Baike.com
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Type of site | Social network withwiki-basedencyclopedia,chat forums, and bulletin boards |
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| Available in | Chinese |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Owner | ByteDance |
| Created by | Pan Haidong(CEO) |
| URL | baike |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional (required to edit pages) |
| Launched | 19 June 2005 |
| Current status | Perpetual work-in-progress |
Douyin Baike(Chinese:Đẩu âm bách khoa;pinyin:dǒu yīn bǎi kē), formerlyHudongandHoodong(Chinese:Hỗ động bách khoa), is a for-profitsocial networkandChinese encyclopediaowned byByteDance.It is one of the two largestwikisin China, along withBaidu Baike.
History[edit]
Baike.com was founded in 2005 by CEOPan Haidong,[1]who had moved back to China after earning a PhD in systems engineering fromBoston Universityin 2002.[2]
Baike.com, a 2007 RedHerring 100 Asia company, developed its own wiki software platform, calledHDWiki,as a rival toMediaWiki.The system has somesocial networking-like interactive features, such as user profile, friends and groups. The first version was released in November 2006 and by November 2007 version 3 with added functions, features, and more stability was released.[3]
The HDWiki software is free for non-commercial use, has been downloaded 200,000 times and currently supports over 1,000 other web sites in China (as of December 2007), consisting mostly of tech researchers, software groups, government, universities, and high school students.[citation needed]
In 2011, it was announced thatDraper Fisher Jurvetsonhad invested $15 million in Baike.com.[2]
On 22 February 2011, Baike.com submitted a complaint to theState Administration for Industry and Commerceasking for a review of the behavior ofBaidu,accusing it of being monopolistic.[4]
In December 2012, the company changed its English name from Hudong to Baike.com.[5]
In 2019, the company was acquired byByteDance.[6]
Features[edit]
Baike.com is awikiand lets its users edit and contribute material. Frequent users may accumulate credits redeemable for gifts.[2]It has also included features ofsocial networking sites,including chat forums and fan groups.[7][8]Baike.com is a for-profitbusiness partially supported by advertising and paid support services.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Hoodong: Homegrown Wiki".BV Capital Blog.BV Capital. 27 November 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 30 November 2007.Retrieved31 January2009.
- ^abc"Why Draper Funded China's Wikipedia".Forbes.23 August 2011.
- ^"Red Herring 100 Asia, 2007".Archived fromthe originalon 7 January 2009.Retrieved27 July2009.
- ^Yang, Yang ( dương dươngYáng Yáng). Translated by Guo Wei. "China's "Wikipedia" Submits Complaint about Baidu."()Economic Observer.4 March 2011. Issue 508, Corporation, Page 28. Retrieved on 26 October 2012. Original article: "Bách độ: Ngã thị đại ca ngã bất khiếu độ nương."25 February 2011.
- ^"Hỗ động bách khoa tuyên bố khải dụng tân vực danh cập tân bản LOGO"(in Chinese).DoNews.5 December 2012.Retrieved21 July2014.
- ^Wan, Shaw (9 September 2019)."Acquisition of Baike.com Puts ByteDance on par With Rival Baidu".Pandaily.Retrieved3 October2022.
- ^ab"Information game changer", Chinadaily.com, 2011-02-24, webpage: CD6(Archive) .
- ^Fletcher, Owen (22 May 2009)."'Chinese Wikipedia' Offers Social Networking Too ".PC World. Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2009.Retrieved23 May2009.
Further reading[edit]
- Zhang, Yuwei. "I don't see Hudong as a competitor: Wiki founder."(Archive)China Daily.24 February 2011.