- Copy to China
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Copy to China (C2C or C to C) refers to when a company in China copies the business model of a successful foreign company, especially web and other IT companies. Such companies have often been very successful, out-competing the foreign company on the Chinese market. The degree of copying varies, from simply offering a directly competing service to closely mimicking the look and feel and name as pronounced in Chinese. It is a common topic of discussion how the Chinese IT industry can move beyond simple copying and localization into more innovation.[1][2][3][4]
List of C2C companies
These companies are famous examples of the Copy to China model. Many of them have evolved to more than a simple clone.
Chinese company Similar to Notes Renren[5], Kaixin001[6] Facebook Youku, Tudou[6] YouTube Baidu Baike, Hudong[7][8][9] Wikipedia Baidu Space[10] MySpace Fanfou, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo Twitter Diandian[11] Tumblr Zhihu[12] Quora See also
- Chinese copy
- Software industry in China
- Internet in the People's Republic of China
References
- ^ Commander, Simon (2005). The software industry in emerging markets. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 1845422473. http://books.google.com/books?id=hrfj3hXH76QC&pg=PA99. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ Harden, Leland; Heyman, Bob (2009). Digital Engagement: Internet Marketing That Captures Customers and Builds Intense Brand Loyalty. AMACOM American Management Association. p. 62. ISBN 0814410723. http://books.google.com/books?id=75GyZRRRZVkC&pg=PT74. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/chinese-borrowing/461410/
- ^ "Chinese borrowing". The Economist. 2009-05-07. http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610943.
- ^ "Facebook's Foreign Clones". Forbes. 2008-06-12. http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/11/facebook-clones-foreign-tech-ebiz-cx_ag_0612facebook.html.
- ^ a b http://english.eastday.com/e/ICS/u1a4795510.html
- ^ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/20/content_9015012.htm
- ^ http://www.spotlightingnews.com/article.php?news=2171
- ^ http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/304294/chinese_wikipedia_offers_social_networking_too
- ^ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sohu-looks-to-ride-beijing-wave-will-news-corp-limit-myspace
- ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/you-havent-arrived-until-a-chinese-startup-clones-you-pixel-for-pixel-2011-2
- ^ http://thenextweb.com/asia/2011/01/25/zhihu-quora-clone-made-in-china/
Categories:- Business models
- Internet in the People's Republic of China
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