<s>
Baidu	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
;	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
hundred	O
times	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
multinational	O
technology	O
company	O
specializing	O
in	O
Internet-related	O
services	O
,	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Beijing	O
's	O
Haidian	O
District	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
Internet	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
by	O
Robin	O
Li	O
and	O
Eric	O
Xu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
origins	O
in	O
RankDex	O
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Robin	O
Li	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
before	O
he	O
founded	O
Baidu	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
offers	O
various	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Chinese	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
mapping	O
service	O
called	O
Baidu	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
offers	O
about	O
57	O
search	O
and	O
community	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Baidu	B-Application
Baike	O
(	O
an	O
online	O
encyclopedia	O
)	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
Wangpan	I-Application
(	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
storage	I-Application
service	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Baidu	B-Language
Tieba	I-Language
(	O
a	O
keyword-based	O
discussion	O
forum	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Global	O
Business	O
Unit	O
(	O
GBU	O
)	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
international	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
for	O
markets	O
outside	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
GBU	O
's	O
product	O
portfolio	O
includes	O
keyboard	O
apps	O
Simeji	O
and	O
Facemoji	O
Keyboard	O
,	O
content	O
recommendation	O
platform	B-Device
popIn	O
,	O
augmented	O
reality	O
network	O
OmniAR	O
,	O
Japanese	O
smart	O
projector	O
popIn	O
Aladdin	O
,	O
and	O
ad	O
platform	B-Device
MediaGo	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
Chinese	O
advertisers	O
looking	O
to	O
reach	O
overseas	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
GBU	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Snap	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
official	O
ad	O
reseller	O
for	O
Snapchat	O
in	O
Greater	O
China	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
divested	O
the	O
"	O
Global	O
DU	O
business	O
"	O
portion	O
of	O
its	O
overseas	O
business	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
utility	O
apps	O
including	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
DU	O
Caller	O
,	O
Mobojoy	O
,	O
Photo	O
Wonder	O
and	O
DU	O
Recorder	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
business	O
now	O
operates	O
independently	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
the	O
second	O
largest	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
held	O
a	O
76.05	O
%	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
China	O
's	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
Chinese	O
company	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
NASDAQ-100	O
index	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
market	O
cap	O
rose	O
to	O
US$99	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
Chinese	O
firm	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
United	O
States-based	O
computer	O
ethics	O
consortium	O
Partnership	O
on	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
developing	O
better	O
algorithms	O
for	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
and	O
remained	O
at	O
IDD	O
Information	O
Services	O
from	O
May	O
1994	O
to	O
June	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
IDD	O
,	O
Li	O
developed	O
the	O
RankDex	O
site-scoring	O
algorithm	O
for	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
results	O
page	B-Algorithm
ranking	I-Algorithm
and	O
received	O
a	O
US	O
patent	O
for	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
RankDex	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
that	O
used	O
hyperlinks	O
to	O
measure	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
websites	O
it	O
was	O
indexing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
predated	O
the	O
similar	O
PageRank	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
used	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
two	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
1998	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
founder	O
Larry	O
Page	O
referenced	O
Li	O
's	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
citation	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
U.S.	O
patents	O
for	O
PageRank	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Li	O
later	O
used	O
his	O
RankDex	O
technology	O
for	O
the	O
Baidu	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
was	O
incorporated	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
by	O
Robin	O
Li	O
and	O
Eric	O
Xu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
allowed	O
advertisers	O
to	O
bid	O
for	O
ad	O
space	O
and	O
then	O
pay	O
Baidu	B-Application
every	O
time	O
a	O
customer	O
clicked	O
on	O
an	O
ad	O
,	O
predating	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
approach	O
to	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
news	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
picture	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
adopting	O
a	O
special	O
identification	O
technology	O
capable	O
of	O
identifying	O
and	O
grouping	O
the	O
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
went	O
public	O
on	O
Wall	O
Street	O
through	O
a	O
variable	O
interest	O
entity	O
(	O
VIE	O
)	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Cayman	O
Islands	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
Sina	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
partnering	O
with	O
Qualcomm	O
to	O
offer	O
free	O
cloud	O
storage	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
with	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
Personal	O
Assistant	O
app	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
CEOs	B-Application
,	O
managers	O
and	O
the	O
white-collar	O
workers	O
manage	O
their	O
business	O
relationships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
appointed	O
Dr.	O
