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"Baidu" Site

Type	E-Commerce Cloud Based Storage Artificial Intelligence
Launch Date	January 1, 2000
Status	Active
Product Line	Search Engine Encyclopedia Discussion forum
Platform	Cloud Service
Website	www.baidu.com

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) is the world's largest Chinese search engine, China's largest Internet integrated service company with information and knowledge as the core, and the world's leading artificial intelligence platform company. Baidu has thousands of research engineers, which is the top technical team in China.^[1] This team has mastered the most advanced search engine technology in the world, making Baidu a Chinese high-tech enterprise mastering the world's cutting-edge science and core technology, and making China one of the only four countries in the world with search engine core technology outside the United States, Russia and South Korea. Baidu has faced criticism for their data mining and targeted advertising practices, which were catalysts for an increased amount of debate surrounding the ethical implications of privacy online.^[2]

History

Robin Li at NASDAQ

In 1994, Robin Li (Yanhong Li, 李彦宏) joined IDD Information Services, a New Jersey division of Dow Jones and Company, where he helped develop software for the online edition of The Wall Street Journal.^[3] He also worked on developing better algorithms for search engines and remained at IDD Information Services from May 1994 to June 1997.

At the end of 1999, Li saw the great potential of China's Internet and Chinese search engine services. He resolutely resigned from Silicon Valley's high paying job and brought patent technology of search engine, and founded Baidu Inc in Zhongguancun in January 1, 2000. After that, Baidu launches independent search portal baidu.com and their own search engine within one year. In 2003, Baidu surpasses Google and becomes the preferred search engine for Chinese netizens. According to data from Analysys International, Baidu has a respectable market share of 58%, well above Google (Google's market share is arround one third). ^[4]

Li's original intention was to create a product to "provide the best and most equitable way for people to find what they are looking for".^[5] This feat was accomplished as a result of the link analysis technology, which sorted search results based on how many connections they have with other pages. This algorithm was based on the assumption that the more times a page is linked from another site, the more credible it is. This assumption proved to be accurate, and since then, the company has rapidly expanded by producing new suites of products and acquiring new companies in many different markets. These products include Baidu Baike (an online encyclopedia), Wikipedia: Baidu Wangpan: Baidu Wangpan (a cloud storage service), and Baidu Tieba (a keyword-based discussion forum), among others.

Baidu's initial public offering occurred on August 5, 2005. At its IPO price of $27 a share, the company raised $109 million. With a rise of 354%, Baidu’s first-day gain ranks 18th in history and ranks as the best performance ever by an overseas deal.^[6] In December 2007, Baidu became the first Chinese company to be included in the NASDAQ-100 index. As of May 2018, Baidu's market cap rose to US$99 billion.^[7]

Name, Mission, and Vision

The word "Baidu" comes from Xin Qiji, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, who wrote eight hundred years ago. ^[8] The sentence wrote: "Having searched hundreds of times in the crowd, suddenly turning back, he is there in the dimmest candlelight." "Baidu"'s meaning is "searching for hundreds of times", which matches the enterprise's position as a search engine company, as well as expresses the resolution of Baidu to make their search engine top in the world. Baidu's mission is to "make the complicated world simpler through technology" and its vision is "to be a top global technology company which best understands users’needs and enables their growth".Baidu has faced criticism from the public for actions viewed as inconsistent with their claims. In May 2016, Baidu's P4P search results reportedly caused the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy he found online. This event which is called "Death of Wei Zexi" has received widespread media coverage. Chinese media scholar Fang Kecheng then proclaimed that "Search engine Baidu is dead".^[9]

Baidu Products

Baidu offers several services^[10] to locate information, products and services using Chinese-language search terms, such as, search by Chinese phonetics, advanced search, snapshots, spell checker, stock quotes, news, knows, postbar, images, video and space information, and weather, train and flight schedules and other local information. The user-agent string of Baidu search engine is Baiduspider.^[11]^[12]

Search Survices

Baidu Knows (Template:Lang) provides users with a query-based searchable community to share knowledge and experience. Through Baidu Knows, registered members of Baidu Knows can post specific questions for other members to respond and also answer questions of other members.

Baidu Baike, is China's largest online encyclopedia by users and page views/web traffic; second largest encyclopedia by article count (after Hudong).

Baidu MP3 Search provides algorithm-generated links to songs and other multimedia files provided by Internet content providers. Baidu started with a popular music search feature called "MP3 Search" and its comprehensive lists of popular Chinese music, Baidu 500, based on download numbers. Baidu locates 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 claims on its legal disclaimer that linking to these files does not break Chinese law. This has led other local search engines to follow the practice, including Google China (Hong Kong), which uses an intermediate company called Top100 to offer a similar MP3 Search service.

