Tech trend mapping between us and china, inspired by kpcb internet report 2012

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I loved KPCB’s vivid “Re-imagination” by visual contrasts between “Then” and “Now”So began my random thoughts on parallel mapping between “Now” and “China Now”Selected 28 “Now” from KPCB report as my mapping benchmark

Tech Trend Mapping between US and China, Inspired by KPCB’s Internet Report 2012

My summary of the mapping: needless to say, inveterate copy phenomenon in ChinaBurning puzzle: is copy really bad? Answer: if I cannot be creative or inventive , at least I shall do “smart copy” or “optimized copy” Not every concept is feasible in China due to the differences of culture, online behaviors, legality etcSome areas already have dominant players, while some are still pending for fierce competition

Guess my slides were copying KPCB as well…but still I tried to do sth more hereIf you happen to see my slides, thanks for your precious time and attention. I am sure I would make some errors in my slides, please do point them out . Your genuine criticism will be my improvement.

China NowSina weibo combines the functionof Facebook and Twitter, isdominating in China

Yes, I know Facebook’s copycats in China, Renren, Kaixin001, but they are lacking luster right now due to Sina Weibo’spopularity

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China Now

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Already several incumbents, competingeach other in this cloud notebook area

Yunbiji

Noteyoudao

Note.Sdo

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China Now

Still a new territory in this country????

Tuding001.com

Facesmile.cn

lvtu.qunar.comVertical travel curator type of InstagramClone

China Now

Already several clones with inferior filter tech; but I am confident on vertical curator ‘s success

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China Now

Again clones are there; not surewhether Chinese people are so keenon private SNS??? Some youngerChinese tend to like flaunt everythingto get publicity instead of privacy…

Diandi

Taohuayuan

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China Now

Already over 30 identical clones, pessimistic of their success, as scrapbook not really a Chinese habit…

Fashion or Food oriented Pinterest clones are more fit into Chinese mindset; great cultivating ground for social e-commerce

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China Now

(Zaker)

The user experience is evenbetter than Flipboard

New players for such socialreading are popping up everyday

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China Now

No dominant and domestic player like Kindle so far, though competition has been intense

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China Now

Xiami

Facing the trouble of musiccopyright…

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China Now

Cannot find such social sharing for sound creator…maybe I am ignorant???

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China Now

Already some strong players in China, while paying habit for Chinese netizens is still in the process of nurturing

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China Now

Vku.sdo

Real time video sharing is universallycool, will gain huge popularity in China

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China Now

Cannot think of anything, but Tencent’s Weixin

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China Now

Not yet in China??? I cannot find any copycat so far???

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China Now

Online home deco, still in primitive stage

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China Now

Private car driver idea is not really feasible in China due to legal regulation and lack of mutual trust in the society

But might be workable for the cars from the Taxi companies like yyzhaoche.com

yyzhaoche.com

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China Now

China version of Yelp: Dianping has enjoyed solid success in China

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China Now

Groupbuying was huge in the first half 2011, exploding up to 4000+ sites in China;

Since second half 2011, many have died, due to ferocious competition, counterfeit goods, dissatisfied customer services

Market consolidation is in progress, and big players should be less than 10 in the end

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China Now

Competition is fierce as more and more such startups are popping up; while popularity remains weak or underdeveloped

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China Now

(Wowsai)

My personal love for purchasing uniquehandmade or vintage items online; wouldlike to bet on the success

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China Now

No Shapeways’ 3D printing yet in China

Do find personalized design of birthday gifts and custom shirt services in China, though product designs are never striking…

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China Now

proximity-based, real-time, buyer-powered market platform is cool in US, but in Chinese society in which mutual trust is often frail, I worry about its prospect; copycat will not do

This idea might be applied to Chinesecollege community, because suchenvironment and people tend to be simple

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China Now

Jue.so

Crowdfunding like Jue.so is only limited to projects for creative product design at this stage in China

personally love such idea for budding designers and products; should have a bright future

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China Now

Online platform of peer to peer landing, not that I am aware of…

China’s private capitals perhaps are in need of such lending and borrowing, but lagged financial system and rampant fraud issues would hamper the prospect

Personally not certain on this one

China Now

Kdweibo.com

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Enterprises social platform is cost saving and efficient, huge potentials in future, though uncertain of its current copycat

China Now

Ushi, more business leaders driven, current registered users over 800,000+, expected to over 2,000,000 in 2012

Tianji, current registered users over 9,000,000+; sometimes even organizes offline networking event

“Linkedin concept” is still new in China, and needs take time to gain traction; copycats might need to verticalize or categorize; overall I am optimistic of its future

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China Now

As far as I know, maybe not yet in China???

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China Now

Chunyu.me

Yaodian.manle

(Mhealth=Money in China, startups are budding)

self-diagnosis/remote consultation/LBS for pharmacy and hospitals…yet no on-demand access to doctors in minutes so far

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