:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-2966868 [...] of music which is available from its front page, something Google caught onto last year when it entered a joint venture with Top100.cn to offer free and legal music in China. Baidu’s potential [...] [...] of music which is available from its front page, something Google caught onto last year when it entered a joint venture with Top100.cn to offer free and legal music in China. Baidu’s potential [...]

]]> By: Watch Out Baidu, China Clamps Down On Music Piracy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2966769 Watch Out Baidu, China Clamps Down On Music Piracy Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:02:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-2966769 [...] of music which is available from its front page, something Google caught onto last year when it entered a joint venture with Top100.cn to offer free and legal music in China. Baidu’s potential [...] [...] of music which is available from its front page, something Google caught onto last year when it entered a joint venture with Top100.cn to offer free and legal music in China. Baidu’s potential [...]

]]> By: How Baidu and Google China Ended 2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2605109 How Baidu and Google China Ended 2008 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:15:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-2605109 [...] decided to partner with Top100.cn to compete with Baidu’s free MP3 search by offering free music search (www.google.cn/music/). The music search was quietly launched and is currently still not listed on [...] [...] decided to partner with Top100.cn to compete with Baidu’s free MP3 search by offering free music search (www.google.cn/music/). The music search was quietly launched and is currently still not listed on [...]

]]> By: Christine http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1978709 Christine Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:07:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1978709 I'll be moderating Baidu's first English language webinar in March from Shanghai. Will be happy to incorporate a segment of Q&A with Baidu's International Marketing team related specifically to music and also Google. In all honesty guys, Baidu is not worried about Google at all in China. With 70% of the search market in China, I wouldn't be either. Baidu recently signed a deal with EMI music. The other major labels are also working on ways to work with them. So even if the Top100.cn rumor is true, it won't put a dent on Baidu's lead. Google needs to come up with a strategy that sets them apart from Baidu. Music strategy is more like playing catch up. I’ll be moderating Baidu’s first English language webinar in March from Shanghai. Will be happy to incorporate a segment of Q&A with Baidu’s International Marketing team related specifically to music and also Google. In all honesty guys, Baidu is not worried about Google at all in China. With 70% of the search market in China, I wouldn’t be either. Baidu recently signed a deal with EMI music. The other major labels are also working on ways to work with them. So even if the Top100.cn rumor is true, it won’t put a dent on Baidu’s lead. Google needs to come up with a strategy that sets them apart from Baidu. Music strategy is more like playing catch up.

]]> By: Brian Zisk http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1978374 Brian Zisk Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:39:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1978374 This smells like a Joint Venture with the very interesting and well thought out Harvard University Spinoff Noank Media. http://www.noankmedia.com has a bunch more information Folks who run Noank like Paul Hoffert, William Terry Fisher and others have been building an extremely interesting music play with features just like what it sounds like Google is doing (including pulling leading partners into place) and with some of the ex-Harvard folks over at Google, it sure looks like a natural connection. Hope to see some of the Noank crew (as well as you) at the SanFran MusicTech Summit on 2/25/08 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. I'll drop a bunch of folks involved with the Noank project a note today, see if we can get them to attend. All the best, Brian Zisk http://www.sanfranmusictech.com This smells like a Joint Venture with the very interesting and well thought out Harvard University Spinoff Noank Media.

http://www.noankmedia.com has a bunch more information

Folks who run Noank like Paul Hoffert, William Terry Fisher and others have been building an extremely interesting music play with features just like what it sounds like Google is doing (including pulling leading partners into place) and with some of the ex-Harvard folks over at Google, it sure looks like a natural connection.

Hope to see some of the Noank crew (as well as you) at the SanFran MusicTech Summit on 2/25/08 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. I’ll drop a bunch of folks involved with the Noank project a note today, see if we can get them to attend.

All the best,

Brian Zisk

http://www.sanf...anmusictech.com

]]> By: Todd C http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1977956 Todd C Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:21:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1977956 TechCrunch keeps prognosticating that music keeps spiraling down to free, and here is another step in that direction. I have to agree with myplaylist (#5) ... there are viable models out there for the big labels to adopt, but it seems they'd rather be in court than be creative. Meanwhile, consumers and musicians alike are creating their own economies without them. TechCrunch keeps prognosticating that music keeps spiraling down to free, and here is another step in that direction. I have to agree with myplaylist (#5) … there are viable models out there for the big labels to adopt, but it seems they’d rather be in court than be creative. Meanwhile, consumers and musicians alike are creating their own economies without them.

]]> By: myplaylist http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1977805 myplaylist Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:49:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1977805 It's getting interesting now with Seeqpod being sued albeit Warner has NO CHANCE of success (this shows how desperate the labels are getting). Literally everyone is offering free music now (legally albeit without licensing deals). Google have been scared of this space until now, but they recognize that free music is the juice that allowed Baidu to dominate. My money is on Seeqpod coming out top in this war. They have none of the baggage that Google are carrying and will be at a loss in China as the labels will insist on a silly profit sharing deal like they did with Imeem that will do nothing else but put Imeem out of business. Baidu will win in China and Seeqpod will take out the English speaking territories! The only chance the labels have is to build from the ground up their own new media distribution platforms. It’s getting interesting now with Seeqpod being sued albeit Warner has NO CHANCE of success (this shows how desperate the labels are getting).

Literally everyone is offering free music now (legally albeit without licensing deals). Google have been scared of this space until now, but they recognize that free music is the juice that allowed Baidu to dominate.

My money is on Seeqpod coming out top in this war. They have none of the baggage that Google are carrying and will be at a loss in China as the labels will insist on a silly profit sharing deal like they did with Imeem that will do nothing else but put Imeem out of business.

Baidu will win in China and Seeqpod will take out the English speaking territories!

The only chance the labels have is to build from the ground up their own new media distribution platforms.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1977800 Duncan Riley Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:45:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1977800 Hendra with music I'm not sure we're at that stage yet, but having said that there are plenty of other verticals where I'd agree :-) Hendra
with music I’m not sure we’re at that stage yet, but having said that there are plenty of other verticals where I’d agree :-)

]]> By: Hendra http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1977797 Hendra Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:43:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1977797 Figthing "free" with "free" is good, but to win I think may be they need to pay the user instead ;) Figthing “free” with “free” is good, but to win I think may be they need to pay the user instead ;)

]]> By: Poker Sharks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1977795 Poker Sharks Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:42:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1977795 How about free legal music for everyone else Google? Can't really see it happening unless they roll it out internationally - unless they're so desperate to get into China they're willing to alienate the rest of the world. How about free legal music for everyone else Google?

Can’t really see it happening unless they roll it out internationally – unless they’re so desperate to get into China they’re willing to alienate the rest of the world.

]]> By: Everett http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1977754 Everett Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:10:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/google-to-challenge-baidu-in-china-with-free-music/#comment-1977754 Bad move. Everyone in China already gets or knows how to get free music. Bad move. Everyone in China already gets or knows how to get free music.

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