Andrew	O
Ng	O
as	O
chief	O
scientist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Ng	O
will	O
lead	O
Baidu	B-Application
Research	I-Application
in	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
and	O
Beijing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
a	O
Brazilian	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
Busca	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Brazilian	O
local	O
e-commerce	O
site	O
Peixe	O
Urbano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
its	O
Apollo	O
project	O
(	O
Apolong	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
self-driving	O
vehicle	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
help	O
drive	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
autonomous	O
cars	O
including	O
vehicle	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
hardware	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
open-source	O
software	B-Device
platform	I-Device
and	O
cloud	O
data	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
plans	O
to	O
launch	O
this	O
project	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
before	O
gradually	O
introducing	O
fully	O
autonomous	O
driving	O
capabilities	O
on	O
highways	O
and	O
open	O
city	O
roads	O
by	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
$1.5	O
billion	O
autonomous	O
driving	O
fund	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
100	O
autonomous	O
driving	O
projects	O
over	O
the	O
ensuing	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Continental	O
and	O
Bosch	O
,	O
auto	O
industry	O
suppliers	O
,	O
on	O
automated	O
driving	O
and	O
connected	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
rolled	O
out	O
a	O
new	O
portable	O
talking	O
translator	O
that	O
can	O
listen	O
and	O
speak	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
will	O
also	O
be	O
inserting	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
technology	O
into	O
smartphones	O
,	O
through	O
its	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
would	O
launch	O
self-driving	O
buses	O
in	O
China	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
its	O
first	O
annual	O
Baidu	B-Application
World	O
technology	O
conference	O
(	O
Bring	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
Life	O
)	O
would	O
be	O
held	O
and	O
live-streamed	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
at	O
China	O
World	O
Summit	O
Wing	O
and	O
Kerry	O
Hotel	O
,	O
bringing	O
together	O
Baidu	B-Application
executives	O
,	O
employees	O
,	O
partners	O
,	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
media	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
mission	O
and	O
strategy	O
,	O
technology	O
breakthroughs	O
,	O
new	O
product	O
developments	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
open	O
artificial-intelligence	B-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
Baidu	B-Application
revealed	O
a	O
new	O
Robocar	O
concept	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
Level	O
5	O
autonomous	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
second-generation	O
AI	B-Application
chip	O
that	O
can	O
analyse	O
the	O
internal	O
and	O
external	O
surroundings	O
to	O
provide	O
predictive	O
suggestions	O
to	O
proactively	O
serve	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
passengers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Jidu	O
Auto	O
,	O
an	O
intelligent	O
electric	O
vehicle	O
company	O
originally	O
backed	O
by	O
Baidu	B-Application
and	O
Geely	O
unveiled	O
its	O
first	O
concept	O
ROBO-01	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
pre-production	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROBO-01	O
rides	O
on	O
the	O
Sustainable	O
Experience	O
Architecture	O
(	O
SEA	O
)	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
a	O
modular	O
electric	O
vehicle	O
platform	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Geely	O
Holding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
com	O
's	O
DNS	O
records	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
were	O
altered	O
such	O
that	O
browsers	B-Application
to	O
baidu.com	B-Application
were	O
redirected	O
to	O
a	O
website	O
purporting	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Iranian	O
Cyber	O
Army	O
,	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
behind	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
during	O
the	O
2009	O
Iranian	O
election	O
protests	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
proper	O
site	O
unusable	O
for	O
four	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
later	O
launched	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
Register.com	O
for	O
gross	O
negligence	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
com	O
's	O
technical	O
support	O
staff	O
changed	O
the	O
email	O
address	O
for	O
Baidu.com	B-Application
on	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
individual	O
,	O
despite	O
failing	O
security	O
verification	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
address	O
had	O
been	O
changed	O
,	O
the	O
individual	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
forgotten	O
password	O
feature	O
to	O
have	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
domain	O
passwords	O
sent	O
directly	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
accomplish	O
the	O
domain	B-Protocol
hijacking	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
reported	O
that	O
three	O
employees	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
were	O
arrested	O
on	O
suspicion	O
that	O
they	O
accepted	O
bribes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
purchase	O
91	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
from	O
NetDragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
91	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
app	O
store	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
app	O
store	O
faces	O
privacy	O
and	O
other	O
legal	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
its	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
Baidu	B-Application
(	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
)	O
Limited	O
has	O
signed	O
a	O
definitive	O
merger	O
agreement	O
to	O
acquire	O
91	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
Web-soft	O
Limited	O
from	O
NetDragon	O
Web-soft	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
$1.85	O
billion	O
in	O
