Informed sources revealed to CNET: “Baidu and Alibaba to take stakes in the two internet giants Sina microblogging, involving funding of 1 billion.” The source said: “probably Within two weeks, there will be specific news announced. “

At press, Baidu declined to comment, Alibaba has denied the news, and Sina, said: “temporary innocent!” But close to the sources: “This has been talked about for a long time, about 3 to 4 months before the shares began to discuss related issues, Baidu and Alibaba two possible co-financing amount to 1 billion dollars. “

Another message is also evidence of Baidu and Sina microblogging cooperation, CNET noted that Sina and Google search at the operational level of cooperation or will be terminated and instead will use Baidu’s search engine. This may be seen as co-Baidu and Sina microblogging prelude.

Alibaba cooperation with SINA has also been emerging, and after Ali Baba and Sina microblogging has been cooperation at the operational level, its PHPWIND September 9 last year, and Sina announced microblogging get through.

Sina microblogging recognized not only in China, as early as last July, the investment bank SIG said in a research report, Sina microblogging 2012 is expected to reach 120 million subscribers, the company’s current valuation of Sina microblogging as 750 million dollars. However, sources said, “In this investment, the valuation of Sina microblogging about 5 billion.” If this calculation, the two companies will share 20% stake in Sina microblogging.

Microblogging to fame in 2010. November 17, 2010, in Sina’s third-quarter earnings conference, Sina CEO Charles Chao said at the end of October 2010, Sina microblogging has more than 50 million registered users, the user level of activity similar to the situation with Twitter.

But even if the United States, Twitter has no direct revenue model, though this, but the value of microblogging Sina has been fully reflected. 2010, Sina’s stock has benefited from the micro-Bo, December 2009, SINA stock prices hovering around $ 45, but in the end of December 2010, Sina’s stock has climbed to 75 dollars up or down.

Even Sina’s advertising business has benefited from the micro-blog. An industry of anonymity, said: “Although the micro-Bo does not directly sell advertising, but many customers are required to take them, can say that this is an important added value of microblogging.” In addition, Sina Sina flow in micro-Bo also made no small contribution.According to ALEXA, Sina’s traffic in September 2009, when the bottom can be said to fall, but quickly revived in 2010.

For micro-Bo the development of the industry in 2011, a senior industry pointed out: “In 2011, Sina on micro-Bo will be the dominant influence, but the user groups and celebrities would be subjected to the above Tencent microblogging strong blocking, such as grab one after another into the microblogging Tencent Hunan TV Happy Camp and other programs, In addition, Sohu in the posture is high, but possible, is not optimistic. “

Bo pointed out that the well-known Internet analyst, “If the shares of Baidu and Sina Alibaba microblogging, it is certainly optimistic about the rapid development of micro-blog this huge market, want to get in such a platform, their own interests. In addition, Chao is the capital operation master, out of fear Tencent microblogging growth may be set by way of capital operation, the power to develop multi-Sina microblogging. “

It is understood, Tencent microblogging is the promotion at any cost, one Tencent internal staff said: “We have the task of monthly heavy pull microblogging, not only to pull the grass-roots user, the user must pull celebrities will slowly reverse the users only the trend of microblogging with Sina, Tencent microblogging people with more than Sina to it, and we believe it! “