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==Further reading==
* Zhang, Yuwei. "[http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2011-02/24/content_12069681.htm I don't see Hudong as a competitor: Wiki founder ]." ([http://archive.is/er4jW Archive]) ''[[China Daily]]''. February 24, 2011.


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Hudong
File:Hudong.png
File:Hudong dot com sitescreenshot LQ.PNG
Screenshot taken on 29 July 2009
Type of site
Social network with wiki-based encyclopedia, chat forums, and bulletin boards
Available inChinese
HeadquartersBeijing
OwnerHoodong (Beijing) Technologies Co.
Created byDr. Pan Haidong (CEO)
URLhudong.com
RegistrationCompulsory

Hudong (formerly Hoodong, "Interactive Online"; Chinese: 互动在线, Hanyu Pinyin: Hùdòng Zàixiàn) is a for-profit social network in China, including the world's largest Chinese encyclopedia/news website, but not free for re-use.[2][3] It is China's largest wiki site, using paid advertising,[4] with over 7 million articles and more than 5 million volunteers, as of April 2013.[2][3][5] However, Hudong is a news/neologism encyclopedia,[2] and hence, it does not restrict articles to only long-term, sourced text with balanced point-of-view content.[citation needed] The contributors agree to release their writings with perpetual royalty-free license to publish their content, but it is not free for re-use on other websites.[6] As of 2012 June, Hudong had 6.4 million articles.[7]

History

Hudong was founded in 2005 by CEO Pan Haidong,[8] who had moved back to China after earning a Ph.D. in systems engineering from Boston University in 2002.[9]

Hudong, a 2007 RedHerring 100 Asia company, developed its own wiki software platform, called HDWiki, as a rival to MediaWiki. The system has some social 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.[10]

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, open source software groups, government, universities, and high school students.

In 2011 it was announced that Draper Fisher Jurvetson had invested $15 million in Hudong.[9]

On February 22, 2012 Hudong submitted a complaint to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce asking for a review of the behavior of Baidu, accusing it of being monopolistic.[11]

Features

Hudong is a wiki and lets its users edit and contribute material. Frequent users may accumulate credits redeemable for gifts.[9] Hudong has also included features of social networking sites, including chat forums and fan groups.[2][12] Hudong is a for-profit business partially supported by advertising and paid support services.[2] Contributors grant Hudong a perpetual royalty-free license to publish and re-use the content; Hudong does not release the content under a free license and does not allow re-use on other sites.[6]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Hudong.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Information game changer", Chinadaily.com, 2011-02-24, webpage: CD6 ([Archive) Template:En icon.
  3. ^ a b "Hudong.com Confirms Expansion into Overseas Market, Invading Wikipedia's territory". Hudong.com press release. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. ^ Innovative Chinese wiki software: interview with Hoodong, 10 December 2007
  5. ^ How Hudong Thumped Wikipedia in China, TNW, 24 November 2009
  6. ^ a b Hudong Terms of Service, points 7.4 and 8.2. Template:Cn icon
  7. ^ Knowles, Jamilla. "China's Wikipedia, Hudong Teams With Bing to Improve Search". The Next Web. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Hoodong: Homegrown Wiki". BV Capital Blog. BV Capital. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Why Draper Funded China's Wikipedia". Forbes. 23 August 2011.
  10. ^ Red Herring 100 Asia, 2007
  11. ^ Yang, Yang (杨阳 Yáng Yáng). Translated by Guo Wei. "China's "Wikipedia" Submits Complaint about Baidu ." (Archive) Economic Observer. March 4, 2011. Issue 508, Corporation, Page 28. Retrieved on October 26, 2012. Original article: "百度:我是大哥 我不叫度娘." February 25, 2011. (Archive)
  12. ^ Fletcher, Owen (22 May 2009). "'Chinese Wikipedia' Offers Social Networking Too". PC World. Retrieved 23 May 2009.

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