caroline records is an american record label that started as a subsidiary of richard branson 's virgin records america during the early to mid-1970s .

it specialized in inexpensive lps by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists that lacked commercial appeal .

the first release was outside the dream syndicate by tony conrad and faust in 1973 .

the logo was a photographic-style variation of virgin 's " twins " logo designed by roger dean .

both the us and uk branches of caroline records are subsidiaries of caroline music , which includes caroline distribution and is in turn owned by universal music group .

caroline has or had a number of subsidiary labels including astralwerks , gyroscope , caroline blue plate , rocks the world , scamp , and passenger .

on february 20 , 2014 , it was revealed that american rapper 50 cent had signed with the label , and released his next album on it on june 3 , 2014 .

steven wilson joined the label 's roster in april 2017 , ahead of the release of his fifth studio album .

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list of caroline records artists , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this caroline records roster includes both past and present artists . popular caroline records bands and artists are all listed here with information such as what genre the bands fall under and what albums they ' re known for . if you ' re looking for any of these caroline records band ' s full discographies then click on their name and you can find them here on ranker . the artists and bands on this list might be pop , rap , rock , electronic or any other genre , but what they all have in common is that they were signed by caroline records .
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beginning as a european mid - price offshoot of virgin from 1973 to 1976 , caroline records was reborn in 1983 as a u . s . distributor and ( in 1986 ) pseudo - indie label operated by virgin / emi until 2011 . in 2013 the brand was relaunched by universal music via the capitol music group . this entity can be used as a label for releases bearing the caroline or caroline records brands ( 1973–1976 and 1986–present ) , as well as for distributor or other company roles , although caroline ( 3 ) , caroline records , inc . , caroline distribution , caroline international , or another caroline entity may be more appropriate if printed on the release as such . caroline catalog number formats varied over the years . carol and car were common prefixes , sometimes appearing interchangeably on the same release . when submitting , please use the number exactly as it appears on the release to avoid confusion . if multiple numbers appear , add additional fields and use the notes to clarify what appears where . more recently , caroline adopted the standard emi numbering system in addition to the carol - prefix number much the same as island records , caroline was inconsistent about incorporating the word
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into their logos and contact information over the years , so on discogs it is considered correct to always use one entity—caroline records—even if records is not present . in another similarity , the oldest logo was brought back for a number of new releases in the mid - 2010s . in hindsight , the canonical name would omit records , but there are too many releases to edit to do this now . labelcode : lc 03261
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caroline is an avid electronic music enthusiast . born and raised in the boston area , caroline relocated to new york and then again to florida to complete her bachelors degree in social entrepreneurship & business . first attending wagner college in staten island , she transferred to rollins college in orlando . her passion for edm and music festivals has taken her up and down the east coast , and inspired her to pursue her dreams within the industry . electronic music truly has been a blessing in her life , and landed her on a path she is sure is her life calling .
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caroline international is an award winning global label services operation for artist and independent labels with dedicated personnel and offices around the world . caroline’s partners include glassnote , communion , wolf tone , fiction , loma vista ( concord ) , fantasy ( concord ) , dirty hit , future classic , arts & crafts , dine alone , pmr , amf , one little indian , spacebomb , deadbeats and artists including glass animals , van morrison , iggy pop , st . vincent , marilyn manson , peter gabriel , tame impala , underworld , prophets of rage , steven wilson , nine inch nails , nick mulvey , the amazons , nathaniel rateliff & the nightsweats and the horrors .
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most rip - off releases came with picture sleeves . around 50 % of these were made from brown paper bags with the artwork printed over the bag , because it was cheap and gave the releases a ‘punkier’ d . i . y look . hard to get hold of , even when they were first released , a lot of rip - offs singles are now virtually impossible to track down and fetch high prices on internet auction sites . in recent times sing sing records from nyc have plundered the vaults of hyde park studios in templepatrick and reissued some material from george doherty’s label , including previously unreleased material by the tinopeners , alleycats , minor classics and the faders . in 2007 tokyo based 1977 records issued two great cds of clive culbertson material , spanning his solo career and his bands no sweat / the sweat . some of these recordings include rip - off records recordings .
the recording features tony award winner alice ripley , a . j . holmes , drama desk award winner richard kind , caroline bowman and matt doyle . the cast also includes gerard canonico , kirsten scott , martin sola , nehal joshi , alex chester and anita welch . musical director matt hinkley leads a seven member band . a special concert production of bubble boy was presented at feinstein ' s / 54 below .
