Comments on: Chinese Facebook Clone Xiaonei Raises $430 Million

By: Likeucity

Likeucity — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:54:30 +0000

itz not a f*cking clone if you go inside you will find itz totally different from the facebook. some mothafu*kers tried to decry the chinese… thatz it.

By: Today in Shoe-Tossing News - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com

Today in Shoe-Tossing News - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:43:29 +0000

[...] their former president Mr. Bush’s embarrassment in Iraq” and that on Xiaonei, a Chinese near-replica of Facebook, a post aggregating furious comments appeared soon after the incident, under the headline [...]

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Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:01:47 +0000

[...] reported by TechCrunch, Ogilvy China Digital Watch and PacificEpoch, Softbank is leading a round raising 430 million USD [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:07:47 +0000

shame of the school and the country!!! f**k chi*a

By: terry2008

terry2008 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:28:25 +0000

who can say whomself never copy?

By: johnnyank

johnnyank — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:07:22 +0000

it’s awesome ..coz these guys can clone anything they want,maybe there is one day they will clone another U.S..that’s a piece of shit

By: Un petit tour sur Kaixin001 | Gabyu

Un petit tour sur Kaixin001 | Gabyu — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:09:35 +0000

[...] traduit et disponible en chinois, est à la traine. Il est concrrencé par l’historique Xiaonei, qui vise lui aussi les etudiants au [...]

By: Nicotine’s eyes » Blog Archive » 开心网：中国人民的SNS

Nicotine’s eyes » Blog Archive » 开心网：中国人民的SNS — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:42:02 +0000

[...] the latest newcomer to the Facebook clone wars in China, is China’s fastest growing social network having amassed a staggering 7.5 million users in the [...]

By: Kaixin001: China’s Apple of Social Networks

Kaixin001: China’s Apple of Social Networks — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:20:54 +0000

[...] the latest newcomer to the Facebook clone wars in China, is China’s fastest growing social network having amassed a staggering 7.5 million users in the [...]

By: Techcrunch » Revised:: China’s Kaixin001: 7.5 million users in 5 months

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:16:18 +0000

[...] fastest growing social network is Kaixin001. The latest newcomer to the Facebook clone wars in China has amassed a staggering 7.5 million users in the first 5 months since it launched in May 2008. The [...]

By: Techcrunch » NEW VERSION == China’s Kaixin001: 7 million users in 5 months

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:40:20 +0000

[...] fastest growing social network is Kaixin001. The latest newcomer to the Facebook clone wars in China has amassed a staggering 7 million users in the first 5 months since it launched in May 2008. The [...]

By: 6.5 million users in the first 5 months (China’s Kaixin001)

6.5 million users in the first 5 months (China’s Kaixin001) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:41:31 +0000

[...] the latest newcomer to the Facebook clone wars in China, has reached a staggering 6.5 million users in the first 5 months since it launched in May 2008. [...]

By: Inside Facebook » Facebook Sues German Knock-off StudiVZ; Xiaonei Next?

Inside Facebook » Facebook Sues German Knock-off StudiVZ; Xiaonei Next? — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:04:14 +0000

[...] time Facebook has taken one of them to court. Will Chinese social network Xiaonei, which recently raised $430 million in venture funding, be [...]

By: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses » Xiaonei raised enough money to hold down the Chinese market, possibly eliminating Facebook as a competitor in the future

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:24:43 +0000

[...] idea if they plan on keeping their distance and remain on the road long enough to make the turn. Chinese Facebook clone Xiaonei raised $430 million and currently services 8.8 million active users. Xiaonei may consider purchasing a sharp set of [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:38:04 +0000

Can Facebook not make anything for this copy? Clearly, it`s a copy. Where do the copiers get the source code? There are criminal collaborator of Facebook?

By: a fair person

a fair person — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:04:26 +0000

to those who are saying china is copying off of the rest of the world:

hey man, the world is at where it is today because of globalization.

right now american goods are popular, so china copys off of US. american ipods, gangster rap, facebook, etc..
a thousand years ago, when the chinese first invented printing, gunpowder, compass, the westerners copied off of china. im sure we’ve all learned in school that westerns used to go to china to buy silks and porcelains.

so, after all, no big deal.

By: What's Wrong with C2C? | The China Vortex

What's Wrong with C2C? | The China Vortex — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:39:29 +0000

[...] Twitterdom in China was on fire with the news, first published on TechCrunch, that Facebook clone Xiaonei had raised US$430M from Softbank, which is huge, even by current Web [...]

By: Pandrogas

Pandrogas — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:38:59 +0000

More proof that the Chinese will do whatever the Chinese want to do economically. Sure it’s a copy of the FaceBook design, but seriously, what FaceBook really do about it? (Hey look! A sit-and-spin!)

@58: Eventually the country will open up bit by bit. Blogging and various other sites on the internet have begun to demonstrate that. The problem is that change is hard to force and I have no doubt that some people will be black bagged for stuff they write or say. But saying no to every opportunity to voice your opinions and criticisms is even worse than being black bagged because you play right into the hands of the regime. Slightly counter-intuitive to survival instincts, but nobody ever made an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

By: dolla

dolla — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:37:13 +0000

Is that USD???

By: Et

Et — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:28:08 +0000

Honestly a Chinese Facebook clone is worst for the Chinese, than for Facebook. A central place where people seems to write way too much about themselves than they should, under a repressive regime…
How many will be identified or locked up because of what they wrote on Xiaonei?
This is China were talking about, not America where privacy laws and freedom of speech pretty much protects us from a lot of things.
Anyone else sees this as a disaster waiting to happen?

By: law

law — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:26:24 +0000

While I think that it is a blatant copy, does it really matter? There are tons of people that copy others all over the world, including in the us. The difference with the US is in general, the markets are saturated, so you HAVE to usually to something innovative in order to stay ahead of the game. In China (and India), there are many products and services that do not exist or do not work for whatever reason, so someone copies it.

At some point, when there’s saturation in their markets, you’ll see more innovation. Until then, it’s so much safer and economical to just see what works here and to try it out there.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:31:36 +0000

Can you say “Chin Chin”.

Take that Zuckerberg. LOL

By: Wongmaster

Wongmaster — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:53:22 +0000

Funny how all these brain dead PRC supporters come out of the wood work when china is mentioned. It’s pretty pathetic when these guys always defend anything chinese even when what they do is wrong or dirty. Congratulations for being proud of copying, theft, poison food, unsafe baby toys, etc – you make your country proud.

By: Sachin

Sachin — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:02:42 +0000

@Bobby (7, 25)

on a lighter note…actually the whole ‘ripping off saga’ began in america…does the name microsoft ring a bell?:P
now given their success…can u blame anyone for ripping off ideas:D

one a more serious note: yes copying ideas sucks…but the bit about there being no innovation on the web outside america? lets talk in 5 years:)

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:32:46 +0000

Maybe they needed the $430m for a redesign =0)