Baidu Image Search enables users to search millions of images on the Internet. Baidu Image Search offers features such as search by image size and by image file type. Image listings are organized by various categories, which are updated automatically through algorithms.

Baidu Video Search enables users to search for and access through hyperlinks of online video clips that are hosted on third parties' Websites.

Baidu Search Ranking provides listings of search terms based on daily search queries entered on Baidu.com. The listings are organized by categories and allow users to locate search terms on topics of interest.

Developer-Oriented

At Baidu World Conference in September 2012, baidu released "seven weapons" for developers, including personal cloud storage PCs (which is later replaced by Baidu Cloud), multi screen X technology, cloud application generation service site app, LBS · cloud, mobile cloud test MTC, baidu application engine BAE and browsing kernel engine.

Baidu Wangpan, formerly Baidu Cloud is a cloud storage service that offers 2 TB of free data storage.^[13] It not only provides users with free storage space, but also can synchronize and manage photos, videos, documents, address books and other data across platforms between mobile devices and PC clients.

Geo

Baidu Maps is a desktop and mobile mapping solution similar to Google Maps, but covering only the Greater China region. It is a platform to provide users with travelling-related services including intelligent route planning, intelligent navigation, real-time traffic and so on. As a "new generation of Artificial Intelligence Map", Baidu Maps has realized voice interaction which facilitates the whole process of user control and has launched AR walking guide, AR tour guide and other practical functions.

International

Baidu started its Japanese language search service, run by Baidu Japan, the company's first regular service outside of China.^[14] It includes a search bar for web pages and image searches, user help and advanced services.^[15] The Japanese search engine closed on March 16, 2015.^[16]

Simeji

Media

Baidu Entertainment is an online channel for entertainment-related news and content. Users can search or browse through news and other information relating to specific stars, movies, television series and music.

Baidu Tieba (Template:Lang) provides users with a query-based searchable community to exchange views and share knowledge and experiences. It is an online community bound tightly with Baidu's search service.

Baidu News provides links to a selection of local, national and international news, and presents news stories in a searchable format, within minutes of their publication on the Web. Baidu News uses an automated process to display links to related headlines, which enables people to see many different viewpoints on the same story. Chinese government and Chinese industry sources stated that Baidu received a license from Beijing, which allows the search engine to become a full-fledged news website. Thus Baidu is able to provide its own reports, besides showing certain results as a search engine. Baidu is the first Chinese search engine to receive such a license.^[17]

Baidu Space the social networking service of Baidu, allows registered users to create personalized homepages in a query-based searchable community.^[18] Registered users can post their Web logs, or blogs, photo album and certain personal information on their homepages and establish their own communities of friends who are also registered users. By July 2009, it had reached 100 million registered users. On April 4, 2015, Baidu announced that Baidu Space will be closed. All content on Baidu Space was transferred to Baidu Cloud on May 7, 2015.^[19]

Baidu Translate (Template:Lang), an online translation service originated in February 2013.^[20] As of April 2020, it supports 200 languages, the most out of any online translation service, to help fight against COVID-19.^[21]
- China Digital Village Encyclopedia (Template:Lang), in June 2009, Baidu announced it would compile the largest digital rural encyclopedia in China, according to China Securities Journal. It is expected to include 500,000 administrative villages in China, covering 80% of the total 600,000 villages in China. Baidu is creating the content of this encyclopedia largely from participants of its "rural information competition" (Template:Lang),^[22] on which it has spent roughly five million yuan on incentives. Baidu sees China's rural areas as great potential for electronic business (e-business), evidenced by the fact that revenue grew the fastest from agriculture, forestry, animals, and fishery in the company's keyword promotion project, a crucial source of Baidu's total revenue. In addition to Baidu Encyclopedia, the company scales up keyword promotion and takes advantage of other products, such as Baidu Zhidao and Baidu Youa, to provide consultation, brand ad exhibitions and online network marketing/sales platform support, marketing information for rural tourism and promoting local products.^[23]