well - known local producer george doherty formed this label back in 1978 . doherty was responsible for the production on many of the earlier n . irish punk releases , including big time rudi’s classic debut 45 on the good vibes label and the outcasts first single frustration on it records . george had been working for emerald music , founded in 1964 by mervyn solomon who had been the first person to record both rory gallagher and van morrison . george recalls how the label came about “it all came about in 1978 , i went up to the boss mervyn solomon and told him that i wanted to record a couple of new groups . he initially refused but i insisted and suggested that i form my own label . after some consideration he phoned me back , he gave me £500 and told me that when that was finished , i was finished , that’s how rip off records started” .
globe records is an independent record label and mailorder catalog from the san francisco bay area in northern california , offering cds cassettes and vinyl lps of the unusual or hard to find featuring san francisco bay area artists , and a searchable database of over 15 , 000 mostly regional titles . formed in 1985 , this label features rock , rhythm & blues , jazz , blues , zydeco , cajun , folk , country , new orleans , christmas and other musical styles by the likes of rhythmtown - jive , johnnie johnson , annie sampson , anthony paule , paul rogers , the baxter brothers , bill kirchen , brenda boykin , eric swinderman , the charlatans , the christmas jug band , cole tate band , commander cody , the country all stars , dan hicks , michael peloquin , tri tip trio , sandi & the accents , the farlow - kirch band , caroline dahl , david landon , the edlos , freddie roulette , gator beat , jeff massanari , jill carole , jimmy dillon , alex baum , joe goldmark , the johnny nocturne band , kathy n . right , michael and pilar , mike weiner trio , mitch woods and his rocket 88s , the moonlighters , paris slim , rhythm sheiks , s . e . willis , solid air , steve gannon , steve gornall , the reptile brothers , those darn accordions , tommy castro , the swing session , frank biner , frederick nighthawk , transistor rodeo , vinyl , west coast mardi gras party , poor man ' s whiskey , grootna , mad river and bodacious .
ghostlight records has become the leading independent force in original broadway cast recordings - building a library of over 150 records in the last 17 years , featuring some of the most successful broadway musicals and solo albums by broadway ' s brightest stars . founded by grammy award winner kurt deutsch , sh - k - boom / ghostlight has won three grammy awards ( for the book of mormon , in the heights and beautiful - the carole king musical ) and is a frequent nominee , most recently for the obcr of the 2016
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tony award nominee bright star by steve martin and edie brickell . other notable recent releases include the 2017
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tony award nominee falsettos , the 2016
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tony award nominee she loves me , the 2015
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tony award nominee something rotten ! anddisney ' s newsies . the label has also released solo albums from patti lupone , billy porter , sutton foster , adam pascal , lea delaria , kelli o ' hara , ben vereen , christine ebersole and more . the label continues to support the new generation of musical theatre composers with their extensive relationships with michael john lachiusa and michael friedman , as well as lin - manuel miranda , tom kitt , pasek & paul , joe iconis , ryan scott oliver , shaina taub , dave malloy , kerrigan & lowdermilk and adam gwon . the label recently created a new joint publishing venture with razor & tie to represent songwriters that fuse theatrical and pop music . sh - k - boom entertainment is a producer of the acclaimed film version of the last five years , written and directed by richard lagravenese and starring anna kendrick and jeremy jordan . urltoken .
the pumpkins formed in 1987 , a couple of years after corgan moved back to chicago from florida , where he’d had a go at heavy - metal thunder in a band called the marked . he met iha first , and then got into an argument with a woman , d’arcy , outside of a club , in the course of which he found out that she played bass . the first few pumpkins gigs were played to drum machine accompaniment ; a local club owner saw and liked the band , offering them a plum opening slot for jane’s addiction on condition that they hire a real drummer , which explains jimmy chamberlin . a few more high - profile opening slots and the release of a single on local label limited potential brought the band increased record company interest , which expanded exponentially when sub pop put out a seven - inch of “tristessa” in 1990 . the pumpkins decided to ignore the major - label wolves in favor of pseudo - indie caroline , which released the butch vig - produced gish in 1991 to great critical acclaim and eventual sales in the neighborhood of 350 , 000 .
rip - off never attained the credibility or critical acclaim enjoyed by the good vibrations label as a lot of their acts had only tenuous links with the punk scene . the label did however just miss out on a few fledgling acts such as the moondogs , george doherty takes up the tale “this guy thomas black , wanted me to record his band , they were called the moondogs . he talked me into bringing them down to play in the studio . the deal was if i liked them , then they would sign a contract on the day . the moondogs played two songs and i knew i wanted them” . the band laid down two backing tracks ( no vocals ) , but never did sign the contract . the label were still responsible , however , for some notable releases including pretty boy floyd and the gems teen - sex anthem sharon ( b - side of the instigator 7
