Comments on: Leading Chinese social network 51.com raising $50 million round, to launch platform for third-party developers

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By: After nearly six weeks of downtime, popular Chinese video-sharing site 56.com comes back online » VentureBeat

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:57:41 +0000

[...] the cause was governmental censorship. Now, the site, whose name sounds like the words “I’m happy” in Chinese, is back [...]

By: Game maker Giant invests in Chinese social network 51.com | Silk Road To Dragon China

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:23:20 +0000

[...] isn’t sitting still as more social networks eye the growing Chinese market. When I wrote about the company’s $50 million funding in May, it said it was looking at offering a developer platform, as many of its international competitors [...]

By: Game maker Giant invests in Chinese social network 51.com » VentureBeat

Game maker Giant invests in Chinese social network 51.com » VentureBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:04:11 +0000

[...] is hardly lying down while more and more social networks eye the growing Chinese market. When I wrote about the company’s $50 million funding in May, it said it is looking at offering a developer platform, as many of its international competitors [...]

By: The Social Times » Giant Interactive Group Buys 25 Percent Stake in 51.com

The Social Times » Giant Interactive Group Buys 25 Percent Stake in 51.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:17:34 +0000

[...] in May. 51.com’s low valuation may be based on their $44 million cash flow which Eric Eldon wrote about back in [...]

By: Roundup: Google tests a new social network-esque homepage, Apple ups iPhone orders and more » VentureBeat

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:54:16 +0000

[...] takes stake in Chinese social network 51.com — We noted last month that the site was closing in on $50 million or so in new funding, now we know the backer, thanks to Ogilvy China’s Digital Watch blog. [...]

By: Facebook China Launched. Impersonators Beware. | World News

Facebook China Launched. Impersonators Beware. | World News — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:58:42 +0000

[...] 2008. 51.com is another network that boasts a sizable number of members. 25 million, according to VentureBeat. QQ’s Qzone is purportedly even larger. And MySpace is determined to carve its own niche in the [...]

By: Facebook China Launched. Impersonators Beware.

Facebook China Launched. Impersonators Beware. — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:10:14 +0000

By: Will Selling Goods be the Answer for Social Networks? | Jacob Madison

Will Selling Goods be the Answer for Social Networks? | Jacob Madison — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:58:08 +0000

[...] which recently raised a $50 million round, earns 70 percent of their revenue through virtual goods according to VentureBeat. Compare that to domestic social networks in which only a small fraction of revenue is generated [...]

By: Will Selling Goods be the Answer for Social Networks?

Will Selling Goods be the Answer for Social Networks? — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:01:31 +0000

By: Xiaonei Announces Open API

Xiaonei Announces Open API — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:22:22 +0000

[...] has been reported recently, 51.com — China’s second-largest social network, which appeals [...]

By: Inside Facebook » Facebook Platform, 6 waves Making Waves in Hong Kong

Inside Facebook » Facebook Platform, 6 waves Making Waves in Hong Kong — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:07:21 +0000

[...] start to open up their own application platforms – as major Chinese social network 51.com recently announced???????? ????? ???????? – the social networking application economy is heating up in the [...]

By: What do we know about 51.com’s open API and funding plans?

What do we know about 51.com’s open API and funding plans? — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:13:10 +0000

[...] network 51.com, spoke at last week’s ChinICT conference, and his remarks were covered by Eric Eldon at VentureBeat (who was in town for the conference — really great guy!) and by Tangos Chan over at China Web [...]

By: Chinese local review site Dianping: A lot more than a “Yelp for China” » VentureBeat

Tue, 27 May 2008 05:23:37 +0000

[...] my earlier dispatches from China: Dispatch 1: 51.com raises $50 million round Dispatch 2: Isaac Mao on tech blogging in China Tags: [...]

By: Eric Eldon

Eric Eldon — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:58:21 +0000

lou ow, the round hasn't quite closed, but one of the investors announced the news on stage at the conference — that's pretty good as far as confirmation goes, in my book.