Baidu Web Directory enables users to browse and search through websites that have been organized into categories.
Baidu Government Information Search allows users to search various regulations, rules, notices, and other information announced by People's Republic of China government entities.
Baidu Postal Code Search enables users to search postal codes in hundreds of cities in China.
Educational Website Search allows users to search the Websites of educational institutions. Baidu University Search allows users to search information on or browse through the Websites of specific universities in China
Baidu Legal Search enables users to search a database that contains national and local laws and regulations, cases, legal decisions, and law dictionaries.
Baidu Love is a query-based searchable community where registered users can write and post messages to loved ones.
Baidu Patent Search enables users to search for specific Chinese patents and provides basic patent information in the search results, including the patent's name, application number, filing date, issue date, inventor information and brief description of the patent.
Baidu Games is an online channel that allows users to search or browse through game-related news and content.
Baidu-Hexun Finance, a financial information Website,^[24] with partner Hexun.com, a financial information service provider in China with news reporting and securities consulting licenses. Users can search or browse through economic and financial news, information relating to personal wealth management and related market statistics.
Baidu Statistics Search enables users to search statistics that have been published by the Government of the People's Republic of China

Ethical Implications

Search Engine

Disclaimer

External Links

References

↑ http://home.baidu.com/
↑ http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,920,859.PN.&OS=PN/5,920,859&RS=PN/5,920,859
↑ Robin Li's vision powers Baidu's Internet search dominance Archived February 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Taipei Times, September 17, 2006.
↑ How Google took on China—and lost. MIT technology review, 19 December, 2018.
↑ https://baike.baidu.com/reference/427116/74a23gpaBp1id7YOJTojsNSLYPiEFfKSdcxZ0sklG0MySaqCIrIVDI7sfDGNypGBR5cWQCy5R8-1HuQnhQDoSt7thhMetJlF
↑ The Untold Story of the Baidu IPO Seeking Alpha. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
↑ Search site moves at the speed of China. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
↑ https://ir.baidu.com/company-overview/
↑ https://qz.com/1530831/an-obituary-for-baidu-argues-chinas-vast-internet-has-no-search-engine/
↑ lastname, firstname · (date) · Baidu – Investors – Products · work · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (March 18, 2009) · 关于baiduspider · work · baidu.com · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (March 17, 2009) · Baiduspider User-Agent String · work · 03-9-2021
↑ Baidu Yun Template:Webarchive official website. Retrieved 2014-04-23.Template:In lang
↑ lastname, firstname · (date) · Baidu Japan · work · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (March 23, 2007) · China's Google in Japan · work · Infoniac.com · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (April 17, 2015) · After 8 years of failing, Baidu shuts Japan search engine · work · Tech IN Asia · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (January 23, 2007) · Google's Lookalike is Expanding in China · work · Gadget4boys.com · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (date) · 百度Hi官网 · work · 03-9-2021
↑ http://finance.sina.com/gb/tech/sinacn/20150407/03051239524.html
↑ lastname, firstname · (date) · Baidu Translate 8.0.0 · work · 03-9-2021
↑ https://twitter.com/baiduresearch/status/1248316242689019904
↑ lastname, firstname · (date) · xiangcun.baidu.com · work · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (date) · Baidu will compile the rural digital Encyclopedia – BIC · work · 03-9-2021
↑ lastname, firstname · (date) · 百度新闻搜索——全球最大的中文新闻平台 · work · 03-9-2021

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[1] ttp://home.baidu.com/

[2] ttp://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,920,859.PN.&OS=PN/5,920,859&RS=PN/5,920,859

[3] Robin Li's vision powers Baidu's Internet search dominance Archived February 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Taipei Times, September 17, 2006.

[4] How Google took on China—and lost. MIT technology review, 19 December, 2018.

[5] ttps://baike.baidu.com/reference/427116/74a23gpaBp1id7YOJTojsNSLYPiEFfKSdcxZ0sklG0MySaqCIrIVDI7sfDGNypGBR5cWQCy5R8-1HuQnhQDoSt7thhMetJlF

[6] The Untold Story of the Baidu IPO Seeking Alpha. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[7] Search site moves at the speed of China. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2011.

