What the website should have, what the netizen needs, what technology the website needs ... In fact, these initial problems have been running through the development of Internet enterprises today.
MaryMeeker2002, the Internet queen, predicts that the next boom will be "SFO", representing search, discovery, and access (obtain). In the blink of an eye, 10 years past, now, let's look at the life of those all-powerful internet companies.
1, search engine + encyclopedia knowledge
Representative Enterprise: Baidu
Baidu Company, founded in January 2000, based on "hyper-chain analysis" technology patents, developed into the world's largest Chinese search engine. August 2005 landed on the Nasdaq listing, the issue price of 27 U.S. dollars, has now Puma to 109.81 U.S. dollars, the total market value of 38.368 billion U.S. dollars.
Business model: Bidding rankings, advertising, clicks
Baidu for customers to launch with the content of the Web page ads, so as to achieve profitability. Based on the search engine, set up a comprehensive and perfect encyclopedia knowledge base.
2, Instant Messaging + Games + Portal News + Email
Representative Enterprise: Tencent
Founded in November 1998, Tencent, based on instant messaging, has created a huge interactive circle of friends and relatives, fulfilling an online communication model. In this communication circle to promote online games, the establishment of portals. June 2004 listed in Hong Kong, registered capital of 1 million yuan. The current market value of HK $456.3 billion.
Business model: Membership system, games, advertising
Internet value-added services, mobile and communications value-added services and network advertising.
Tencent is bigger, just as it was for him, a lot of people don't believe it, but it's true. This is the only one of China's internet giants to complete the initial business chain to build the company. Directly feel the sword cold grin.
However, Tencent has a natural development bottleneck, QQ itself, just a soft choice of tools, rather than the customer's rigid demand products. It is this that greatly restricts the pace of its locust expansion over the years.
3, Security + browser + search engine
Representative Enterprise: Qihoo 360
Founded in 2005, that is, free internet security services, swept the country, once laid the Chinese Internet Security market leader status. Has won the Ding Hui Chuang, Sequoia, Matrix and other wind-like, direct absorption of tens of millions of of dollars in capital, and in March 2011, the New York Stock Exchange listed trading. From the 14.5 dollar issue price to the current 24 U.S. dollar shares rose 66%, the current market value of 2.864 billion.
Based on the network security, occupy the browser nearly 30% of the market, the construction of anti-virus, firewall and other products; in the browser market, the original Peoplerank search engine technology, and released a "self-learning, self-evolution" ability and find the user most needed search results of the third generation of search engine.
Business model: Free + paid Value-added services
Companies rely mainly on online advertising and internet value-added services to generate revenue.
With the popularization of Internet applications, some illegal individuals and institutions to steal online net account by Trojans, theft of user privacy, malicious ads Click, such as profiteering, led to the proliferation of Trojans, serious harm to the healthy development of the Internet. Traditional security companies can not adapt to the new situation of the Internet, for Trojans cannot find out, kill, but also exacerbated the Internet security crisis. Qihoo 360 company launched on July 17, 2006
Active Norton, Kaspersky, Rising, Jiangmin, Jinshan and so on gradually fade out, or forced to focus on transformation ...
4, Portal News + Weibo
Representative Enterprise: Sina
Founded in 1998, Sina, based on the portal, micro-Bo communications and related value-added information services, the Nasdaq listed in 2000, the price of 17 U.S. dollars per share, up to the current 63.6 U.S. dollars, market value of 4.207 billion.
Business model: Advertising
Most of the company's revenue comes from online advertising, and a small portion comes from mobile value-added services.
5. Email + News
On behalf of enterprises: NetEase
Founded in June 1997, NetEase Company, based on e-mail, following the introduction of the portal news, games, June 30, 2000 in the Nasdaq listing, the issue price per ADS15.5 U.S. dollars, the right to split after 3.875 U.S. dollars, the current 48.99 U.S. dollars, the total market value: 6.384 billion.
Business model: Email, games, advertising
Most of the income comes from online games
6, download + game + video
On behalf of the Enterprise: Thunder
Founded in January 2003, based on the download, the Nasdaq IPO listing is under way, which will raise $112.5 million trillion and is currently valued at $916 million.
Business model: Membership system, games, advertising
7, Input Method + map search + Games
On behalf of the Enterprise: Sohu
Founded in February 1998, do the most, widely known is Sogou map and Sogou input method. July 2000 in the United States Nasdaq listing, the issue price of 13 U.S. dollars, currently 41.0 U.S. dollars, the market value of 1.562 billion U.S. dollars.
Business model: At present Sohu's income mainly by the brand advertisement, the on-line game, the wireless increment is composed of three parts.
8, video
On behalf of the Enterprise: Youku potatoes
Based on the video business.
Tudou in April 2005 officially online, the August 2011 landing on Nasdaq, the issue price of 29 U.S. dollars, August 23, 2012 before the suspension of 28.36 U.S. dollars per share.
Youku launched in December 2006, December 2010 in the NYSE listing, the issue price per share of 12.8 U.S. dollars, Midway, the current 17.85 U.S. dollars per share.
Youku and Tudou announced a 100%-swap merger, August 20, 2012, the Youku Potato Unit merger program approved, Youku Potato Co., Ltd. was established.
Business model: The main income comes from advertising. Profits have not yet been realized, but losses are narrowing.
9, electronic Mall, platform
On behalf of the Enterprise: Alibaba
Based on the online trading platform, founded in 1999, May 2003, the establishment of Taobao, October 2004, Alibaba investment set up Alipay company;
November 6, 2007 in Hong Kong listed transactions, financing of HK $11.6 billion, the market value of more than 151.6 billion Hong Kong dollars. In February 2012, it announced the offer of privatisation to the listed company of its subsidiary with a repurchase price of HK $13.5. June 20, 2012 Alibaba complete privatization. June 8 terminated at $13.46 per share. The company is about to complete the redemption of the 20% Ali stake held by Yahoo, and is preparing to go public again next year.
Business model: To provide software, technology and other services "B2B services for online enterprises to the"b2b"trading market, and to obtain remuneration.
10, Network literature + Games + film and television
On behalf of the Enterprise: Grand
Based on network literature, games and film, founded in November 1999,
November 22, 2011 The Chen family will buy a grand total of all remaining shares at the price of ADS41.35 dollars per share. After the privatization of February 15, 2012, the company's shares ceased trading since 15th and terminated immediately after the cancellation of the securities, and the Royal Network became a privately held company.
Business model: Games, literature platform, advertising
11. Other Special website
On behalf of enterprises: handle nets, cherish the network, the public comments, the Shenzhou car rental, net, 58 with the city ...
Public comment Network: Founded in April 2003, based on local life consumption, third party consumption reviews; business model: advertising.
Cherish the network, based on marriage dating, operating mode: Network selection + Matchmaker telephone, artificial matchmaker service, founded in May 1998, several times to obtain wind investment. Business model: Membership system, advertising.
Handle nets, March 18, 2010 set up, based on group buying, to provide low discount prices, quality service. Business model: Selling services and selling products
Shenzhou Car Rental: Founded in September 2007, based on the car rental industry, as well as GPS navigation, road rescue and other perfect supporting services. Earlier this year, the IPO application to the United States, proposed to raise about 130 million U.S. dollars. Business model: Leasing, service income.
58 with the city Network and net similar: were founded in 2005, are based on local life and business services. Business model: Advertising.
PostScript: Remember the first time using a computer, is in the school 286 to learn WPS. The first time the Internet, is registered in the Internet Café free mailbox ... The internet is changing fast ... Above from the author's own life, using the Internet perspective ...