) , lenny & the lawbreakers suitably punked up version of the old country classic me and bobby mcghee , and a highly collectable single by the zipps . the first ever n . irish punk compilation album , belfast rock was released by rip off records in 1978 and is notable for the inclusion of two songs by one of northern ireland’s earliest punk outfits - the detonators ( their only ever appearance on vinyl ! ) . the album also features two songs by doherty’s own band - the jumpers . backing on the track was provided by various members of pretty boy floyd and the gems . other artists on the label’s roster included the d . a band . this band was in fact ‘the john anderson band’ . the d stands for doherty and the a stands for anderson . george produced many of the labels recordings , ably assisted by clive culbertson as sound engineer . in fact clive would go on to produce some of the later singles on the label , such as the zipps , and the tinopener’s single which was released on logo records .
billy corgan and the smashing pumpkins may be this year ' s alternative success story , but ' siamese dream ' did not come easy . jim greer learns whether the pain and suffering were worth it .
billy corgan , rangy singer - guitarist - songwriter for chicago’s smashing pumpkins , is a lightweight . he makes that clear as he settles down in a midtown manhattan bar to talk : “i’m a lightweight , ” he forthrightly announces as we order our first drinks . “this is a good way to loosen my tongue . ” long black jacket hanging comfortable from his slouchy six - foot - three - inch frame , corgan appears far more relaxed than the last time we met , in a los angeles recording studio during the final stages of mixing , with producer butch vig , the band’s second lp and major - label debut , siamese dream . he seemed , then , like a man at the end of his tether , the tether in this case being the grueling five - month process of completing the record . even at that point , though , you could tell that big things were expected from the new album ; stupid , meaningless phrases such as “the next nirvana” had been flitting through the industry ether for some time concerning the pumpkins . by all accounts , despite its arduous conception , siamese dream is a fit vehicle to deliver the band to rock godhead .
corgan , for his part , doesn’t really seem cut out for the role of rock god . he doesn’t swagger , doesn’t leer , hardly even drinks ; instead , he speaks quietly and articulately and laughs , on occasion , in a high - pitched cackle . mad scientist might actually be a better occupational fit , which in a way is appropriate — these days , all the best mad scientists are in rock bands ( kristin hersh , eddie vedder , mark robinson of unrest ) . he constructs intricate webs of sound and sense that alternately glisten and vibrate amid a thunderstorm of overamped guitar . its meticulous framework reflects its maker’s widely varied influences , from black sabbath to cheap trick and back again , yet the hold is remarkably organic : the other night in some club between sets the dj played all of the pumpkins’ first lp , gish , but the crowd was so loud you couldn’t tell where one song began and the another ended . it sounded like a goddamn symphony , and i mean that in the nicest way .
siamese dream , which boldly debuted on the billboard charts at no . 10 , picks up where gish , and , before that , the band’s early singles , left off . it’s both more expansive musically ( stealing the best bits from ’70s - style prog , without the nutty mythopoesis ) , and more introspective lyrically , diving headfirst into topics corgan had heretofore been “totally in denial” about , mostly concerning his childhood and relationship with his parents . “when i wrote the lyrics for this record , ” he explains . “i would just sit down at the typewriter and just type pages and pages , and then when when i came to a line that made me cringe with embarrassment , that’s the one i would use . ” corgan speaks his mind bluntly , with an almost confessional intensity . he rarely shies from difficult subjects — when asked about a particular song’s lyrics such as those of siamese dream’s moving “space boy , ” he replies without hesitation , “it’s partly about my brother . i have a younger brother who has a rare genetic chromosomal disorder . he’s not mongoloid , he’s not retarded , but he’s definitely different he’s like 17 now . and there’s a lot of things where i identify with him , ’cause i went through very similar things — not because of anything genetic , but my whole life i was told there was something wrong with me , that i was different . i mean , all i ever heard was , ‘you’re a freak , you’re different , you’re not like everybody else . ' ”
corgan’s childhood , in general , provides ample emotional fuel for siamese dream’s volatile psychic broadsides . “i didn’t grow up with my mother , ” he relates , “and that’s really fucked me up . i grew up with my stepmother . my parents got divorced and i went to live with my great - grandmother , then i lived with my grandmother , then i went to live with my father and his new wife . my father was a musician , he was gone all the time , so she was in essence my mother . i consider her my mother , still . and around the time i was nine they split up for good and i stayed with her . so i grew up living an hour away from both my natural parents , but i didn’t grow up living with them . that has had a lot really harsh effects on my life — things that i’ve only figured out recently . ”
the result of all this soul - searching is at times obscured on siamese dream by the sheer force of the music , just as the directness and honesty of corgan’s sentiments are occasionally clouded by his slightly dippy self - absorption . “i can see the title of the article now , ” he jokes , after one particularly potent verbal sally . ” ‘billy corgan : asshole or genius ? ’ ” well , no , actually i was thinking more along the lines of “crazy mixed - up guy with a heart of gold . ” clearly , corgan’s done a few too many interviews in his brief career , but it’s easy to forgive his solipsistic lapses , because ( a ) jeez , the guy’s obviously had a rough time of it , and ( b ) he’s so endearingly direct , and unafraid of making a fool of himself . besides , in his own opinion , “if you were to sit down with the lyrics in your hand and listen to [ siamese dream ] , really listen , you could get a pretty good insight into me . i think that is a better insight into me than anything that i could ever say . if you really listen to the record , you would know that i’m a real wimp . and a hopeless romantic . ”