[8] ttps://ir.baidu.com/company-overview/

[9] ttps://qz.com/1530831/an-obituary-for-baidu-argues-chinas-vast-internet-has-no-search-engine/

[10] stname, firstname · (date) · Baidu – Investors – Products · work · 03-9-2021

[11] stname, firstname · (March 18, 2009) · 关于baiduspider · work · baidu.com · 03-9-2021

[12] stname, firstname · (March 17, 2009) · Baiduspider User-Agent String · work · 03-9-2021

[13] Baidu Yun Template:Webarchive official website. Retrieved 2014-04-23.Template:In lang

[14] stname, firstname · (date) · Baidu Japan · work · 03-9-2021

[15] stname, firstname · (March 23, 2007) · China's Google in Japan · work · Infoniac.com · 03-9-2021

[16] stname, firstname · (April 17, 2015) · After 8 years of failing, Baidu shuts Japan search engine · work · Tech IN Asia · 03-9-2021

[17] stname, firstname · (January 23, 2007) · Google's Lookalike is Expanding in China · work · Gadget4boys.com · 03-9-2021

[18] stname, firstname · (date) · 百度Hi官网 · work · 03-9-2021

[19] ttp://finance.sina.com/gb/tech/sinacn/20150407/03051239524.html

[20] stname, firstname · (date) · Baidu Translate 8.0.0 · work · 03-9-2021

[21] ttps://twitter.com/baiduresearch/status/1248316242689019904

[22] stname, firstname · (date) · xiangcun.baidu.com · work · 03-9-2021

[23] stname, firstname · (date) · Baidu will compile the rural digital Encyclopedia – BIC · work · 03-9-2021

