Comments on: A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chinese Government Gets Into Virtual World Business - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-725345 Chinese Government Gets Into Virtual World Business - GigaOM Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:01:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-725345 <p>[...] the CRD, but 10 or more other virtual worlds will also be featured there, including Chinese-based HiPiHi and probably Second Life via RTMAsia, Linden Lab’s representative in [...]</p> [...] the CRD, but 10 or more other virtual worlds will also be featured there, including Chinese-based HiPiHi and probably Second Life via RTMAsia, Linden Lab’s representative in [...]

]]> By: Top 5 Highlights from the Virtual Worlds Expo « GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-613348 Top 5 Highlights from the Virtual Worlds Expo « GigaOM Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:37:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-613348 <p>[...] Rising: Largely dismissed as a Chinese Second Life knockoff just eight months ago, HiPiHi seems to have come into its own at this conference. A brief hello was all I got from CEO Xu Hui and [...]</p> [...] Rising: Largely dismissed as a Chinese Second Life knockoff just eight months ago, HiPiHi seems to have come into its own at this conference. A brief hello was all I got from CEO Xu Hui and [...]

]]> By: del.icio.us bookmarks for August 26th through September 9th » nonsmokingarea.com » Blog Archive http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-537566 del.icio.us bookmarks for August 26th through September 9th » nonsmokingarea.com » Blog Archive Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:30:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-537566 <p>[...] GigaOM A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi « - [...]</p> [...] GigaOM A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi « – [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-522164 Anonymous Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:08:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-522164 <p><strong>A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi</strong></p> <p>(* Source: Gigaom *)Zhong Guan Village, Beijing - Last year, a mysterious YouTube video purported to demo a “Chinese Second Life” called HiPiHi (pronounced “high-pee-high”) stormed the virtual world blogosphere. But with little ...</p> A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi

(* Source: Gigaom *)Zhong Guan Village, Beijing – Last year, a mysterious YouTube video purported to demo a “Chinese Second Life” called HiPiHi (pronounced “high-pee-high”) stormed the virtual world blogosphere. But with little …

]]> By: How China’s Great Firewall hurts China’s tech industry « GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-511798 How China’s Great Firewall hurts China’s tech industry « GigaOM Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:05:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-511798 <p>[...] AM PT | No comments While visiting China to speak at an arts festival last month, I also filed a GigaOM story on HiPiHi, a start-up founded by one of the country’s top Internet entrepreneurs. Thanks to Om’s [...]</p> [...] AM PT | No comments While visiting China to speak at an arts festival last month, I also filed a GigaOM story on HiPiHi, a start-up founded by one of the country’s top Internet entrepreneurs. Thanks to Om’s [...]

]]> By: digitalfemme http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-505197 digitalfemme Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:23:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-505197 <p>Would love to test the beta version but I don't speak Chinese. I will be sure to follow up on HiPiHi and other emerging VW's. Thanks for giving us an (almost) inside peak!</p> Would love to test the beta version but I don’t speak Chinese. I will be sure to follow up on HiPiHi and other emerging VW’s. Thanks for giving us an (almost) inside peak!

]]> By: Hebi Flash Blog » Différents univers virtuels et ceux à venir en Asie http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-491459 Hebi Flash Blog » Différents univers virtuels et ceux à venir en Asie Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:15:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-491459 <p>[...] - Ainsi, Hipihi actuellement en version beta ouverte sort son univers virtuel à la fin de l’année. C’est une copie assez parfaite de Second Life, à quelques détails près. (Pour l’avoir pas mal testé, la gestion graphique est déjà nettement mieux optimisée que ce lourdaud de SL). Pas de version vue pour mobile encore. J’ai mis quelques images là. Voir aussi un bon billet chez gigaom qui est allé les voir. [...]</p> [...] – Ainsi, Hipihi actuellement en version beta ouverte sort son univers virtuel à la fin de l’année. C’est une copie assez parfaite de Second Life, à quelques détails près. (Pour l’avoir pas mal testé, la gestion graphique est déjà nettement mieux optimisée que ce lourdaud de SL). Pas de version vue pour mobile encore. J’ai mis quelques images là. Voir aussi un bon billet chez gigaom qui est allé les voir. [...]