what	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
biggest	O
deal	O
ever	O
in	O
China	O
's	O
IT	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Baidu	B-Application
(	O
)	O
literally	O
means	O
"	O
a	O
hundred	O
times	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
alternatively	O
,	O
"	O
countless	O
times	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
offers	O
several	O
services	O
to	O
locate	O
information	O
,	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
using	O
Chinese-language	O
search	O
terms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
search	O
by	O
Chinese	O
phonetics	O
,	O
advanced	O
search	O
,	O
snapshots	O
,	O
spell	O
checker	O
,	O
stock	O
quotes	O
,	O
news	O
,	O
knows	O
,	O
postbar	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
video	O
and	O
space	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
weather	O
,	O
train	O
and	O
flight	O
schedules	O
and	O
other	O
local	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user-agent	O
string	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	O
is	O
Baiduspider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Wangpan	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
Baidu	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
storage	I-Application
service	I-Application
that	O
offers	O
2	O
TB	O
of	O
free	O
data	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
started	O
its	O
Japanese	O
language	O
search	B-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
run	O
by	O
Baidu	B-Application
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
regular	O
service	O
outside	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
closed	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Language
Tieba	I-Language
(	O
)	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
query-based	O
searchable	B-Application
community	O
to	O
exchange	O
views	O
and	O
share	O
knowledge	O
and	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
online	B-Architecture
community	I-Architecture
bound	O
tightly	O
with	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
search	B-Application
service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
News	O
provides	O
links	O
to	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
local	O
,	O
national	O
and	O
international	O
news	O
,	O
and	O
presents	O
news	O
stories	O
in	O
a	O
searchable	B-Application
format	O
,	O
within	O
minutes	O
of	O
their	O
publication	O
on	O
the	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
News	O
uses	O
an	O
automated	O
process	O
to	O
display	O
links	O
to	O
related	O
headlines	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
people	O
to	O
see	O
many	O
different	O
viewpoints	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
government	O
and	O
Chinese	O
industry	O
sources	O
stated	O
that	O
Baidu	B-Application
received	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
Beijing	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
become	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
news	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
Baidu	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
its	O
own	O
reports	O
,	O
besides	O
showing	O
certain	O
results	O
as	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Chinese	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
receive	O
such	O
a	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Knows	I-Application
(	O
)	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
query-based	O
searchable	B-Application
community	O
to	O
share	O
knowledge	O
and	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Baidu	B-Application
Knows	I-Application
,	O
registered	O
members	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
Knows	I-Application
can	O
post	O
specific	O
questions	O
for	O
other	O
members	O
to	O
respond	O
and	O
also	O
answer	O
questions	O
of	O
other	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
MP3	O
Search	O
provides	O
algorithm-generated	O
links	O
to	O
songs	O
and	O
other	O
multimedia	O
files	O
provided	O
by	O
Internet	O
content	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
started	O
with	O
a	O
popular	O
music	O
search	B-Application
feature	I-Application
called	O
"	O
MP3	O
Search	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
comprehensive	O
lists	O
of	O
popular	O
Chinese	O
music	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
500	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
download	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
locates	O
file	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
MP3	O
,	O
WMA	B-Application
and	O
SWF	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multimedia	O
search	B-Application
feature	I-Application
is	O
mainly	O
used	O
in	O
searches	O
for	O
Chinese	O
pop	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
such	O
works	O
are	O
copyrighted	O
under	O
Chinese	O
law	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
claims	O
on	O
its	O
legal	O
disclaimer	O
that	O
linking	O
to	O
these	O
files	O
does	O
not	O
break	O
Chinese	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
other	O
local	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
to	O
follow	O
the	O
practice	O
,	O
including	O
Google	B-Application
China	O
(	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
an	O
intermediate	O
company	O
called	O
Top100	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
similar	O
MP3	O
Search	B-Application
service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Image	O
Search	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
millions	O
of	O
images	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Image	O
Search	O
offers	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
search	O
by	O
image	O
size	O
and	O
by	O
image	O
file	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Video	O
Search	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
and	O
access	O
through	O
hyperlinks	O
of	O
online	O
video	O
clips	O
that	O
are	O
hosted	O
on	O
third	O
parties	O
 '	O
Websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Protocol
Space	I-Protocol
the	O
social	O
networking	O
service	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
,	O
allows	O
registered	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
personalized	O
homepages	O
in	O
a	O
query-based	O
searchable	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Baike	O
