Kerry Finch

Growing concern about compulsive Web use by millions of people may lead China to become the first country to classify Internet addiction as a clinical condition. A new manual on Internet addiction may be adopted next year by the health ministry. The manual, created by Chinese psychologists, recognizes Internet addiction as similar to alcohol addiction or compulsive gambling.

With 253 million people using the Internet, China has the world's largest online population. In August, a Chinese...

Although there is no doubt that China's Internet-based economy has been affected by the global financial woes in the third quarter of this year, it is faced with more opportunities than challenges upon the massive netizen population, according to market consulting firm iResearch.

The Internet-based economy market size was 14.63 billion yuan ($2.15 billion) between July and September, a growth of 52.2 percent on the same period of last year, or 9.8 percent on the second quarter of...

The Second US-China Internet Industry Forum (UCIIF)
The UCIIF was held in Shanghai, China in early November 2008. Jointly organized by the Internet Society of China (ISC) and Microsoft, the Internet forum addressed cutting-edge technologies and their application trends, information dissemination, security and Internet regulation.

In his keynote speech, China's vice-minister of the State Council Information Office, Cai Migzhao, called the internet "a new engine powering...

The selling of information products online has become a huge industry in the last 5 years. Those who have been involved in this business for some time, are well aware that there are key ingredients and strategies to becoming successful.

Historically, old-school marketers have been able to identify their competitors and plan their product life cycle accordingly, but in the fast-paced online marketing environment, there is a real sense of urgency with any product launch.
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Scam artists have gone high-tech now. They use the Internet to find victims to prey on. They’re out to make a quick buck out of you by selling you nothing but an empty promise. If you’re not alert enough, you may end up feeling sorry for your self.

While unscrupulous persons won’t run out of storylines to give you, here are some telltale signs that are common to most of these scams:
* You received an unsolicited proposal via email from a total stranger.
* The...