[24] stname, firstname · (date) · 百度新闻搜索——全球最大的中文新闻平台 · work · 03-9-2021

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 Baidu offers several services<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baidu – Investors – Products |url=http://ir.baidu.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=188488&p=irol-products |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318041416/http://ir.baidu.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=188488&p=irol-products |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> to locate information, products and services using Chinese-language search terms, such as, search by [[Modern Standard Chinese phonology|Chinese phonetics]], advanced search, snapshots, spell checker, stock quotes, news, knows, postbar, images, video and space information, and weather, train and flight schedules and other local information. The [[user-agent string]] of Baidu search engine is ''Baiduspider''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2009 |title=关于baiduspider |url=https://www.baidu.com/search/spider.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908130933/http://www.baidu.com/search/spider.htm |archive-date=September 8, 2013 |access-date=May 30, 2015 |publisher=baidu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2009 |title=Baiduspider User-Agent String |url=http://www.httpuseragent.org/list/Baiduspider-n40.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403044437/http://www.httpuseragent.org/list/Baiduspider-n40.htm |archive-date=April 3, 2009 |access-date=March 18, 2009 |website=www.httpuseragent.org}}</ref>
-==Developer-Oriented
+===Search Survices===
-At Baidu World Conference in September 2012, baidu released "seven weapons" for developers, including personal cloud storage PCs, multi screen x technology, cloud application generation service site app, LBS · cloud, mobile cloud test MTC, baidu application engine BAE and browsing kernel engine.
+*''[[Baidu Knows]]'' ({{lang|zh|百度知道}}) provides users with a query-based searchable community to share knowledge and experience. Through Baidu Knows, registered members of Baidu Knows can post specific questions for other members to respond and also answer questions of other members.
-*''[[Wikipedia:Baidu Maps | Baidu Maps]]'' is a desktop and mobile mapping solution similar to Google Maps, but covering only the Greater China region. It is a platform to provide users with travelling-related services including intelligent route planning, intelligent navigation, real-time traffic and so on. As a "new generation of Artificial Intelligence Map", Baidu Maps has realized voice interaction which facilitates the whole process of user control and has launched [Wikipedia: Augmented Reality| AR] walking guide, AR tour guide and other practical functions.
+*''[[Baidu Baike]]'', is China's largest online encyclopedia by users and [[page view]]s/[[web traffic]]; second largest encyclopedia by article count (after [[Hudong]]).
+*''Baidu MP3 Search'' provides algorithm-generated links to songs and other multimedia files provided by Internet content providers. Baidu started with a popular music search feature called "MP3 Search" and its comprehensive lists of popular Chinese music, ''[[Baidu 500]]'', based on download numbers. Baidu locates file formats such as MP3, [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]] and [[Macromedia Flash|SWF]]. The multimedia search feature is mainly used in searches for [[Chinese pop music]]. While such works are [[copyright]]ed under [[Chinese law]], Baidu claims on its legal disclaimer that linking to these files does not break Chinese law. This has led other local search engines to follow the practice, including Google China (Hong Kong), which uses an intermediate company called Top100 to offer a similar MP3 Search service.
+*''Baidu Image Search'' enables users to search millions of images on the Internet. Baidu Image Search offers features such as search by image size and by image file type. Image listings are organized by various categories, which are updated automatically through [[algorithm]]s.
+*''Baidu Video Search'' enables users to search for and access through hyperlinks of online video clips that are hosted on third parties' Websites.
+* ''Baidu Search Ranking'' provides listings of search terms based on daily search queries entered on Baidu.com. The listings are organized by categories and allow users to locate search terms on topics of interest.
+===Developer-Oriented===
+At Baidu World Conference in September 2012, baidu released "seven weapons" for developers, including personal cloud storage PCs (which is later replaced by ''[[Wikipedia:Baidu Wangpan | Baidu Cloud]]''), multi screen X technology, cloud application generation service site app, LBS · cloud, mobile cloud test MTC, baidu application engine BAE and browsing kernel engine.
 *''[[Wikipedia:Baidu Wangpan | Baidu Wangpan]]'', formerly ''Baidu Cloud'' is a [[cloud storage service]] that offers 2 [[Terabyte|TB]] of free data storage.<ref>[http://yun.baidu.com/1t Baidu Yun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031185750/http://yun.baidu.com/1t |date=October 31, 2013 }} official website. Retrieved 2014-04-23.{{in lang|zh}}</ref> It not only provides users with free storage space, but also can synchronize and manage photos, videos, documents, address books and other data across platforms between mobile devices and PC clients.
+===Geo===
+*''[[Wikipedia:Baidu Maps | Baidu Maps]]'' is a desktop and mobile mapping solution similar to Google Maps, but covering only the Greater China region. It is a platform to provide users with travelling-related services including intelligent route planning, intelligent navigation, real-time traffic and so on. As a "new generation of Artificial Intelligence Map", Baidu Maps has realized voice interaction which facilitates the whole process of user control and has launched [[Wikipedia: Augmented reality| AR]] walking guide, AR tour guide and other practical functions.
+===International===
 *Baidu started its Japanese language search service, run by Baidu Japan, the company's first regular service outside of China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baidu Japan |url=http://www.baidu.jp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823061048/http://www.baidu.jp/ |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> It includes a [[search bar]] for web pages and image searches, user help and advanced services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2007 |title=China's Google in Japan |url=http://www.infoniac.com/hi-tech/china-google-in-japan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328005404/http://www.infoniac.com/hi-tech/china-google-in-japan.html |archive-date=March 28, 2007 |access-date=March 23, 2007 |publisher=Infoniac.com}}</ref> The Japanese search engine closed on March 16, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2015 |title=After 8 years of failing, Baidu shuts Japan search engine |url=https://www.techinasia.com/baidu-shuts-japan-search-engine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623130939/https://www.techinasia.com/baidu-shuts-japan-search-engine/ |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=Tech IN Asia}}</ref>
