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Baidu YouA to Start B2C Business

Sohu IT, 4/10/09

Li Mingyuan, general manager of e-commerce business for Chinese online search firm Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), has stated that Baidu's e-commerce platform "YouA" would enter the B2C market in the future. According to Li, Baidu YouA is an "X2C" platform rather than just a C2C platform.

B2C companies including Joyo-Amazon and Dangdang are currently Baidu YouA clients, but Li stated that a B2C platform from Baidu would not threaten its existing B2C clients. Baidu YouA plans to offer integrated services and search to aid in the display of products from the above companies, with the condition that B2C enterprises conform to Baidu's product regulations.

Keywords: Amazon, B2C, Baidu, BIDU, C2C, Dangdang, e-commerce, Internet, Joyo, Li Mingyuan, YouA

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