#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 6] Wedian opens recruitment of anchors and requires at least two live broadcasts per week; the number of Alibaba Taobao villages has exceeded 4,000; leakers have disclosed 100,000 documents from Cambridge Analytica, involving businesses in 68 countries around the world; the 7th Baidu Scholarship was awarded, and AI talents from famous universities such as MIT, Stanford, and Tsinghua University won awards; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s registered capital increased by 100 million yuan, and Ren Zhengfei held 0.94% of the shares...
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1. Tentacle Live considers listing in the country, and A-shares are more likely to be
According to news on January 5, CMO Yang Shuyu of Guanshi Live said that due to the current international situation, Guanshi management is considering listing in China. At present, the possibility of A-shares is the most likely, and a better time point is needed to go public. In 2018, Yang Shuyu revealed in an interview with the media that she was preparing for an IPO. At the end of last year, Tencent Full-Double Games obtained the game derivative content authorization, becoming the first content platform to cooperate with Tencent through a licensing agreement. Yang Shuyu said that the cooperation with Tencent will be the focus of this year, mainly for improving the commercial advertising business of tentacles. (E-commerce News)
2. Wechat stores open to recruit anchors and require live broadcasts at least 2 times a week.
According to Yibang Dynamics, the live broadcast channel of the Wedian APP has officially opened the recruitment of anchors to the entire network. Weidian Live adopts an independent registration and targeted invitation system, and is only open to some merchants with live broadcast experience or high-quality store merchants. The platform will open corresponding application channels based on the store owner's qualifications. After the platform reviews, it will enter the live broadcast group for training. Only after passing the written test can the live broadcast entrance be opened. In addition, the official live broadcast frequency is required to be at least twice a week, and each live broadcast lasts at least 40 minutes. If the requirements do not meet the requirements, the qualification will be directly disqualified. (Securities Times)
3. The number of Alibaba Taobao villages has exceeded 4,000
According to January 5, at the 2020 New Economic Think Tank Conference held yesterday, Gao Hongbing, vice president of Alibaba and director of Alibaba Research Institute, said that as of 2019, there were more than 4,000 Taobao villages, and only 20 in 2013. At the same time, Gao Hongbing said that Alibaba is an e-commerce company and a technology company. It uses a platform system to resolve the contradiction between supply and demand, and promotes the improvement of economic efficiency and the decline in costs. Since the beginning of entrepreneurship, inclusive value has been rooted in Alibaba's mission and business model. (E-commerce News)
4. Amazon considers opening a new offline store in Germany
The head of e-commerce company Amazon in Germany said on Saturday that the company is considering opening a store in Germany. Germany is Amazon's second largest market after the United States. "The fact is, we know customers also like shopping in physical stores, and they like diversified shopping." Amazon has previously opened stores in the United States and the United Kingdom, including Whole Foods and Amazon Go Food Stores with no checkout.
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5. Walmart launches self-service advertising search service portal
On January 6, Walmart Media Group (WMG) released a self-service portal where advertisers can purchase website search and product placement ads directly on Walmart.com. It is reported that Walmart has been strengthening its advertising business layout over the past year, and the release of this self-service portal may be one of Walmart's solutions to fight Amazon in the advertising field. (E-commerce News)
6. The leaker disclosed 100,000 documents from Cambridge Analytica, involving business in 68 countries around the world.
According to foreign media reports, as many as 100,000 documents from British data analytica, Cambridge Analytica, will be published one after another, which will expose the company's internal operations. The company went bankrupt after it was disclosed that it had stolen 87 million Facebook profiles. More than 100,000 documents related to operations in 68 countries and regions will be released in the coming months, which will reveal a global infrastructure network that manipulates voter behavior on an “industrial scale.” Meanwhile, Christopher Steele, former head of the Russian department of MI6 and an intelligence expert behind Trump's so-called "Steel Archives" in relations with Russia, said that although Cambridge Analytica has gone bankrupt, its failure to properly punish its bad behavior means that manipulation of the U.S. election this year will be even worse. (Tencent Technology)
7. The 7th Baidu Scholarship was awarded, and AI talents from prestigious universities such as MIT, Stanford, and Tsinghua University won the award
On January 5, the 7th Baidu Scholarship Award Ceremony and the "AI Future Talk Youth Academic Forum" doctoral student special session were held at Baidu Science and Technology Park today. Ten outstanding students from top domestic and foreign universities such as MIT, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and Nanjing University stood out and received a Baidu Scholarship of up to 200,000 yuan respectively. As one of the most funded academic scholarships in the field of AI in China, Baidu Scholarship has been held for 7 consecutive sessions since its establishment in 2013, with a total award of over 10 million yuan, inspiring and supporting top global artificial intelligence students to pursue their technological dreams. At the award ceremony, Baidu Chief Technology Officer Wang Haifeng expressed congratulations to the winning students: "This year and previous students who have won Baidu Scholarships have gradually released energy in their respective fields. Baidu Scholarship hopes not only provide bonus support for everyone, but also build a stage to provide students with better communication opportunities and internship opportunities, and to contact more of the industry and even help in future work." (Titanium Media)
8. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s registered capital increased by RMB 100 million, and Ren Zhengfei held 0.94% of the shares.
According to the news on January 5, Tianyan Check data showed that on December 27, 2019, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s registered capital increased from the original approximately RMB 40.21 billion to the current approximately RMB 40.31 billion. Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. was established in September 1987. The legal representative is Zhao Minglu. Its business scope includes the development and production of transmission equipment, data communication equipment, wireless communication equipment, software, computers and supporting equipment, terminal equipment and related communication information products. According to its equity structure, the company is wholly owned by Huawei Investment Holdings Co., Ltd., and Ren Zhengfei holds 0.94% of the latter shares. (Titanium Media)
9. CCTV Animation Group was unveiled in Beijing
On January 5, 2020, CCTV Animation Group, which belongs to China Central Radio and Television, was officially unveiled in Beijing. According to reports, CCTV Animation Group will focus on short videos and animated films, and will make full-industry chain layout around core IP, develop new products, expand new channels, explore new business formats, and build a new pattern of all-media communication between the Central Television Animation. CCTV Animation Group also signed contracts with strategic partners such as Youku, Wanda, Aofei, iFLYTEK, Poly, and CITIC Bookstore to implement multi-business layout around high-quality IP. (e company)
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10. Vipshop won the Southern Daily’s “2019 Tribute to Innovation Enterprise Award”
According to January 4, recently, the "2019 Entrepreneur Summit Dialogue and 2019 Southern Tribute Awards Ceremony" hosted by Southern Media Group and co-organized by Southern Daily and Southern+ Client was held in Guangzhou. Among them, Vipshop, a special sale e-commerce company, was awarded the "Salute to Innovation Enterprise Award". (Hugo.com)
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