Going Out, Checking-in, and Being Seen: a Look at Jiepang [REVIEW]
With over 100,000 people making check-ins every week, the indie Jiepang.com is China’s biggest location-based service (LBS) – a social-network for sharing where you are, and what you’re up to. As such,...
View ArticleNokia and Jiepang Team-Up for NFC Check-In Trials Across China
Chinese location-based service Jiepang is once again teaming up with Nokia to bring NFC-enabled check-ins to venues across China. When we spoke to Jiepang CEO and co-founder David Liu back in June, he...
View ArticleJiepang Check-Ins Reveal Favourite Brands, Foods, Movies in China [INFOGRAPHIC]
One of Jiepang’s most popular location-based services (LBS), Jiepang, has made a neat infographic that breaks down some user trends. It gives a snapshot of how China’s smartphone-carryin’, LBS-lovin’...
View ArticleHow Coca-Cola is Gamifying Vending Machines in Japan
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) wants its customers in Japan to get to know their favorite vending machines a little better. In the company’s latest move as part of its Happiness campaign, Coca-Cola is using...
View ArticleIndia’s Check-in Service Mojostreet Finds One Mobile Platform Outperforms Others
Earlier this year we told you about Indian location-based service Mojostreet, a promising start-up that received $350,000 in funding in April. As we mentioned before, the service is very much a...
View ArticleSina Weibo Launches Location Platform ‘Weibo Places’
In a move that, in retrospect, we’re surprised didn’t happen way sooner, Sina Weibo launched a new location service today. It’s called Weibo Places and it collects anything you’ve posted to Weibo with...
View ArticleMost China Check-ins: Starbucks Tops on Jiepang for Second Year Running
Here’s a pretty graphic that came our way on this Friday afternoon. It’s not the usual infographic about the Chinese social media or big data. Rather, it is about a relationship between two companies:...
View ArticleFrom Foreplay to Foursquare: China’s Top Dating App Toys With Local Check-Ins
What do you do when your young app has 20 million users and you need a path towards monetization? Go local! That’s the approach that will be taken by Momo, China’s hottest flirting app, as revealed by...
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