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http://technode.com/2012/05/23/if-you-build-it-they-will-come/

iPad is a successful product for many reasons, but one of the most significant must be that the design of iPad is so intuitive that an illiterate 6-year-old can use it without instruction. A good product taps into

Lei Jun, the renowned Internet tycoon and CEO of Xiaomi, had a lot to say in the recent Global Internet Mobile Conference, where he shared his thoughts on a number of topics.

For example, Mr. Lei claims that traditional business logic does not apply to the Internet. There is certainly some truth to that.

http://technode.com/2012/04/25/the-great-illusion/

 

On April 23, Kevin Kelly touched down in Beijing to have a conversation regarding the future of technology with Pony Ma, the man running Internet giant Tencent. The clash of a titan from the intellectual sphere and another from business forefront predictably produced interesting results, and in the end there were much food for thought in regard to the disruptive nature of technology, technology’s

http://technode.com/2012/04/23/the-gold-rush-mentality/

 

Local news broke last week that 360buy is looking to outsource its group buying business while 55Tuan appears to be one of the bidders as the two were rumored to be in discussion about the possibility.

Now It’s 360buy’s Turn

http://technode.com/2012/04/21/the-best-and-the-brightest/

http://technode.com/2012/04/19/m-a-good-solution-for-china-video-sites-for-now/

 

There is speed, and there is Chinese speed. Everything seems to happen faster in China, and such seems to be the same for online video sites. Only last year, these sites were flushed with cash, and they were paying obscene amount of money for contents. This year, however, has

http://technode.com/2012/04/19/internet-as-cable-tv/

 

Whether the wording is “developing” or the more recent “emerging”, if they are used in describing a country, the image it conveys is usually backwardness. However, while in the short run a “developing” country is behind a “developed” country, in the long run such a condition may actually be beneficial.

As fans of the Sid Meier’s Civilization series will

http://technode.com/2012/04/16/second-times-a-charm-social-commerce-in-china/

 

 

在我们想到科技发明时，我们脑海中最常见的就是好莱坞的俗套：一个衣衫不整、脸色苍白的人手握麦克笔，白板上则写完了普通人看不懂的标记。然后，这名天才会告诉我们普通凡夫俗子（以及观众）：“看，通过我复杂的计算，我又让科技提高了多年”。

在现实中，每家企业也希望能够有同样的成就，希望自己能够像施乐一样、发明第一个复印机，像苹果一样、打造第一台个人电脑，像微软一样、推出通用的软件系统、又像新苹果一样、推出Iphone这样彻底改变游戏规则的产品……

但事实却不是这样的。一般来说，创新即非天才的特权，也不是复杂的让一般人难以理解。实际上，最出色的创新往往是普通人突然间的灵机一动。从表

 

如果你有1640亿美元，怎么花才算保险？在2000年，这就是困惑美国在线公司（America Online）的“幸福的烦恼”。

美国在线的巨大财富基本赖于同一业务，在美国率先普及互联网的服务。在专业人士看来，美国在线提供的服务毫无可取之处，无论是在技术上还是在内容上都乏善可陈。这些专业人士没有看到的事，美国在线的服务质量虽然不佳，但其服务异常便利，这使得那些对于互联网望而却步的普通民众也愿意尝试这一全新的事物。可以说，专业人士就是因为太过专业，所以忽略了普通人面临新事物时的恐惧，也忽略了美国在线看到的巨大商机。

在把普通民众带上互联网之后，美国在线又通过为其提供便利的服