ALikeable expansion into




                              China


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Even with only
                     0.01% market
                 share, every ten days
                   Likeable is losing
                      $2.6m
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American
                 Population   <   Users on
                                  Weibo

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Scale




           Matters
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What about
                 Censorship?
                    (only political)


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Motivations for
                 Social Media are
                 Different

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Understanding
                  Chinese Culture
                         =
                 Optimizing Social
                   Media Use
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Facebook Renren, Kaixin, Qzone

                     FoursquareJiepang

                 YouTube + HuluYouku

                  Twitter SinaWeibo
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+ 294m blogs
                  + 148m BBS
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Why Now?


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The
                 commercialization of
                 Social Media happens
                     fasterin China
                   $$$$$$$
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He who
                 hesitates
                  is lost
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WhyLikeable?


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The Chinese respect
                 American business

                  (    already in China)


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Reputation in
                  most populous
                     country
                 Worldwide Brand
                   Recognition
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China is at a
             pivot of
             exponential
             growth

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How?

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We will teamup with a
         Chinese Agency


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The Digital Landscape is
            fragmented
            but….




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Develop browser
                  optimized for
                   mobile use
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Why me?


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Cultural understanding
                  + Likeable training =
                   China Social Media
                         Success

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Business licensing in
                  China is difficult BUT
                 connections into gov +
                 US commercial service

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七次倒下,
                 起来八次

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A Likeable Expansion into China