Two weeks ago, I wrote about Kongfu English. You know, the app that costs a whopping $899.99 on iTunes? Yeah… it was also the app that made folks on Sina Weibo laugh really hard at the absurd price tag. We also had our fair share of fun laughs at it too. But guess what, the makers of Kongfu English are having the last laugh because the money is right in their bank account! After that post broke loose, I actually had a chat with one of the co-founders of Kongfu English, Chris ...
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Aug 15 2011
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ABCLoop: A Community For English and Japanese Language Learners
I recently had a chance to visit Open Network Lab, a start-up incubation program in Tokyo, Japan. One of the first start-ups that I’d like to tell you about, among the many that I had the pleasure of seeing, is ABCLoop.com. I spoke to Franky Chung, who tells me that the service was founded in October of last year, aiming to cater to both English and Japanese learners. The website was a little tricky to wrap my head around at first. But it’s essentially a community of English and Japanese learners ...
Jul 4 2011
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It’s a Deal: Baidu to Get English Search Results From Bing
Finally it’s official. Both Baidu and Microsoft China have confirmed it: Baidu’s partnership with Microsoft’s Bing for English-language searches on Baidu.com is a done deal - after several months of rumors. With this partnership Baidu Search will show English search results based on Bing’s algorithms. It gives Baidu better quality search results, whilst also raising the profile of Bing in China. Although confirmed this afternoon, the Baidu-Bing tie-up is not yet in action. Speaking to Penn-Olson, Baidu’s Director of International Communications, Kaiser Kuo, said that the service will go live “in a ...
Nov 30 2009
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Twitter Is Top Word For 2009
In Global Language Monitor's annual global survey of the English language, top words were sourced out from throughout the whole English speaking world. It might not be surprising for some that Twitter has made it into the list but to top it? With widespread news on H1N1 and the popularity of Obama, who would have thought Twitter could beat them? There are 1.58 billion English speakers in the world and to be a top word is really something. Here are the top 5 words of 2009: #5 Vampire — Vampires are very much ...
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