sitting around a table outside the band’s mixing studio in los angeles , under a typical curds - and - whey southern california sky , the four smashing pumpkins ( it’s a stupid name , ” says corgan . “a minor joke . ” ) take turns out - jading each other . “we’ve become extremely jaded as a band , ” corgan says . “and i think it’s really sad . i don’t think there’s anything cool about it . we’ve lost perspective about how lucky we are and how wonderful a position we’re in . ”
“all my friends kept telling me before we came out here , ‘great you’re going to l . a . , ' ” says guitarist james iha . “and i’m like , ‘what do you mean ? i hate l . a . ' ”
“we tried to make [ the band ] big , and then it happened , and it got bigger than we thought it would be , ” explains corgan . “you feed the machine , and the machine feeds back on you…”
in a lame attempt to make everyone feel better , i tell the band that , hell , i’ve interviewed bands a lot more jaded than them .
despite having slogged it out for years on the local club circuit , smashing pumpkins , until gish’s success , found themselves outcasts in the local chicago scene , all but ignored in the press and accused by other bands and scenesters of being “sellouts” or “poseurs , ” whatever that means . the band’s seemingly meteoric rise provoked jealous hissy fits from the established cliques in the area : the touch and go art punks , the wax trax industrialists , the flannel - shirted pre - grungeaholics . their antagonism , especially in the very early days of the band , helped spur the pumpkins on to greater heights .
“at the time , chicago was such an oppressive musical community , ” says iha . “we didn’t represent anything from any of those scenes . ”
“the whole thing’s such a dead issue , ” interjects corgan . “it was an initial motivation for us , to prove ourselves , but as you grow beyond your local scene and become a more national band , then people start comparing you to bigger bands , with is equally ridiculous . ”
ironically , the pumpkins find themselves currently on the forefront of a scene billboard recently crowned “the new capital of the cutting edge . ” citing the success of such natives as urge overkill , liz phair , and the top ten debut of the pumpkins’ record , the article maps out a brave new world of chicago rock that has as little to do with the pumpkins now as the critics’ uninterested did then . that the band can now sell out three consecutive shows at chicago’s cabaret metro in 25 minutes says less about any sort of chi - town renaissance than it does about the band’s burgeoning national fame .
largely because of corgan’s dominating personality , it’s easy , at times , to forget smashing pumpkins is a band . from my short los angeles visit , i can say without hesitation that d’arcy ( thumbnail sketch : likes to wear sunglasses and act cool ) , iha ( shy , friendly , big fan of star trek : the next generation ) , and chamberlin ( madman ) are truly swell people . i just have trouble figuring out where they — especially iha and d’arcy — fit in , at least in the studio version of the pumpkins ( live , of course , they’re a different , sloppier beast ) . it’s fairly common knowledge that neither played much on gish , and despite increased contributions on siamese dream , according to vig , corgan still ended up playing a vast majority of the guitar parts , as well as many of the bass lines . for the record , corgan will only say that “it has never been to my advantage to present myself as some sort of studio wunderkind . ” the magnetic pull of corgan’s egocentrism seems to draw in and motivate the other band members to keep them revolving around his sun .
“one of the reasons i like working with billy is that i think he really has a vision , ” says vig , who produced gish and co - produced siamese dream with corgan . “whether people are gonna love it or hate it , he’s not afraid to put his stamp on something , and chart out territory where he thinks the pumpkins should be . he’s very articulate , so when he’s talking about something , it makes sense to me . he can usually explain why he wants a part to be a certain way , or what he’s going for . and if he feels strongly about something he’s generally right .
“he also takes a certain amount of pride in being able to play pretty well , which i appreciate . i was pretty demanding in terms of performance , especially with drums and just like rhythmic kind of playing . more so in terms of how the band played rather than being metronomically perfect . when the band is totally on they play great together , but there were also certain points when they weren’t playing great , and it really took a lot of patience to get them to focus . and billy is more focused than james and d’arcy and jimmy would be sometimes . ”
corgan smiles ruefully when i gently broach the subject of internal band relations , especially in light of the difficulties surround the recording of siamese dream . “you know , i gave them a year and a half to prepare for this record , ” he says . “i’m surrounded by these people who i care about very much yet they continue to keep failing me . i say , ‘i need this , i need that , ’ and they don’t do the job , and what it does is it makes me feel the same abandonment i felt as a child . and then what it says to me is , ‘you’re not worth the trouble . ’ you to take it to a level where it’s very personal . if you really think about it , of course , someone doesn’t do the job because they’re lazy , or they don’t think it’s important . but i took it as , ‘you’re not worth going home and working on the song . ' ”
still , corgan’s obvious ( and reciprocated ) affection for the other pumpkins has helped sort things out for the moment , but the smashing pumpkins’ world is a fragile and volatile thing , ruled at least in part by corgan’s battles with his own insecurity . he is enormously sensitive both to criticism from the outside and to his own relentless perfectionism . at times , this sensitivity has plunged corgan into the deepest of funks . “here i’m going along in life , gish comes out , is basically successful , people are telling me , ‘you’re gonna be on your way , everything’s gonna be great , ’ and here i am , i’m suicidal , completely depressed , i hate myself , i hate my band , ” he relates of the period just prior to recording siamese dream . ( when we met in los angeles , a couple of months earlier , he referred to the period as “so horrible i don’t even want to think about it , much less talk about it . ” so i guess this is progress . ) “if you had met me , or knew me , you’d think , ‘oh , this guy’s life is going along great , things are going great . ’ and in my mind it was like things were terrible . ”
