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June 15, 2004
Chinese Search Engine Battle: to the loser goes the...
Not long ago we noted how Baidu (a local Chinese search engine) beat Google in a terrific Dragrace (see also Real SEO for some of the stats). Well, the thick plottens. After losing it's race, now, according to China Herald AP, and MarketingVox, Google is buying a stake in Baidu. John Battelle notes that some think this was a response to Yahoo's investment in Beijing 3721. If you can't beat 'em buy 'em. Often happens if you have a strong enough Platform, you embrace and extend. Well, still hope Baidu can keep Google on it's toes, even with some of their money in the bank.Posted by johnza at June 15, 2004 06:44 AM
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