p2pnet - rss feed: Mp3s keep Baidu on top
p2p news / p2pnet:- Online music lovers in Communist China are largely responsible for Baidu’s success.
The search engine, in which Google has an interest, currently has the largest market share in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and “MP3 search is the primary boosting factor for Baidu’s high growth,” says a new report from Beijing’s China Internet Network Information Center.
“Baidu’s major user group is students, which account for nearly 50% of Baidu users in Beijing,” says the study.
Middle school students, “ frequent MP3 searchers,” account for more than 50% of Baidu’s student users in Beijing and they also play “a big role in Baidu’s market share enhancement in all the 3 cities surveyed”.
Above, what users search for, using their primary search engine.
Baidu was last month in trouble over alleged Net copyright violations.
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copyright violations - Baidu.com mp3 troubles, August 5, 2005
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