his depression at that point apparently was such that prospects for recording the follow - up to gish anytime in the next decade or so looked decidedly dim — which is precisely when things started looking up . “i came off tour , we barely had any songs written , the record company’s going , ‘you go in the studio in two months , ’ and i’m going , ‘there’s no fucking way , ' ” corgan remembers . “i reached such a point of depression that it was like , ‘okay , i give up . i’m gonna stop trying to be whatever i think i should be , whatever everybody wants me to be , ’ and when i did that , that’s when the songs started to come . when i finally let myself be what i am , then the music came to me , and it was a lot more powerful . ”
corgan , and by extension smashing pumpkins , is a potent mass of freely admitted contradictions . both in music and in conversation , corgan shoots first and wrings his hands later , managing to pull off any number of mutually exclusive extremes because he actually encompasses these extremes . which is why he can blurt out , on the one hand , “i’ve gone as far as saying that if the album came out and bombed , and it got horrible reviews and no one came to our shows , that’d be the end of the band , ” and on the other hand say , “for the first time in my life i feel like i’m finally on that road or whatever that i was meant to be on . and that’s why i feel , like , a different confidence about this record . because if you criticize me now , i feel like i’m being criticized pretty much at my best . ” he can say both these things , and mean them , because while contradictory , both statements are , for him , the truth . if he were more consistent , smashing pumpkins would doubtless be a less interesting band . as it is , contradictions intact , siamese dream expands the previously available vocabulary of rock music — not bad for a goddamn lightweight wimp .
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welcome back to the pitchfork guide to upcoming releases , our seasonal guide to new music . four times a year , we round up a list of albums , singles , eps , reissues , and more arriving in the coming months . this installment covers fall 2017 , starting today and taking us to the end of the year . ( please note that release dates may change . ) to start things off , we’ve highlighted a few particularly notable releases , including albums by the national , alvvays , zola jesus , gucci mane , moses sumney , kamasi washington , morrissey , king krule , destroyer , st . vincent , and more .
it’s been four years since the national released their last full - length album , and they return this year with sleep well beast . “we recorded so much music : focusing in on what the album is , that gets more intense in the old way . but this time , we weren ' t so interested in constructing a polished or elaborately tightly - knit kind of record , ” aaron dessner told pitchfork in may . “we allowed ourselves to have more sounds that are just hanging out there in the mist . ” although the album comes out on september 8 , the band will perform it live in its entirety on september 5 .
antisocialites is the second album from canadian indie - pop band alvvays , following their 2014 self - titled debut . “this record is a fantasy breakup arc and my life nearly imitated art , ” frontwoman molly rankin said of the record . antisocialites features “ in undertow ” and “ dreams tonite . ”
love what survives follows mount kimbie ’s 2013 album cold spring fault less youth . the record features king krule ( “ blue train line ” ) , james blake ( “ we go home together ” ) , micachu ( “ marilyn ” ) , and others .
zola jesus returns to sacred bones with her new release , okovi . she released her last album , 2014’s taiga , on mute . check out track reviews of “ exhumed , ” “ soak , ” and “ siphon , ” and read pitchfork’s new interview “ zola jesus turns tragedy into a torrential sound on her new album . ”
hundred waters ’ new lp , communicating , follows 2014’s the moon rang like a bell and a 2015 remix album . the new record includes the previously shared “ particle , ” “ blanket me , ” and “ fingers . ”
earlier this year , ariel pink teamed up with weyes blood to release their collaborative ep myths 002 . now , he returns with his first solo lp since 2014’s pom pom . he’s previewed the album with several singles , including “ another weekend , “ “ feels like heaven , ” and “ time to live . ”
gucci mane : mr . davis ( september 15 , guwop enterprises / atlantic )
gucci mane continues his prolific output with a new album that features migos , nicki minaj , the weeknd , big sean , a $ ap rocky , schoolboy q , monica , slim jxmmi , and many others . mr . davis follows droptopwop and his numerous 2016 projects . revisit pitchfork’s “ driving into gucci mane’s 2014 vaults . ”
it hasn’t even been a full year since hiss golden messenger released his last lp , heart like a levee , but singer - songwriter m . c . taylor returns this year with his latest . he recorded his new project with megafaun’s brad cook , who also contributed bass . “love is the only way out , ” taylor said in a statement . “i’ve never been afraid of the darkness ; it’s just a different kind of light . and if some days that belief comes harder than others , hallelujah anyhow . ”
following last year’s lamentations ep , moses sumney ’s debut full - length is on the way . so far , he’s shared two tracks from aromanticism : “ doomed ” and “ quarrel . ” for the former , he also released a haunting music video showing him submerged in a body of water . revisit pitchfork’s 2015 interview with sumney .
godspeed you ! black emperor ’s latest album features only four tracks , and thus far , they’ve shared the first one : “ undoing a luciferian towers . ” “we aimed for wrong notes that explode , a quiet muttering amplified heavenward , ” the band said in a statement , adding , “we recorded it all in a burning motorboat . ”