,	O
is	O
China	O
's	O
largest	O
online	O
encyclopedia	O
by	O
users	O
and	O
page	O
views/web	O
traffic	O
;	O
second	O
largest	O
encyclopedia	O
by	O
article	O
count	O
(	O
after	O
Hudong	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Translate	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
translation	O
service	O
originated	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
Digital	O
Village	O
Encyclopedia	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
compile	O
the	O
largest	O
digital	O
rural	O
encyclopedia	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
China	O
Securities	O
Journal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
is	O
creating	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
this	O
encyclopedia	O
largely	O
from	O
participants	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
rural	O
information	O
competition	O
"	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
has	O
spent	O
roughly	O
five	O
million	O
yuan	O
on	O
incentives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
sees	O
China	O
's	O
rural	O
areas	O
as	O
great	O
potential	O
for	O
electronic	B-Application
business	I-Application
(	O
e-business	B-Application
)	O
,	O
evidenced	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
revenue	O
grew	O
the	O
fastest	O
from	O
agriculture	O
,	O
forestry	O
,	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
fishery	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
keyword	O
promotion	O
project	O
,	O
a	O
crucial	O
source	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
total	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Baidu	B-Application
Encyclopedia	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
scales	O
up	O
keyword	O
promotion	O
and	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Baidu	B-Application
Zhidao	I-Application
and	O
Baidu	B-Application
Youa	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
consultation	O
,	O
brand	O
ad	O
exhibitions	O
and	O
online	O
network	O
marketing/sales	O
platform	B-Device
support	O
,	O
marketing	O
information	O
for	O
rural	O
tourism	O
and	O
promoting	O
local	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Search	I-Application
Ranking	O
provides	O
listings	O
of	O
search	O
terms	O
based	O
on	O
daily	O
search	O
queries	O
entered	O
on	O
Baidu.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Web	O
Directory	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
search	O
through	O
websites	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
organized	O
into	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Government	O
Information	O
Search	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
various	O
regulations	O
,	O
rules	O
,	O
notices	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
information	O
announced	O
by	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
government	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Postal	O
Code	O
Search	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
postal	O
codes	O
in	O
hundreds	O
of	O
cities	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Legal	O
Search	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
a	O
database	O
that	O
contains	O
national	O
and	O
local	O
laws	O
and	O
regulations	O
,	O
cases	O
,	O
legal	O
decisions	O
,	O
and	O
law	O
dictionaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Love	O
is	O
a	O
query-based	O
searchable	B-Application
community	O
where	O
registered	O
users	O
can	O
write	O
and	O
post	O
messages	O
to	O
loved	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Patent	I-Application
Search	I-Application
enables	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
specific	O
Chinese	O
patents	O
and	O
provides	O
basic	O
patent	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
patent	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
application	O
number	O
,	O
filing	O
date	O
,	O
issue	O
date	O
,	O
inventor	O
information	O
and	O
brief	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
patent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Games	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
channel	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
or	O
browse	O
through	O
game-related	O
news	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu-Hexun	O
Finance	O
,	O
a	O
financial	O
information	O
Website	O
,	O
with	O
partner	O
Hexun.com,	O
a	O
financial	O
information	O
service	O
provider	O
in	O
China	O
with	O
news	O
reporting	O
and	O
securities	O
consulting	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Entertainment	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
channel	O
for	O
entertainment-related	O
news	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Tongji	O
is	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
web	O
analytics	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
many	O
reports	O
about	O
visitors	O
to	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
visitors	O
to	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
demographics	O
report	O
,	O
reports	O
on	O
content	O
viewed	O
on	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
heat	B-Application
map	I-Application
report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Dictionary	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
lookup	B-Data_Structure
and	O
text	B-Application
translation	I-Application
services	O
between	O
Chinese	O
and	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Youa	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
shopping/e	O
-commerce	O
platform	B-Device
through	O
which	O
businesses	O
can	O
sell	O
their	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
at	O
Baidu-registered	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Desktop	O
Search	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
downloadable	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
all	O
files	O
saved	O
on	O
their	O
computer	O
without	O
launching	O
a	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Sobar	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
downloadable	O
software	O
,	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
browser	B-Application
's	O
tool	O
bar	O
and	O
makes	O
the	O
search	O
function	O
available	O
on	O
every	O
Web	O
page	O
that	O
a	O
user	O
browses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Wireless	O
provides	O
