For the Ilkhanate ruler, see Baydu.

Baidu (Chinese: 百度; Pinyin: bǎi dù) (NASDAQ: BIDU) is the leading Chinese search engine which can search websites, audio files, and images. It has also an online collaboratively-built encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia (Baidu Baike), and a searchable keyword-based discussion forums. As of April 8, 2007, it is ranked seventh in Alexa's internet rankings.^[1] A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities (stock, bonds, etc. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Robin Li (Li, Yanhong, 李彦宏) is a Chinese entrepreneur. ... Internets: Full of rumors The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). ... Google search is the worlds most popular search engine. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Khanates of Mongolian Empire: Il-Khanate, Chagatai Khanate, Empire of the Great Khan (Yuan Dynasty), Golden Horde The Ilkhanate (also spelled Il-khanate or Il Khanate) was one of the four divisions within the Mongol Empire. ... Baydu (died in 1295), was the sixth Ilkhanate ruler in Iran. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Google search is the worlds most popular search engine. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Wikipedia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Baidu Baike (Chinese: 百度百科; Pinyin: bÇŽidù bÇŽikÄ“) is a Chinese collaborative online encyclopedia hosted by the major Chinese search engine Baidu. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Baidu provides an index of over 740 million web pages, 80 million images, and 10 million multimedia files.^[2] Its interface is cloned from Google. Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG and LSE: GGEA) is an American public corporation, specializing in Internet search and online advertising. ...

Name

The name of Baidu was inspired by a Song Dynasty poem constructed in the ci form, written by Xin Qiji in the 12th century.^[3] Northern Song in 1111 AD Capital Kaifeng (960–1127) Linan (1127–1276) Language(s) Chinese Religion Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy Emperor  - 960-976 Emperor Taizu  - 1126–1127 Emperor Qinzong  - 1127–1162 Emperor Gaozong  - 1278–1279 Emperor Bing History  - Zhao Kuangyin taking over the throne of the Later Zhou... Ci poetry (è©ž, interchangeable with è¾­ pinyin cí) is a kind of lyric Chinese poetry. ... Xin Qiji (辛棄疾, Xīn Qìjí) (1140 - 1207) was a Chinese poet during the Southern Song dynasty. ...

Services

Baidu.com screenshot taken in 2007.

Baidu's most popular feature is its support for multimedia search, called "MP3 Search" and its Baidu 500 is a comprehensive listing of popular Chinese music. The rankings are based on download numbers. It can locate file formats such as MP3, WMA and SWF. The multimedia search feature is mainly used in searches for Chinese pop music. While such works are copyrighted under Chinese law, Baidu is technically not breaking any laws according to their interpretations of Chinese law as stated on their Legalese page. Chinese government and industry sources stated that Baidu.com received a license from Beijing, which allows the search engine to become a fully-fledged news website. Thus Baidu.com will be able to provide its own reports, besides showing certain results as a search engine. The company is already getting its news department ready. Baidu.com is the first Chinese search engine to receive such type of license.^[4] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Baidu 500 (officially 百度歌曲TOP500) is a list of rankings generated by Chinese search engine Baidu as part of their mp3 downloading service featuring the top 500 songs in the Chinese language. ... MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is an audio encoding format. ... Windows Media Audio (WMA) is brand name for several technically distinct proprietary compressed audio file formats developed by Microsoft. ... // == Macromedia Flash == ==]] Using Macromedia Flash 8 (bundled in Studio 8) in Windows XP. Maintainer: Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia) Latest release: 8 / September 30th, 2005 OS: Windows (no native Windows XP Professional x64 Edition support), Mac OS X, Linux (i386 only, via wine [1]) Use: Multimedia Content Creator License: Proprietary Website... C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese pop. ... Copyright symbol Copyright is a set of exclusive rights regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or information. ... Legalese is the term given to the special technical terminology of any given language (usually English) in a legal document. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

Baidu has started its own search engine in Japan found at www.baidu.jp.; it is the first regular service that the company provides outside of China. It includes a search bar for Web page and image searches. It also includes user help and advanced services. ^[5]

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Yahoo! China recently offered a similar service. ...

Baidu uses the same "pay-per-click" model for ad revenues as Google. A Google promotional graphic, highlighting AdWords, the largest PPC program Pay per click (PPC) is an advertising model used on websites, advertising networks, and search engines where advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an ad to visit the advertisers website. ...

Censorship

In compliance with the policies of Internet censorship in China, the Chinese language version of Baidu filters controversial material from its search results. This does not apply to Baidu Japan, which drew over 60% of its traffic from within China before subsequently being blocked on the Mainland. Internet censorship in the Peoples Republic of China is conducted under a wide variety of laws and administrative regulations. ...

References

1. ^ Alexa Web Search - Top 500. Retrieved on 2006-05-11.
2. ^ MSN Money - BIDU. MSN Money. Retrieved on 2006-05-11.
3. ^ Baidu website
4. ^ Google's Lookalike is Expanding in China. Gadget4boys.com (23 January 2007).
5. ^ China's Google in Japan. Infoniac.com (March 23, 2007).

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External links

• Baidu.com
• Baidu.jp
• The Baidu Story

Alternative Search Engines in China

• Sogou
• I Ask
• Google China
• MyWebber.com
• Yahoo China

References

• Tweakers.net
• Dutch Internetsite
• Telegraaf.nl