kamasi washington ’s six - song suite , debuted at the whitney biennial , comprises his new harmony of difference ep . it follows his massive 2015 album the epic .
kaitlyn aurelia smith released two albums last year : her solo lp ears and the collaborative sunergy with suzanne ciani . her new album , the kid , features “ an intention ” and “ to follow and lead . ”b
kelela ’s debut studio album follows her 2015 ep hallucinogen . she recently shared a music video for her album’s first single “ lmk . ” in it , she dons several different personas . read pitchfork’s feature “ kelela’s philosophy of love . ”
canadian indie band wolf parade are releasing their first full - length album since going on hiatus seven years ago . cry cry cry follows their 2010 lp expo 86 . last year , they released ep 4 —their first new music after reuniting . the band have premiered their first two singles “ valley boy ” and “ you’re dreaming . ”
beck ’s last album , 2014’s morning phase , won album of the year at the grammys . his next one includes “ up all night , ” “ dear life , ” “ wow , ” and “ dreams . ”
following kurt vile ’s and courtney barnett ’s acclaimed 2015 albums ( b’lieve i’m goin down and sometimes i sit and think , and sometimes i just sit , respectively ) , they’ve joined forces for a new collaborative lp . it features the lead single “ over everything . ”
st . vincent said that the follow - up to her 2014 self - titled lp is “ all about sex and drugs and sadness . ” masseduction features her singles “ new york ” ( which recently got an accompanying video ) and “ los ageless . ” the album also includes appearances from kamasi washington , jenny lewis , doveman , and sounwave .
two years after poison season , dan bejar returns with a new destroyer album . ken was produced by black mountain’s josh wells , who’s drummed for destroyer since 2012 . the album features the lead single “ sky’s grey . ”
it’s been since three years since morrissey ’s last album , world peace is none of your business , and he returns in november with low in high school . few details , including a concrete release date , are known about his next record . the lp was recorded in france’s la fabrique studios and ennio morricone’s forum studios in rome with producer joe chiccarelli . morrissey will play a one - off show at the hollywood bowl on november 10 ( which is presumably why his name appeared over an l . a . freeway ) .
converge ’s follow - up to 2012’s all we love we leave behind is out in november . vocalist jacob bannon said their new music was his “emotional reaction to the complex world in which we live . ” so far , the band have shared two singles : “ i can tell you about pain” ” and “ under duress . ”
taylor swift’s 1989 follow - up arrives in november . it features her lead single “ look what you made me do , ” which got an accompanying music video that premiered during the vmas . the clip , which appears to be a commentary in part about swift’s previous music video personas , broke the youtube record for the most views in a single day .
björk hasn’t officially announced her new album beyond the promise that it’s coming “ very soon , ” though she has described it as her “tinder record . ” whenever it arrives , the new album will follow 2015’s vulnicura . earlier this year , she announced a career - spanning songbook called 34 scores .
after sparking speculation about a new album with a series of mysterious posters , king krule shared a new song last month called “ czech one . ” the track will be available for purchase on a 7
( backed by another new track , “dum surfer” ) on september 13 via true panther / xl . archy marshall’s last album as king krule , 6 feet beneath the moon , came out in 2013 .
death from above : outrage ! is now [ warner bros . / last gang ]
deer tick : deer tick vol . 1 and deer tick vol . 2 [ partisan ]
harber brings feel - good remix of notd ft . bea miller “i wanna know”
felix jaehn debuts ‘cool’ new music video feat . marc e . bassy & gucci mane
dutch dj / producer willem rebergen , better known by his stage name headhunterz , is coming in hot with his new single . with over a decade behind him on his musical journey , headhunterz has established himself as a free - minded and open creator , unleashing work that is unlimited by expectations .
“landslide” strays a bit from his typical headbanger style , but is a mellow synth - heavy tune to chill out to . rebergen shared his thoughts on the track , stating , “i just want to claim the freedom to make the music i love . ”
his classic hardstyle sound took his musical career off the ground after performing at defqon . 1 festival , his first major event , over 10 years ago . since then he has played every major hardstyle event , scaling his talent to a global level . headhunterz has distinguished himself further through his voice acting in various movies and tv series , which he continues to do today .
in the past , headhunterz has worked with notable industry heavyweights like hardwell , steve aoki , r3hab , krewella , w & w , and carnage . providing chart - topping remixes is also in his repertoire , including mixes for artists such as zedd , armin van buuren , kaskade , and avicii .
a man of many incredible talents , headhunterz has provided his worldwide fan base with an exceptionally creative sound , and taken them along with him on his musical journey . setting challenges and remaining true to himself is his core work . we can expect a lot more in that direction in the near future from this infectious dj and producer .
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seeming as if everything they touch turns to gold , american duo sevenn have taken the dance music industry by storm . . .
originally oxford - based dj / producer laxx is hitting this summer hard and still riding the wave of excitement from his debut album . . .
following our previous post , “the glitch mob : this is the year for electronic trio , ” we had the thrilling opportunity to . . .
the almighty cvnt5 are back at it again , this time around with a wild and hilarious documentary series for your viewing . . .
young danish dj / producer , refeci , has just released yet another vocal pop - dance masterpiece , along with full length choreographed music video . “talkin . . .