various	O
services	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Chinese-input	O
front	B-General_Concept
end	I-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
(	O
FEP	O
)	O
for	O
various	O
popular	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
including	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
S60v5	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Anti-Virus	B-Application
offers	O
anti-virus	B-Application
software	I-Application
products	O
and	O
computer	O
virus-related	O
news	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese-language	O
voice	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
search	B-Application
services	I-Application
for	O
Chinese	O
speakers	O
visiting	O
Japan	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
partner	O
Japanese	O
personal	O
handy-phone	O
system	O
operator	O
Willcom	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Index	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Baidu	B-Application
Zhishu	O
)	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
look	O
up	O
the	O
search	O
volume	O
and	O
trend	O
for	O
certain	O
hot	O
keywords	O
and	O
phrases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
Baidu	B-Application
keyword	O
research	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
looks	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Google	O
Chrome/Chromium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Yi	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smartphone	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Library	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
online	O
platform	B-Device
for	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
documents	O
in	O
Baidu	B-Application
Library	O
are	O
uploaded	O
by	O
the	O
users	O
and	O
Baidu	B-Application
does	O
not	O
edit	O
or	O
change	O
the	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
download	O
some	O
documents	O
,	O
users	O
should	O
have	O
enough	O
Baidu	B-Application
points	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
points	O
asked	O
by	O
the	O
uploaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
gain	O
Baidu	B-Application
points	O
by	O
making	O
contribution	O
to	O
Baidu	B-Application
Library	O
and	O
other	O
users	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
uploading	O
documents	O
,	O
categorizing	O
documents	O
,	O
evaluating	O
documents	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Experience	O
is	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
primarily	O
focusing	O
on	O
supporting	O
the	O
users	O
with	O
practical	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
architecture	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
Experience	O
has	O
integrated	O
and	O
reformatted	O
Baidu	B-Application
Encyclopedia	O
and	O
Baike	O
Knows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
difference	O
between	O
Baidu	B-Application
Experience	O
and	O
Baidu	B-Application
Knows	I-Application
is	O
that	O
the	O
former	O
concentrates	O
on	O
specific	O
"	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
problems	O
while	O
the	O
later	O
contains	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
users	O
could	O
share	O
their	O
experience	O
without	O
being	O
asked	O
on	O
Baidu	B-Application
Experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
around	O
You	O
is	O
a	O
searching	O
and	O
sharing	O
platform	B-Device
aiming	O
at	O
supporting	O
the	O
users	O
with	O
making	O
their	O
consumption	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
7	O
main	O
categories	O
of	O
information	O
on	O
Baidu	B-Application
around	O
You	O
,	O
including	O
food	O
,	O
shopping	O
,	O
recreation	O
,	O
hotels	O
,	O
fitness	O
,	O
beauty	O
and	O
traveling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
around	O
You	O
provides	O
the	O
users	O
with	O
convenient	O
services	O
and	O
local	O
information	O
,	O
partially	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
users	O
and	O
searchable	B-Application
by	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qunar	O
(	O
Qunar	O
Cayman	O
Islands	O
Limited	O
)	O
,	O
travel-booking	O
service	O
controlled	O
by	O
Baidu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Duer	O
:	O
Another	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
family	O
of	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistants	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Zhanzhang	O
:	O
The	O
free	O
suite	O
of	O
webmaster	O
tools	O
offered	O
by	O
Baidu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Wallet	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
wallet	O
with	O
over	O
100million	O
Chinese	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
former	O
CEO	B-Application
was	O
Zhang	O
Zheng	O
Hua	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
became	O
UNPay	O
's	O
founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
primary	O
advertising	O
product	O
is	O
called	O
Baidu	B-Application
Tuiguang	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Ads	I-Application
and	O
AdSense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
pay	O
per	O
click	O
advertising	O
platform	B-Device
that	O
allows	O
advertisers	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
ads	O
shown	O
in	O
Baidu	B-Application
search	I-Application
results	O
pages	O
and	O
on	O
other	O
websites	O
that	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
are	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
payments	O
by	O
advertisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
prompted	O
criticism	O
and	O
skepticism	O
among	O
Chinese	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
People	O
's	O
daily	O
commenting	O
in	O
2018	O
on	O
issues	O
regarding	O
reliability	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
pages	O
of	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
tend	O
to	O
be	O
paid	O
advertisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
sells	O
its	O
advertising	O
products	O
via	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
resellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
web	O
administrative	O
tools	O
are	O
all	O
in	O
Chinese	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
tough	O
for	O
non-Chinese	O
speakers	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
a	O
third-party	O
company	O
began	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