]]> By: Five Things You Didn’t Know About HiPiHi : Metaverse Network http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-484850 Five Things You Didn’t Know About HiPiHi : Metaverse Network Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:36:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-484850 <p>[...] took a trip to China recently and while there fit in a visit to the HiPiHi offices. His article on GigaOm answered a few questions that we’ve had for a long time about this latest Second Life [...]</p> [...] took a trip to China recently and while there fit in a visit to the HiPiHi offices. His article on GigaOm answered a few questions that we’ve had for a long time about this latest Second Life [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Roundup: Hipihi, Twitter-Gmail, Vadver, iFamily, HeyNielsen, Gphone, Bloglines http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-484814 VentureBeat » Roundup: Hipihi, Twitter-Gmail, Vadver, iFamily, HeyNielsen, Gphone, Bloglines Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:15:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-484814 <p>[...] can have virtual sex in private rooms, but can’t engage in frank political talk. GigaOm has a review here. We mentioned Hipihi earlier, when writing about competitor Leeuu. There’s a YouTube video of [...]</p> [...] can have virtual sex in private rooms, but can’t engage in frank political talk. GigaOm has a review here. We mentioned Hipihi earlier, when writing about competitor Leeuu. There’s a YouTube video of [...]

]]> By: The Grid Live http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-483376 The Grid Live Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:31:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-483376 <p><strong>Second Life News for August 27, 2007</strong></p> <p>SLCC Day 1: Second Life has the killer app, which is community I’ve been impressed so far with how friendly people are. If you sit down next to a stranger, they turn to you and introduce themselves and ask how you are doing. For a New Yorker, I fin...</p> Second Life News for August 27, 2007

SLCC Day 1: Second Life has the killer app, which is community I’ve been impressed so far with how friendly people are. If you sit down next to a stranger, they turn to you and introduce themselves and ask how you are doing. For a New Yorker, I fin…

]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-482910 Top Posts « WordPress.com Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:13:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-482910 <p>[...] A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi Zhong Guan Village, Beijing - Last year, a mysterious YouTube video purported to demo a Chinese Second Life called […] [...]</p> [...] A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi Zhong Guan Village, Beijing – Last year, a mysterious YouTube video purported to demo a Chinese Second Life called […] [...]

]]> By: links for 2007-08-26 « John’s musing http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-482725 links for 2007-08-26 « John’s musing Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:26:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-482725 <p>[...] GigaOM A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi « First solid evidence of Chinese home grown even if ‘heavily inspired by SL’ open 3D world - things look to really heat up in Oct 07 (tags: china competition copyright creativecommons games mmorpg secondlife hipihi 3d) [...]</p> [...] GigaOM A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi « First solid evidence of Chinese home grown even if ‘heavily inspired by SL’ open 3D world – things look to really heat up in Oct 07 (tags: china competition copyright creativecommons games mmorpg secondlife hipihi 3d) [...]

]]> By: The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-08-26 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-482719 The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-08-26 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:22:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-482719 <p>[...] GigaOM A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi « More info on the “Chinese Second Life” — called HiPiHi. (tags: virtual worlds china) [...]</p> [...] GigaOM A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi « More info on the “Chinese Second Life” — called HiPiHi. (tags: virtual worlds china) [...]

]]> By: John Lundstrom http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-481787 John Lundstrom Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:35:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-481787 <p>I suppose the only reason one should consider this an SL competitor, is because of the inherently huge Chinese internet population and their desire for culturally tailored products.</p> <p>I came across an interview with one of the people from Hipihi that goes nicely with this post.</p> <p>http://www.insidetonic.com/interview-hipihi-a-3d-digital-world-from-china/</p> I suppose the only reason one should consider this an SL competitor, is because of the inherently huge Chinese internet population and their desire for culturally tailored products.

I came across an interview with one of the people from Hipihi that goes nicely with this post.

http://www.insidetonic.com/interview-hipihi-a-3d-digital-world-from-china/

]]> By: Antonello http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-481370 Antonello Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:42:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-481370 <p>I'm looking forward for the moment it will come out it is a fake or it is a product of bad quality, as everything coming from China :P</p> I’m looking forward for the moment it will come out it is a fake or it is a product of bad quality, as everything coming from China :P

]]> By: William Wei http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-481144 William Wei Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:35:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/25/hipihi/#comment-481144 <p>I brought my iPhone with me to Taiwan and China, but didn't have a chance to show people my new iPhone app for digitfan while I was there last week, because of (typhoon) 颱風. So here you go, you can have a test drive here.</p> <p>Go to http://www.testiphone.com/ and copy & paste url: http://digitfan.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/share.woa/wa/g_rand?g=11 into the address field.</p> I brought my iPhone with me to Taiwan and China, but didn’t have a chance to show people my new iPhone app for digitfan while I was there last week, because of (typhoon) 颱風. So here you go, you can have a test drive here.

Go to http://www.testiphone.com/ and copy & paste url: http://digitfan.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/share.woa/wa/g_rand?g=11 into the address field.

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