listen to the world premiere of blvk jvck feat . jessie reyez “love me still ( latmun remix ) ” as heard exclusively on . . .
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by sarah kirkland snider ( feat . shara worden and signal ) , lyrics by ellen mclaughlin
what an inspiring work . the whole cycle is worth hearing and feeling , but nausicaa is a brief moment of comfort amidst the long bittersweet journey .
very complex neo - classical music . this has lots of layers to it , and sounds at times discordant , but i like it more with each listen . this band requires some patience , but i think you get rewarded for that patience . found in ed buckley ' s collection .
first thoughts on being introduced to the album were that it ' s too intensely complicated for me to enjoy , with harsh strings demanding attention , but it ' s slowly become a piece i can work to effectively .
darcy james argue and his 18 - piece band explore deception and conspiracy theories on this thrilling , fast - paced jazz album .
the unusual or hard - to - find featuring san francisco bay area artists .
the christmas jug band those darn accordions rhythmtown - jive west coast mardi gras party more . . .
transistor rodeo :
truck & a radio
a long awaited and much anticipated new release by transistor rodeo . . . . marks a new approach . . . sets the songs on a bare bones , primitive palette ; no elaborate arrangements , soloists , backing vocals or instrumentation . the pure sound of guitar , bass & drums leave only the heart of rock & roll to fuel the material , letting the songs stand on their own merit . this also allows the band to give the audience a true reflection of a live performance . . . . unique in the band ' s catalog of releases , inspired by buddy holly and the clash bringing simplicity to the material . on sale
christmas jug band :
jugology - greatest near misses ( best of . . . )
best of previously released titles including the perennial - hit
santa lost a ho ,
plus two bonus tracks of unreleased material . celebrating 38 years of holidays for the cjb , this release spans recordings from 1986 - 2009 , from the albums ,
mistletoe jam ,
treeside hoot ,
rhythm on the roof ,
uncorked ,
( eng . by fred catero ) and
on the holiday highway
. 1st ever
best of
release for the band .
the kings of 100 % acoustic folk - skiffle - swing holiday highjinks . . .
performed on washboard , drums , guitars , percussion , kazoos , slide whistles , jaw harp , washtub bass , jug , accordions , autoharp , harmonica , piano , sax , clarinet , recorder , trumpet , and mandolin . . . with many special guests . on sale
zydeco flames :
fire dance
showcases the recent live club performance in berkeley , california that provides fans with hot zydeco music they ' ve come to expect from the flames , in the tradition of the great masters like clifton chenier , buckwheat zydeco , and queen ida . the zydeco flames ' sizzling roots rhythms are timeless and the execution is relentless , with a stunningly powerful groove and playlist that includes originals and select covers in the genres of zydeco , cajun , new orleans r & b , rock and swamp - pop . on sale
country joe mcdonald :
time flies by
the first country joe album with a focus on a group sound since the fish broke up in ' 71 . joe takes an all - acoustic jug band / string band approach here , using christmas jug band personnel and their pool of musical pals , plus joe ' s own circle of talent : harper simon , the persuasions , austin de lone , tim eschliman , gregory dewey , russ gauthier , ken
snakebite
jacobs , suzy thompson , chris & lorin rowan and bernie krause . all original material save one . decades in the making , time flies by incorporates instrumentals , ballads , protests , waltzes and rock and roll . on sale : $ 13 . 25 , $ 11 . 93 with discount !
gator beat :
stompin ' at the bal de maison
evolved from a story from louisiana of house parties where so many folks showed up to dance , the floor broke and they spent sunday repairing it , this cd is that party , coming at you with relentless grooves designed to keep you stompin ' in your own house or nearest dance hall , with new originals , classic cajun , hard core zydeco , new orleans r & b , blues ballads and a french waltz . on sale
joe goldmark :
the wham of that steel man !
joe goldmark blends an eclectic mix of tunes and styles into a truly americana , country rock shake . disc one features rocking vocals by keta bill , a san francisco veteran of the zasu pitts memorial orchestra , big bang beat , and many other local projects . disc two showcases joe ' s playing and composing . on sale
paul rogers :
the cul - de - sac kids
paul rogers , 20 year front man for the san francisco rock accordion band , those darn accordions , fires off a solo cd of kid friendly tunes . . . a wonderful collection of 12 original witty , and heartfelt tunes that will delight kids and their parents alike . . . rogers ' salute to the cul - de - sac where he grew up . on sale
the rhythmtown - jive :
on the main stem
this 3rd rj album brings the band ' s diverse american roots into a solid blues focus with the addition of johnnie johnson on seven cuts and a cameo by east coast r & b diva , rahni raines , and the full three - man new orleans - style horn section with nine originals , an irma thomas classic , a new orleans brass band romp and a pinetop smith boogie woogie , a full pallette of top shelf rhythm & blues is delivered on this recording . on sale
the christmas jug band :
on the holiday highway
recorded live across 7 shows at 4 locations in northern california , between 2006 and 2008 : nearly 73 minutes of live sheer cjb insanity . . . foremost purveyors of seasonal skiffle - swing and jugabilly - infused revelry . on sale
mike rinta :
eponymous
trombone virtuoso mike rinta made his name backing up scores of jazz and funk stars including sly & the family stone , herbie hancock , buddy guy , otis clay , carlos santana , legends jerry garcia and bob wier and the new orleans all stars . this debut cd is a lovingly rendered medley of moody organic jazz with new orleans - style compositions featuring rhythmtown - jive sidemen , kevin zuffi , jimmy sanchez & tim eschliman . on sale