tool	O
with	O
an	O
English-language	O
interface	O
for	O
Baidu	B-Application
advertising	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
generating	O
revenues	O
primarily	O
from	O
online	O
marketing	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
pay	O
for	O
placement	B-Application
(	O
P4P	O
)	O
platform	B-Device
enables	O
its	O
customers	O
to	O
reach	O
users	O
who	O
search	O
for	O
information	O
related	O
to	O
their	O
products	O
or	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
P4P	O
platform	B-Device
features	O
an	O
automated	O
online	O
sign-up	O
process	O
that	O
customers	O
use	O
to	O
activate	O
their	O
accounts	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
P4P	O
platform	B-Device
is	O
an	O
online	O
marketplace	O
that	O
introduces	O
Internet	B-Application
search	I-Application
users	O
to	O
customers	O
who	O
bid	O
for	O
priority	O
placement	B-Application
in	O
the	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
also	O
uses	O
third-party	O
distributors	O
to	O
sell	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
online	O
marketing	O
services	O
to	O
end	O
customers	O
and	O
offers	O
discounts	O
to	O
these	O
distributors	O
in	O
consideration	O
of	O
their	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
offers	O
certain	O
consultative	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
keyword	O
suggestions	O
,	O
account	O
management	O
and	O
performance	O
reporting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
suggests	O
synonyms	O
and	O
associated	O
phrases	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
keywords	O
or	O
text	O
in	O
search	O
listings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
online	O
daily	O
reports	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
clickthroughs	O
,	O
clicked	O
keywords	O
and	O
the	O
total	O
costs	O
incurred	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
statistical	O
reports	O
organized	O
by	O
geographic	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
offers	O
ProTheme	O
services	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
members	O
,	O
which	O
enable	O
these	O
members	O
to	O
display	O
on	O
their	O
properties	O
its	O
customers	O
 '	O
promotional	O
links	O
that	O
are	O
relevant	O
to	O
the	O
subject	O
and	O
content	O
of	O
such	O
members	O
 '	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
generates	O
revenues	O
from	O
ProTheme	O
services	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
clicks	O
on	O
its	O
customers	O
 '	O
links	O
and	O
share	O
the	O
revenues	O
with	O
its	O
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
members	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
pre-agreed	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
fixed-ranking	O
services	O
allow	O
customers	O
to	O
display	O
query-sensitive	O
text	O
links	O
at	O
a	O
designated	O
location	O
on	O
its	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Targetizement	O
services	O
enable	O
customers	O
to	O
reach	O
their	O
targeted	O
Internet	O
users	O
by	O
displaying	O
their	O
advertisements	O
only	O
when	O
their	O
targeted	O
Internet	O
users	O
browse	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
certain	O
Web	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
operates	O
its	O
advertising	O
service	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
TV	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Ads	O
it	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
TV	O
provides	O
advertisers	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
websites	O
of	O
its	O
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
members	O
,	O
allowing	O
advertisers	O
to	O
choose	O
Websites	O
on	O
which	O
they	O
post	O
their	O
video	O
advertisements	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
its	O
advertisement	O
targeting	O
and	O
matching	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
launched	O
My	O
Marketing	O
Center	O
,	O
a	O
customized	O
platform	B-Device
integrating	O
industry	O
information	O
,	O
market	O
trends	O
and	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
industry	O
news	O
and	O
reports	O
to	O
assist	O
existing	O
customers	O
in	O
their	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
consists	O
of	O
several	O
third-party	O
websites	O
and	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Union	O
members	O
incorporate	O
a	O
Baidu	B-Application
search	I-Application
box	O
or	O
toolbar	O
and	O
match	O
its	O
sponsored	O
links	O
with	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
their	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
users	O
can	O
conduct	O
search	O
via	O
the	O
Baidu	B-Application
search	I-Application
box	O
or	O
toolbar	O
and	O
can	O
click	O
the	O
sponsored	O
links	O
located	O
on	O
their	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
also	O
launched	O
programs	O
through	O
which	O
it	O
displays	O
the	O
online	O
advertising	O
of	O
its	O
customers	O
on	O
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
websites	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
the	O
fees	O
generated	O
by	O
these	O
advertisements	O
with	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
these	O
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
230,000	O
partner	O
websites	O
that	O
displayed	O
Baidu	B-Application
Union	O
ads	O
on	O
their	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
competes	O
with	O
Sogou	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
,	O
360	O
Search	O
(	O
www.so.com	O
)	O
,	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Bing	B-Application
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
Sina	O
,	O
NetEase	O
's	O
Youdao	O
and	O
PaiPai	O
,	O
Alibaba	O
's	O
Taobao	O
,	O
TOM	O
Online	O
,	O
and	O
EachNet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
used	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
in	O
China	O
,	O
controlling	O
76.05	O
percent	O
of	O
China	O
's	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
August	O
2010	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
article	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
played	O
down	O
its	O
benefit	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
having	O
moved	O
its	O
China	O
search	B-Application
service	I-Application
to	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
but	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