+*''[[Wikipedia:Simeji | Simeji]]''
+===Media===
+* ''Baidu Entertainment'' is an online channel for entertainment-related news and content. Users can search or browse through news and other information relating to specific stars, movies, television series and music.
 *''[[Baidu Tieba]]'' ({{lang|zh|百度贴吧}}) provides users with a query-based searchable community to exchange views and share knowledge and experiences. It is an [[online community]] bound tightly with Baidu's search service.
 *''Baidu News'' provides links to a selection of local, national and international news, and presents news stories in a searchable format, within minutes of their publication on the Web. Baidu News uses an automated process to display links to related headlines, which enables people to see many different viewpoints on the same story. [[Government of the People's Republic of China|Chinese government]] and [[Chinese industry]] sources stated that Baidu received a license from Beijing, which allows the search engine to become a full-fledged news website. Thus Baidu is able to provide its own reports, besides showing certain results as a search engine. Baidu is the first Chinese search engine to receive such a license.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2007 |title=Google's Lookalike is Expanding in China |url=http://www.gadget4boys.com/index.php?page=articles&catid=3&id=20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929004244/http://www.gadget4boys.com/index.php?page=articles&catid=3&id=20 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=January 23, 2007 |publisher=Gadget4boys.com}}</ref>
-*''[[Baidu Knows]]'' ({{lang|zh|百度知道}}) provides users with a query-based searchable community to share knowledge and experience. Through Baidu Knows, registered members of Baidu Knows can post specific questions for other members to respond and also answer questions of other members.
-*''Baidu MP3 Search'' provides algorithm-generated links to songs and other multimedia files provided by Internet content providers. Baidu started with a popular music search feature called "MP3 Search" and its comprehensive lists of popular Chinese music, ''[[Baidu 500]]'', based on download numbers. Baidu locates file formats such as MP3, [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]] and [[Macromedia Flash|SWF]]. The multimedia search feature is mainly used in searches for [[Chinese pop music]]. While such works are [[copyright]]ed under [[Chinese law]], Baidu claims on its legal disclaimer that linking to these files does not break Chinese law. This has led other local search engines to follow the practice, including Google China (Hong Kong), which uses an intermediate company called Top100 to offer a similar MP3 Search service.
+*''[[Baidu Space]]'' the [[social networking service]] of Baidu, allows registered users to create personalized homepages in a query-based searchable community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=百度Hi官网 |url=http://hi.baidu.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713072019/http://hi.baidu.com/ |archive-date=July 13, 2006 |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> Registered users can post their Web logs, or blogs, photo album and certain personal information on their homepages and establish their own communities of friends who are also registered users. By July 2009, it had reached 100 million registered users. On April 4, 2015, Baidu announced that Baidu Space will be closed. All content on Baidu Space was transferred to Baidu Cloud on May 7, 2015.<ref>http://finance.sina.com/gb/tech/sinacn/20150407/03051239524.html</ref>
-*''Baidu Image Search'' enables users to search millions of images on the Internet. Baidu Image Search offers features such as search by image size and by image file type. Image listings are organized by various categories, which are updated automatically through [[algorithm]]s.
-*''Baidu Video Search'' enables users to search for and access through hyperlinks of online video clips that are hosted on third parties' Websites.
-*''[[Baidu Space]]'' the [[social networking service]] of Baidu, allows registered users to create personalized homepages in a query-based searchable community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=百度Hi官网 |url=http://hi.baidu.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713072019/http://hi.baidu.com/ |archive-date=July 13, 2006 |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> Registered users can post their Web logs, or blogs, photo album and certain personal information on their homepages and establish their own communities of friends who are also registered users. By July 2009, it had reached 100 million registered users
-*''[[Baidu Baike]]'', is China's largest online encyclopedia by users and [[page view]]s/[[web traffic]]; second largest encyclopedia by article count (after [[Hudong]]).
 *''Baidu Translate'' ({{lang|zh|百度翻译}}), an online translation service originated in February 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baidu Translate 8.0.0 |url=https://www.apkhere.com/app/com.baidu.baidutranslate |website=Apkhere.com}}</ref> As of April 2020, it supports 200 languages, the most out of any online translation service, to help fight against [[COVID-19]].<ref>https://twitter.com/baiduresearch/status/1248316242689019904</ref>
