Web 2.0, Social network service, Online music, movie and book database
Available in
Chinese
Key people
Yang Bo
URL
www.douban.com
Commercial
Yes
Registration
Optional
Launched
March 6, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-06)
Current status
Active
Douban.com (Chinese: 豆瓣; pinyin: Dòubàn), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database[1][2] and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese cities. Douban is named after a Hutong in Chaoyang District, Beijing where the founder lived while he began work on the website.[3]
Douban was formerly open to both registered and unregistered users. For registered users, the website recommends potentially interesting books, movies, and music to them in addition to serving as a social network website such as WeChat, Weibo and record keeper. For unregistered users, the website is a place to find ratings and reviews of media.
Douban has about 200 million registered users as of 2013[4] and some Chinese authors as well as critics register their official personal pages on the site. The platform has been compared to other review sites such as IMDb,[5][6] Rotten Tomatoes[7][8] and Goodreads.[9][10]
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^"To some Chinese, The Interview is 'the greatest film in history'". TODAYOnline, The New York Times. December 27, 2014. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^"豆瓣杨勃：为梦想而一直努力". Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
^Poulomi Ghosh (January 28, 2018). "How Secret Superstar proves China is in love with Aamir Khan". DailyO. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022.
^Kerry Allen (2020-09-24). "Heroes in Harm's Way: Covid-19 show sparks sexism debate in China". BBC. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
^Elaine Yau (January 16, 2021). "Zhang Ziyi follows Jackie Chan, Tom Cruise in playing a character much younger than she is, but fans and critics are not impressed". Yahoo! Finance, SCMP.
^Brzeski, Patrick (2018-08-12). "China Box Office: 'The Meg' Devours $50 Million During Controversial Weekend". The Hollywood Reporter.
^Jana Diesner; Yuerong Hu; Zoe LeBlanc; Ted Underwood; Glen Layne-Worthey; J. Stephen Downie (June 24, 2022). "Complexities Associated with User-generated Book Reviews in Digital Libraries: Temporal, Cultural, and Political Case Studies (page 3)" (PDF). University of Illinois School of Information Sciences.
^Venzo, Paul; Moruzi, Kristine (2021-06-08). Sexuality in Literature for Children and Young Adults. Deakin University: Routledge. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-000-39349-1.
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