Sporkman
August 13th, 2010, 05:34 PM
China to Build State-Run Search Engine
By DAVID BARBOZA
Published: August 13, 2010
SHANGHAI — In an apparent bid to extend its control over the Internet and cash in on the rapid growth of mobile devices, China plans to create its own government-controlled search engine.
The new venture would be fresh competition for Baidu.com, a private company that runs China’s dominant search engine. Baidu has seen its market share grow since Google retreated from the mainland earlier this year...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/technology/14search.html
By DAVID BARBOZA
Published: August 13, 2010
SHANGHAI — In an apparent bid to extend its control over the Internet and cash in on the rapid growth of mobile devices, China plans to create its own government-controlled search engine.
The new venture would be fresh competition for Baidu.com, a private company that runs China’s dominant search engine. Baidu has seen its market share grow since Google retreated from the mainland earlier this year...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/technology/14search.html