August 19, 2010

Sina Technology News on May 18 morning news, Fun Quartet (play4f.cn) CEO Xie, \ its development in China. Foursquare interview guests that the Chinese have to wait until 2012 , the initial maturity. Video: Foursquare Model in China to explore media Source: Sina Technology

Foursquare last March in the United States on the line, six months after the first round of angel financing. This year in April, Foursquare break one million users, lv shop, the user logged in the past month the number to double. Foursquare presents the current development curve, even faster than that year''s Twitter. according to the official statement, Foursquare mode recorded 50 % of the tools of geographic information, 30% of social sharing tools, 20% of game tools. talk about the mode of Simon Liu said that as early as 67 years ago, Internet companies have started similar Foursquare footprint class site, but has not been successful, basic combination with tourism website. Foursquare pattern appears, p90x, the traditional Internet and mobile Internet had a very good fusion. Foursquare model as practitioners in China, Xie said that although the CEO Quartet Fun Foursquare has a very good framework, but in fact migrate to China''s domestic needs to be done to improve. One important aspect is how to guide users to share valuable information. Xie appears in Internet services is characterized by a large scale and, as the entrepreneurs of the most important thing is to make users really like the product. Xie that the current Foursquare model too early to talk about profit, but he pointed out that the location-based services (LBS) is expected to reach several hundred billion dollars, there is substantial market opportunity. which also is based on the judge, Xie that by virtue of providing differentiated services, Fun Internet giants involved in the Quartet is not afraid of competition, does not believe that a similar pattern of Hundred Regiments is a Groupon bad. Throughout the development of the entire industry now, said Simon Liu, on the various competitors are already present in their own ways and resources to explore the layout and direction of development. He believes the industry will be there next year, more profound changes, around 2012, the hardware and software support Foursquare mode conditions will be ripe. Simon Liu Xie also determine the time node support, he said that Foursquare is LBS Sina science and technology is an important opportunity for the industry matured, the second half of next year or the year after, will have the overall situation in blowout appears. (Meng Hung) guests Description: Xie: Fun Quartet co-founder and CEO, has been at Microsoft for seven years, leaving Microsoft as the Shanghai R