 **''China Digital Village Encyclopedia'' ({{lang|zh|中国数字乡村大百科全书}}), in June 2009, Baidu announced it would compile the largest digital rural encyclopedia in China, according to [[China Securities Journal]]. It is expected to include [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Village level|500,000 administrative villages in China]], covering 80% of the total 600,000 [[Village (China)|villages in China]]. Baidu is creating the content of this encyclopedia largely from participants of its "rural information competition" ({{lang|zh|乡村信息化大赛}}),<ref>{{Cite web |title=xiangcun.baidu.com |url=http://xiangcun.baidu.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014183801/http://xiangcun.baidu.com/ |archive-date=October 14, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> on which it has spent roughly five million yuan on incentives. Baidu sees China's rural areas as great potential for electronic business ([[e-business]]), evidenced by the fact that revenue grew the fastest from agriculture, forestry, animals, and fishery in the company's keyword promotion project, a crucial source of Baidu's total revenue. In addition to Baidu Encyclopedia, the company scales up keyword promotion and takes advantage of other products, such as Baidu Zhidao and Baidu Youa, to provide consultation, brand ad exhibitions and online network marketing/sales platform support, marketing information for rural tourism and promoting local products.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baidu will compile the rural digital Encyclopedia – BIC |url=http://www.business-internet-china.com/search-engine/china-news/baidu-will-compile-the-rural-digital--encyclopedia.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508131817/http://www.business-internet-china.com/search-engine/china-news/baidu-will-compile-the-rural-digital--encyclopedia.php |archive-date=May 8, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref>
-* ''Baidu Search Ranking'' provides listings of search terms based on daily search queries entered on Baidu.com. The listings are organized by categories and allow users to locate search terms on topics of interest.
 * ''Baidu Web Directory'' enables users to browse and search through websites that have been organized into categories.
 * ''Baidu Government Information Search'' allows users to search various regulations, rules, notices, and other information announced by People's Republic of China government entities.
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 * ''Baidu-Hexun Finance'', a financial information Website,<ref>{{Cite web |title=百度新闻搜索——全球最大的中文新闻平台 |url=http://finance.baidu.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026000836/http://finance.baidu.com/ |archive-date=October 26, 2016 |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> with partner Hexun.com, a financial information service provider in China with news reporting and [[security (finance)|securities]] consulting licenses. Users can search or browse through economic and financial news, information relating to personal [[wealth management]] and related market statistics.
 * ''Baidu Statistics Search'' enables users to search statistics that have been published by the [[Government of the People's Republic of China]]
-* ''Baidu Entertainment'' is an online channel for entertainment-related news and content. Users can search or browse through news and other information relating to specific stars, movies, television series and music.
-* ''Baidu Tongji'' is Baidu's [[web analytics]] platform. It provides users with many reports about visitors to their website, such as a report on the source of visitors to their website, a user demographics report, reports on content viewed on site, and a [[heat map]] report.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawton |first=Tait |title=A Thorough Guide to Baidu Analytics (Baidu Tongji) |url=http://www.nanjingmarketinggroup.com/blog/baidu-analytics-guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428103848/http://www.nanjingmarketinggroup.com/blog/baidu-analytics-guide |archive-date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=April 22, 2014}}</ref>
-* ''Baidu Dictionary'' provides users with [[lookup]] and [[machine translation|text translation]] services between Chinese and English.
-* ''Baidu Youa'', an [[online shopping]]/[[e-commerce]] platform through which businesses can sell their products and services at Baidu-registered stores.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youa.com |url=http://www.youa.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001206213800/http://www.youa.com/ |archive-date=December 6, 2000 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-* ''Baidu Desktop Search'', a free, downloadable software, which enables users to search all files saved on their computer without launching a [[Web browser]].
-* ''Baidu Sobar'', a free, downloadable software, displayed on a browser's [[tool bar]] and makes the search function available on every Web page that a user browses.
-* ''Baidu Wireless'' provides various services for mobile phones, including a Chinese-input [[front end processor]] (FEP) for various popular [[operating system]]s including [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Symbian]] [[S60 (software platform)|S60v5]], and [[Windows Mobile]].
-* ''Baidu Anti-Virus'' offers [[anti-virus software]] products and [[computer virus]]-related news.
-* ''Baidu Safety Center'', launched in 2008, provides users with free [[virus scan]]ning, [[system]] [[repair]] and [[Internet security|online security]] evaluations
-* ''Baidu Internet TV'' (known as ''Baidu Movies'') allows users to search, watch and download free movies, television series, cartoons, and other programs hosted on its servers
-* ''Chinese-language voice assistant search services'' for Chinese speakers visiting Japan was launched in 2008, with partner Japanese personal handy-phone system operator [[Willcom]] Inc.
-* ''Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discovery探索频道中文网 |url=http://discovery.baidu.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101012191602/http://discovery.baidu.com/ |archive-date=October 12, 2010 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> joint venture with [[Discovery Communications]], focusing on science, technology, space, natural history, engineering, paleontology, archaeology, history, and culture.
-* ''Baidu Index'' (known as ''Baidu Zhishu'') allows users to look up the search volume and trend for certain hot keywords and phrases. It can serve as a Baidu keyword research tool.<ref>[http://chineseseoshifu.com/blog/use-baidu-index-for-chinese-keyword-research.html Baidu keyword research tool] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708145108/http://chineseseoshifu.com/blog/use-baidu-index-for-chinese-keyword-research.html |date=July 8, 2011 }}.</ref>
-* ''Baidu Bookmarks'' (known as ''Baidu Soucang'') is a social bookmarking service supported by Baidu.com
