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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Social networking service |
| Available in | Chinese (simplified, traditional) |
| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
| Founder(s) | David Liu |
| CEO | David Liu |
| URL | jiepang |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 5,000,000[1] |
| Launched | May 13, 2010 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Jiepang (Chinese: 街旁; pinyin: Jiēpáng) was a Chinese social networking service for mobile devices, such as smartphones. Users can download the Jiepang app to track and share life moments with friends. In July 2013, Jiepang launched an all new design in version 5.0, which evolved from its origins as China's leading location-based service (LBS) for the "check in". Jiepang helps users record and track all of their life activities, connect with friends in specific moments and explore communities of people that have similar interests.
In the past, Jiepang was highly similar to Foursquare and was frequently called the Foursquare of China.[2][3][4] But the redesign of Jiepang 5.0 pivots the app away from that reference.[5][6][7]
The service was created in 2010 by David Liu (刘大卫), and is available in simplified and traditional Chinese characters as well as English. As of July 2013, it had 5 million users.[1]
As of June 20, 2016, the app and website are no longer working.[citation needed]
- ^ a b "New Jiepang 5.0 Redefines the Check-in". Businesswire. July 18, 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Del Rey, Jason (November 7, 2011). "Starbucks Taps China's Foursquare for Huge Holiday Check-in Campaign". Advertising Age. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ Chiang, Ben (July 16, 2012). ""Chinese Foursquare" Jiepang Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of Partnership with Starbucks". Business Insider. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ Yue, Cathy; Olney, Roman (September 22, 2010). "Jiepang – the Chinese Answer to Foursquare". Edelman Digital. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ Green, David (July 31, 2013). "Jiepang is More than just China's Foursquare: Interview with CEO David Liu". Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Xiang, Tracey (July 19, 2013). "Jiepang Isn't China's Foursquare Wannabe Anymore". Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ Sauer, Abe (July 26, 2013). "Jiepang: You can stop calling us "China's Foursquare" Now". Retrieved July 26, 2013.
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