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A Sino The Times - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 14 Dec 2003 08:13 PM PST

“I think there is an Achilles’ heel in SMS,” says Diamond of Capstone Investments. “SMS is hot, but these companies are getting 85 cents on the dollar from the end…

Spending Time at IndiaTimes - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 14 Dec 2003 05:13 AM PST

Last week, I met people from IndiaTimes, one of the biggest portals in India...the portal is owned by the Times of India Group, the “Time Warner of India”, and whether…

Advertorial Packages Taking Off at Portals - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 08 Dec 2003 02:13 AM PST

A story on the new advertorial packages being developed at portals such as MSN and Yahoo...an indication of the new willingness of these portals to work closely together with advertisers…

Tencent Takes on China Internet Portals - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 21 Nov 2003 01:12 AM PST

China’s most popular messaging service, positioning itself for an IPO, is setting up a Web portal to help it compete in a market that is home to some of the…

China Portals Face Challenging Month - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 01 Oct 2003 01:11 AM PST

The challenges of investing in the volatile Chinese portal market...a detailed analysis.

The Sohu Comeback - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 24 Sep 2003 08:09 AM PST

(sub. req.): A fascinating story on Sohu.com, one of the big three web portals targeting the Chinese market..according to the story, today, Sohu stands as one of the world’s most…

Sohu.com Says Quarterly Profits Swell - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 23 Jul 2003 01:08 AM PST

Chinese Internet media company Sohu.com’s quarterly profits swelled on the back of popular demand for wireless text messaging services. It raked in Q2 profits of $7.5 million, or 19 cents…

Chinese ‘Net Stocks Party Like It’s 1999 - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 19 Jul 2003 12:08 PM PST

A very interesting story on the parallels (rather the lack of them) between Chinese net media firms and U.S. “This year alone, Sohu shares are up about 490%, Sina shares…

Telstra Portal’s Mortal - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 08 Jul 2003 09:07 AM PST

Telstra, Australia’s biggest telecom/Net player, will mutter the last rights over the long-cold corpse of its $100 million Telstra.com internet strategy next week, when it unveils a plan to reinforce…

Ninemsn Chases Extra Revenues - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 14 May 2003 05:05 AM PST

Surging SINA Faces Management Shakeup - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 12 May 2003 01:05 PM PST

Daniel Mao has stepped down as CEO of Chinese Internet media company SINA.com and will be replaced Wang Yan, the president of the portal,

NetEase Profits Surge, SARS Impact Looms - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 29 Apr 2003 10:04 AM PST

Chinese Internet media company NetEase.com reported a surge in profits in the first quarter on Tuesday but said its online gaming business slowed this week after China closed some Internet…

Sina Posts Profit - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 24 Apr 2003 01:04 PM PST

Following yesterday’s news that Chinese portal Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) posted strong profits, rival Sina.com (Nasdaq: SINA) also posted a profit of $3.4 million, with revenues of $18.1 million, a 155…

Sohu.com Posts Strong Profit - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 24 Apr 2003 03:04 AM PST

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) reported a strong first quarter profit as the company’s bid to boost subscription services led to its third consecutive quarter in the black. Advertising…

Rediff.com Launches Subscription Radio for - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 05 Mar 2003 03:03 AM PST

Rediff.com Launches Subscription Radio for Indian Cricket Fans: Rediff.com, the Indian immigrant portal, has launched Rediff Radio for Indian cricket fans worldwide. Rediff Radio offers a package of subscription-based value-added…

Portal Wars Round II: “Big - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 15 Feb 2003 04:03 AM PST

Portal Wars Round II: “Big portals have recently been successful at getting consumers to pay for content and services. Does this bode well for niche consumer Web services?...Here’s the real…

China’s Sina.com Swings to Profit: - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 28 Jan 2003 09:01 AM PST

China’s Sina.com Swings to Profit: Chinese-language Internet company Sina.com posted a second-quarter profit of $1.5 million, its first ever. Sina is the last of China’s three Internet companies to reach…

Sputtering Growth Sparks Changes at - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 23 Jan 2003 04:01 AM PST

Sputtering Growth Sparks Changes at MSN: Microsoft is rethinking its strategy for its new MSN 8 Internet service, amid signs of stagnant growth. “Microsoft executives remain steadfast in their pledge…

Web.de Says It Will Turn - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 23 Jan 2003 04:01 AM PST

Web.de Says It Will Turn Profit Every Quarter of 2003: German Internet portal company Web.de has turned a profit in the Q4 ‘02. The news of the EUR100,000 profit surprised…

Sohu.com Posts Profit: Once written - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 21 Jan 2003 03:01 AM PST

Sohu.com Posts Profit: Once written off as another flamed-out Web portal, Chinese media company Sohu.com has roared back to life with its second-ever quarterly profit...Sohu said it derived less than…

China Web Portals Surge to - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 24 Dec 2002 05:13 AM PST

China Web Portals Surge to Two Year Highs: On account of diversification of revenues sources. “NetEase now earns the remaining 80-85 percent of its revenues from three other sources: wireless…

Terra Lycos’ New U.S. Head - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 29 Nov 2002 06:11 AM PST

Terra Lycos’ New U.S. Head to Focus on Subscriptions: (This is my first post from London!!) Terra Lycos named a new head of U.S. operations following the resignation of its…

Web Portals Play for Online - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Nov 2002 10:11 AM PST

Web Portals Play for Online Revenues: Yahoo, America Online and Microsoft are in a cyber shootout for gamers willing to pay to play on the Internet. “The sites are following…

Will MyWay.com Have Its Way - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 12 Nov 2002 12:12 AM PST

Will MyWay.com Have Its Way Against Yahoo?: The ad-free, fee-free online portal MyWay.com, the newest and the strangest entrance in the sector, is challenging Yahoo head on through its latest…

Branded ISPs Back in Fashion, - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 28 Oct 2002 12:10 AM PST

Branded ISPs Back in Fashion, Banking on Premium Services: After suffering through one wave of failed branded ISP marriages, content companies again want to take a piece of the action.…