-* ''[[Baidu Browser]]'' is a [[web browser]] first released<ref>{{Cite web |title=百度浏览器 |url=http://liulanqi.baidu.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422093828/http://liulanqi.baidu.com/ |archive-date=April 22, 2013 |access-date=2013-04-22 |publisher=Liulanqi.baidu.com}}</ref> as a beta in July 2011.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303661904576455980272656062?mod=googlenews_wsj China's Baidu Joins Browser Battle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223021139/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303661904576455980272656062?mod=googlenews_wsj |date=February 23, 2019 }}, ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 20, 2011</ref> It has been noted that the user interface looks very similar to [[Google Chrome]]/[[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]].<ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/07/19/baidu%E2%80%99s-new-browser-looks-strikingly-familiar-google-chrome/ Baidu's New Browser Looks Strikingly Familiar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506115303/https://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/07/19/baidu%E2%80%99s-new-browser-looks-strikingly-familiar-google-chrome/ |date=May 6, 2018 }}, China Real Time Report – WSJ, July 19, 2011</ref>
-* ''[[Baidu Yi]]'' is a smartphone operating system based on [[Android (operating system)|Android]] OS, announced in September 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2011 |title=Baidu Looks To Leapfrog Google With Cloud-Based Mobile OS (Update) |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/baidu-looks-to-leapfrog-google-with-cloud-based-mobile-os/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906200946/http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/baidu-looks-to-leapfrog-google-with-cloud-based-mobile-os/ |archive-date=September 6, 2011 |access-date=September 7, 2011 |publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref>
-* ''Baidu Library'' is an open online platform for users to share documents. All the documents in Baidu Library are uploaded by the users and Baidu does not edit or change the documents. Users can read and download lecture notes, exercises, sample exams, presentation slides, materials of various subjects, variety of documents templates, etc. However, it is not completely free. In order to download some documents, users should have enough Baidu points to cover the points asked by the uploaders. Users could gain Baidu points by making contribution to Baidu Library and other users, such as uploading documents, categorizing documents, evaluating documents, etc.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}
-* ''Baidu Experience'' is a product of Baidu primarily focusing on supporting the users with practical problems. In other words, it helps the users to solve the "how to do" problem. It was launched in October 2010. In architecture, Baidu Experience has integrated and reformatted Baidu Encyclopedia and Baike Knows. The first difference between Baidu Experience and Baidu Knows is that the former concentrates on specific "how to do" problems while the later contains a wider range of problems. The second difference is that users could share their experience without being asked on Baidu Experience.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}
-* ''Baidu around You'' is a searching and sharing platform aiming at supporting the users with making their consumption decisions. There are currently 7 main categories of information on Baidu around You, including food, shopping, recreation, hotels, fitness, beauty and traveling. In addition, Baidu around You provides the users with convenient services and local information, partially coming from the users and searchable by cities.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}
-* [[Qunar]] (Qunar Cayman Islands Limited), travel-booking service controlled by Baidu. As of 2013, Qunar had 31.4 million active users and raised $167 Million at its [[initial public offering]] that year.<ref>Fox Hu and Belinda Cao. Published Nov 2, 2013. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/baidu-s-qunar-raises-167-million-as-chinese-ipo-stocks-surge.html Baidu's Qunar Rises After $167 Million IPO Exceeds Target] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109183544/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/baidu-s-qunar-raises-167-million-as-chinese-ipo-stocks-surge.html |date=January 9, 2015 }}. [[Bloomberg L.P.]]. Retrieved September 25, 2014</ref> It is listed at NASDAQ.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/QUNR:US Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409094056/https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/QUNR:US |date=April 9, 2017 }} [[Bloomberg L.P.]]. Retrieved September 25, 2014</ref>
-* Baidu Duer: Another addition to the family of [[Virtual assistant (artificial intelligence)|virtual assistants]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Namra Khurshid |date=August 23, 2015 |title=Baidu's Duer:Another addition to the family of Digital Assistants |url=http://blog.codexify.com/2015/09/bynow-you-all-must-be-familiar-with.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008090749/http://blog.codexify.com/2015/09/bynow-you-all-must-be-familiar-with.html |archive-date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=September 13, 2015 |publisher=Codexify |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-* Baidu Zhanzhang: The free suite of webmaster tools offered by Baidu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=百度站长平台_让网站更具价值 |url=http://zhanzhang.baidu.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327144728/http://zhanzhang.baidu.com/ |archive-date=March 27, 2015 |access-date=2015-09-21 |website=zhanzhang.baidu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Baidu 101: An Overview of Baidu Webmaster Tools |url=http://www.semrush.com/blog/baidu-101-an-overview-of-baidu-webmaster-tools/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925023026/http://www.semrush.com/blog/baidu-101-an-overview-of-baidu-webmaster-tools |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=2015-09-21}}</ref>
-*Baidu music, a music service
-*Baidu news feed, a news service
-*Baidu Wallet, a mobile wallet with over 100million Chinese users. Its recent partnership with PayPal enables users to make payment in PayPal's 17million international e-commerce site. Its former CEO was Zhang Zheng Hua, who later became UNPay's founder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chong |first=Zoey |title=PayPal taps into China's 100M Baidu Wallet users |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/paypal-taps-into-chinas-100m-baidu-wallet-users/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215230359/https://www.cnet.com/news/paypal-taps-into-chinas-100m-baidu-wallet-users/ |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |access-date=12 December 2018 |website=PayPal taps into China's 100M Baidu Wallet users – CNET |publisher=CNET}}</ref>
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