share	O
of	O
revenue	O
in	O
China	O
's	O
search-advertising	O
market	O
grew	O
six	O
percentage	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
to	O
70%	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Beijing-based	O
research	O
firm	O
Analysys	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
evident	O
that	O
Baidu	B-Application
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Internet	O
social	O
network	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
it	O
is	O
discussing	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
working	O
with	O
Facebook	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
Chinese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
international	O
social	O
network	O
,	O
managed	O
by	O
Baidu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
plan	O
,	O
if	O
executed	O
,	O
would	O
face	O
off	O
Baidu	B-Application
with	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
three	O
popular	O
Chinese	O
social	O
networks	O
Qzone	O
,	O
Renren	O
and	O
Kaixin001	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
induce	O
rivalry	O
with	O
instant-messaging	O
giant	O
,	O
Tencent	B-Operating_System
QQ	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Hudong	O
submitted	O
a	O
complaint	O
to	O
the	O
State	O
Administration	O
for	O
Industry	O
and	O
Commerce	O
asking	O
for	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
,	O
accusing	O
it	O
of	O
being	O
monopolistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
search	B-Application
market	I-Application
share	O
in	O
China	O
has	O
dropped	O
to	O
56.3	O
%	O
,	O
where	O
Qihoo	O
360	O
,	O
its	O
closest	O
competitor	O
who	O
has	O
rebranded	O
its	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
as	O
so.com,	O
has	O
increased	O
its	O
market	O
share	O
to	O
29.0	O
%	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
report	O
from	O
CNZZ.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
was	O
alleged	O
to	O
use	O
anticompetitive	O
tactics	O
in	O
Brazil	O
against	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
online	B-Application
security	I-Application
firm	O
PSafe	O
and	O
Qihoo	O
360	O
(	O
the	O
largest	O
investor	O
of	O
PSafe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
ongoing	O
competition	O
in	O
AI	B-Application
natural	O
language	O
processing	O
called	O
General	O
Language	O
Understanding	O
Evaluation	O
,	O
otherwise	O
known	O
as	O
GLUE	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
took	O
a	O
lead	O
over	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
started	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
research	O
and	O
is	O
integrating	O
new	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
technology	O
into	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
apps	O
and	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
Phoenix	O
Nest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	O
Nest	O
is	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
ad-bidding	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
Baidu	B-Application
JDC	O
long	O
live	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
patent	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
DNA	O
copyright	O
recognition	O
"	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
Baidu	B-Application
to	O
offer	O
an	O
infringement-free	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
utility	O
patent	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
proprietary	O
site-wise	O
search	O
technology	O
which	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
more	O
than	O
7,000	O
published	O
AI	B-Application
patent	O
applications	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
open	O
platform	B-Device
Baidu	B-Application
Brain	O
has	O
made	O
available	O
more	O
than	O
250	O
core	O
AI	B-Application
capabilities	O
to	O
over	O
1.9	O
million	O
developers	O
,	O
while	O
PaddlePaddle	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
open-source	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
platform	B-Device
in	O
China	O
,	O
services	O
84,000	O
enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industries	O
throughout	O
China	O
are	O
using	O
the	O
PaddlePaddle	O
platform	B-Device
to	O
create	O
specialized	O
applications	O
for	O
their	O
sectors	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
automotive	O
industry	O
's	O
acceleration	O
of	O
autonomous	O
vehicles	O
to	O
the	O
health-care	O
industry	O
's	O
applications	O
for	O
fighting	O
COVID-19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
gained	O
permits	O
from	O
China	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
first	O
driverless	O
taxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
Apollo	O
RT6	O
,	O
a	O
driverless	O
vehicle	O
that	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
join	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
driverless	O
fleet	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
China	O
Digital	O
Times	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
active	O
and	O
restrictive	O
online	O
censor	O
in	O
the	O
search	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Documents	O
leaked	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
from	O
an	O
employee	O
in	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
internal	O
monitoring	O
and	O
censorship	O
department	O
show	O
a	O
long	O
list	O
of	O
blocked	O
websites	O
and	O
censored	O
topics	O
on	O
Baidu	B-Application
search	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
activists	O
sued	O
Baidu	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
violating	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Constitution	O
by	O
the	O
censorship	O
it	O
conducts	O
in	O
accord	O
with	O
the	O
demand	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
U.S.	O
judge	O
has	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
Chinese	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
Baidu	B-Application
has	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
block	O
pro-democracy	O
works	O
from	O
its	O
query	O
results	O
under	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
rights	O
,	O
dismissing	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
that	O
sought	O
to	O
punish	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
Internet	O
censorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
began	O
