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Is Baidu positioning itself as China's online juggernaut?

Recent actions by the Alibaba Group and Taobao to protect their market share may not be enough given the multi-front strategy taken by search engine juggernaut Baidu. With their profits up by 91% in the last quarter, Baidu seems to be using their... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Mon, Oct 27 2008

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