Baidu (百度) is a popular .

=MP3 search=

Perhaps the most popular feature about Baidu that Google does not support is the MP3 search. This is very similar with the image search of Google, however, it searches for MP3/Windows Media Audio/Macromedia Flash files instead of image files. The MP3 search are mainly used for Chinese Pop Music, and the search results are surprisingly accurate. Though it s illegal in most of the world, Baidu can do this as the Chinese law doesn t prohibit putting music on the internet, and Baidu is under Chinese law.

=Baidu.com on NASDAQ=

Baidu.com had its initial public offering (IPO) the morning of Friday, Aug 5, 2005. Baidu.com opened at $27/share. At the close of Nasdaq trading on that Friday, Baidu.com shares closed at $122.54, up $95.54 from its opening price (a gain of 353%). However, over the next few trading days, Baidu stock pulled back rapidly, closing at $91.75 on August 10. Baidu.com is often called the Google of China due to its resemblance and similarity to Google. In fact, Google owns 2.6% of the company.

On September 14, 2005, the stock plunged 24% on the Nasdaq after two analysts said it was overpriced. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/newspid=10000080&sid=a1Zt1NJD9vCs&refer=asia]

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