Copy to China
Copy to China (C2C or C to C) refers to when a company in China copies the business model of a successful foreign company, especially web and other IT companies. Such companies have often been very successful, out-competing the foreign company on the Chinese market. The degree of copying varies, from simply offering a directly competing service to closely mimicking the look and feel and name as pronounced in Chinese. It is a common topic of discussion how the Chinese IT industry can move beyond simple copying and localization into more innovation.[1][2][3][4]
List of C2C companies[edit]
These companies are famous examples of the Copy to China model. Many of them have evolved to more than a simple clone.
| Chinese company | Similar to | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Renren,[5] Kaixin001[6] | ||
| Youku, Tudou[6] | YouTube | |
| Baidu Baike, Hudong[7][8][9] | Wikipedia | Wikipedia is non-profit, but Baidu Baike and Hudong are commercial, and there is a dispute over copyrights between Baidu Baike and Wikipedia.[10] |
| Baidu Space[11] | MySpace | |
| Fanfou, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo | ||
| Diandian[12] | Tumblr | |
| Zhihu[13] | Quora | |
| Acfun, Bilibili | Niconico | |
| Jianshu, 15yan | Medium | "Pixel level copy". Its creator is also a popular science site in China. |
| SegmentFault | StackOverflow | |
| Meituan | Groupon, Yelp, TripAdvisor | |
| Kakao Talk |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Commander, Simon (2005). The software industry in emerging markets. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 1-84542-247-3. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ Harden, Leland; Heyman, Bob (2009). Digital Engagement: Internet Marketing That Captures Customers and Builds Intense Brand Loyalty. AMACOM American Management Association. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8144-1072-1. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ "Chinese borrowing". financialexpress.com, post on The Economist originally. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Chinese borrowing". The Economist. 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Facebook's Foreign Clones". Forbes. 2008-06-12.
- ^ a b "Eastday-BizTime: Imitator, with wisdom". Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ Farrar, Lara. "Hudong.com expands abroad". China Daily. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Baidu Baike, Chinese Version Of Wikipedia, Is Going Strong Though Censored". spotlightingnews.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "'Chinese Wikipedia' offers social networking too". ARN.
- ^ Nystedt, Dan. "Baidu May Be Worst Wikipedia Copyright Violator". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "After Baidu's boom, Sohu looks to ride the wave". MarketWatch. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Chinese Startup Clones Tumblr Pixel-For-Pixel". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "ZhiHu: Quora clone, Made in China". thenextweb.com. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2016.