coordinating	O
with	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Public	O
Security	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
372	O
Internet	O
police	O
departments	O
to	O
detect	O
information	O
related	O
to	O
"	O
anti-government	O
rumors	O
"	O
and	O
then	O
flooding	O
"	O
Baidu-linked	O
web	O
sites	O
,	O
news	O
sites	O
and	O
devices	O
with	O
alerts	O
dispelling	O
the	O
so-called	O
misinformation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
using	O
natural	O
language	O
processing	O
,	O
big	O
data	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Chinese	O
regulators	O
instructed	O
Baidu	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Internet	O
companies	O
,	O
to	O
"	O
conduct	O
special	O
supervision	O
"	O
on	O
news	O
and	O
information	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
disease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
Sustainalytics	O
downgraded	O
Baidu	B-Application
to	O
"	O
non-compliant	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Global	O
Compact	O
principles	O
due	O
to	O
complicity	O
with	O
censorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
P4P	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
reportedly	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
a	O
student	O
who	O
tried	O
an	O
experimental	O
cancer	O
therapy	O
he	O
found	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
Second	O
Hospital	O
of	O
the	O
Beijing	O
Armed	O
Police	O
Corps	O
( 武警北京市总队第二医院	O
)	O
through	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
Baidu	B-Application
,	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
hospital	O
had	O
been	O
promoting	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Cyberspace	O
Administration	O
of	O
China	O
(	O
CAC	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
watchdog	O
for	O
China	O
's	O
Internet	O
space	O
,	O
dispatched	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
investigators	O
to	O
Baidu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
report	O
claimed	O
medical	O
advertising	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
30%	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
ad	O
revenue	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
which	O
comes	O
from	O
for-profit	O
hospitals	O
that	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Putian	O
Network	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
hospitals	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
founded	O
by	O
medical	O
entrepreneurs	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Putian	O
region	O
of	O
Fujian	O
province	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
investigation	O
led	O
Chinese	O
regulators	O
to	O
impose	O
several	O
restrictions	O
on	O
Baidu	B-Application
,	O
including	O
adding	O
disclaimers	O
to	O
promotional	O
content	O
and	O
establishing	O
channels	O
for	O
complaints	O
about	O
Baidu	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
search	O
function	O
now	O
largely	O
directs	O
users	O
to	O
contents	O
published	O
on	O
platforms	B-Device
under	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
control	O
,	O
leading	O
Chinese	O
media	O
scholar	O
Fang	O
Kecheng	O
to	O
proclaim	O
that	O
"	O
Search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
Baidu	B-Application
is	O
dead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baidu	B-Application
sold	O
the	O
hemophilia	O
online	B-Architecture
community	I-Architecture
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
communities	O
of	O
Tieba	B-Language
,	O
to	O
unqualified	O
hospitals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
stop	O
selling	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
illness-related	O
Tieba	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
officially	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
that	O
all	O
Baidu	B-Language
Tieba	I-Language
for	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
diseases	O
will	O
completely	O
stop	O
commercial	O
cooperation	O
and	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
open	O
to	O
authoritative	O
public	O
welfare	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
decision	O
,	O
Lin	O
Jinlong	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Hunan	O
Medical	O
and	O
Health	O
Industry	O
Association	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
private	O
hospitals	O
have	O
entered	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
industry	O
transformation	O
and	O
upgrading	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
neither	O
dependent	O
on	O
posting	O
bar	O
ads	O
nor	O
counting	O
on	O
competitive	O
rankings	O
anymore	O
,	O
so	O
Baidu	B-Application
's	O
decision	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
negative	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
several	O
applications	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
subsidiary	O
company	O
,	O
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
DU	O
Group	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
surreptitiously	O
running	O
revenue	O
enhancing	O
background	O
programs	O
on	O
user	O
devices	O
since	O
at	O
least	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
apps	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
50	O
million	O
times	O
alone	O
and	O
carried	O
a	O
user	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5	O
stars	O
by	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
banned	O
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
and	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
of	O
its	O
apps	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
was	O
also	O
banned	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
AdMob	I-Application
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
from	O
another	O
developer	O
,	O
ES	O
Global	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
that	O
were	O
owned	O
by	O
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
were	O
banned	O
from	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
and	O
the	O
account	O
was	O
suspended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
2020	O
China	O
–	O
India	O
skirmishes	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
Chinese	O
websites	O
that	O
were	O
banned	O
or	O
blocked	O
in	O
India	O
for	O
national	O
security	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