baidu , inc. ( chinese : 百度 ; pinyin : bǎidù , anglicized / ˈbaɪduː / " by-doo " ) , incorporated on 18 january 2000 , is a chinese web services company headquartered at the baidu campus in beijing 's haidian district .

baidu offers many services , including a chinese search engine for websites , audio files and images .

baidu offers 57 search and community services including baidu baike ( an online , collaboratively built encyclopedia ) and a searchable , keyword-based discussion forum .

baidu was established in 2000 by robin li and eric xu .

both of the co-founders are chinese nationals who studied and worked overseas before returning to china .

in december 2016 , baidu ranked 4th overall in the alexa internet rankings .

during q4 of 2010 , it is estimated that there were 4.02 billion search queries in china of which baidu had a market share of 56.6 % .

china 's internet-search revenue share in second quarter 2011 by baidu is 76 % .

also holding 76.05 % market share in china search .

engines market in april 2017 .

in december 2007 , baidu became the first chinese company to be included in the nasdaq-100 index .

as of 2006 , baidu provided an index of over 740 million web pages , 80 million images , and 10 million multimedia files .

baidu offers multimedia content including mp3 music , and movies , and is the first in china to offer wireless application protocol ( wap ) and personal digital assistant ( pda ) - based mobile search .

baidu baike is similar to wikipedia as an online encyclopedia ; however , unlike wikipedia , only registered users can edit the articles due to chinese laws .

while access to wikipedia has been intermittently blocked or certain articles filtered in china since june 2004 , there is some controversy about the degree to which baidu cooperates with chinese government censorship .

the company also hosts a music service , called baidu music , that has more than 150 million monthly active users .

on 4 december 2015 , baidu announced plans to merge with taihe entertainment group to help the service compete with apple inc. 's apple music .

in august 2017 , baidu 's market cap rose to usd$ 79.24 billion , with a recent surge in its stocks .

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baidu offers close to 60 search and community services that range from baidu encyclopedia , baidu government information search , baidu space ( a social network ) , baidu patent search , baidu games , baidu youa ( an ecommerce platform ) , baidu yi ( a smartphone operating system ) and qunar ( a travel booking service ) .
baidu union is the program through which baidu expands distribution of the customers’ sponsored links or advertisements by leveraging traffic directed from the baidu union members’ internet properties . baidu makes payments to baidu union members for acquisition of traffic .
seen as a major marketing platform for brands , baidu advertising has over 650 , 000 customers deploying baidu seo and baidu ppc campaigns .
2 . after registering , login to your baidu account via baidu pan ( cloud storage service by baidu ) with your phone number .
the baidu analytics script is also the baidu chat box script . the chat box tool , called baidu shangqiao , can be turned on with one click from within the baidu tongji interface .
remember to submit a xml sitemap to the baidu webmasters to help baidu pick up the new domain .
integration with baidu tuiguang ( baidu pay per click marketing ) . view your creatives , ad impressions , cost data and more right within the baidu analytics platform .
getting good rankings in baidu requires understanding the search engine optimization guide that works with the baidu search engine .
1 . baidu recommends the use of a sitemap and that you submit it to the baidu webmaster platform .
in order to start using baidu webmaster tools , you first have to sign up for a baidu account .
after you connect to the baidu tv , the only feature that seems to work is using the baidu tv app as a remote control for the baidu tv .
github - holyhao / baidu - dogs : baidu competition for classifying dogs . more information is provided at urltoken
baidu also operates transaction services , such as nuomi , takeout delivery and baidu wallet . baidu also retains a large majority stake in iqiyi , an online video platform .
baidu faced criticism after the local media published reports saying baidu gave high search rankings to companies selling illegal drugs . soon after , baidu signed a multimillion - dollar sponsorship deal with china central television , which had broadcast an investigative piece on baidu . a spokesman for baidu declined comment on the incident .
to learn more about optimizing for baidu mobile , you’ll definitely want to check out our comprehensive guide to baidu mobile seo .
qihoo said it had now decided to prioritise services other than baidu ' s in its results . baidu did not comment .
firstly , baidu is always trying to promote its own products and features via the manipulation of search results , so that baidu post bar ( 百度贴吧 ) , baidu knows ( 百度知道 ) , baidu archive ( 百度文库 ) will often show up in search results .
baidu boss robin li leads baidu ventures in the early - stage development of ai and vr . ( photo : getty images )
to get a site’s accurate indexation on baidu , you should use the indexation volume tool ( 索引量 ) in baidu webmaster tools .
publishers like baidu union . in 2009 , webmasters had earned rmb690 million from baidu union advertise on their websites . and recently , baidu promised to give publishers 10 % to 15 % more income of baidu union advertising . publishers hate baidu union . compared with other content networks , such as google adsense , taobao . . .
baidu tongji includes a testing tool that doesn’t only check if the baidu script is properly installed on the homepage , but will also check all the landing pages that are being used for baidu ads .
baidu has also launched programs through which it displays the online advertising of its customers on baidu union websites , and share the fees generated by these advertisements with the owners of these baidu union websites .
baidu union , a baidu adsense product , consists of several third - party websites and software applications . over 230 , 000 partner websites have already been displaying baidu union ads as of may 2011 .
unlike other similar product like the chrome stick , you can ' t select content on the baidu tv app and have it play on baidu tv or mirror the display of your phone to baidu tv .
as well as being a highly popular search engine , baidu also offers many services such as a music program , called baidu music , an online encyclopedia ( similar to wikipedia ) , called baidu baike , a desktop / mobile mapping solution called baidu map and many other services .
the baidu search engine will judge your meta description ; if it is not a match , baidu will extract related snippets from your content .
lately we ' ve been using baidu tongji only to provide some data for baidu ppc campaigns that google analytics doesn ' t pick up well .
this indicates an attempt to access baidu services . baidu is a chinese web services company that provides many services . one of its major services is its search engine . it also provides various services like baidu baike - a service that is similar to wikipedia and baidu music . note : when enabled with the default baidu services signatures in the database , this signature detects the baidu domains that are not covered by the default database signatures .
you can login to baidu tongji via your baidu tuiguang ( pay per click ) account or baidu zhanzhang ( webmasters ) account . if you aren ' t sure which one to use , i recommend using the baidu tuiguang account if you have it . the advertising integration is a key feature , very useful . the baidu webmasters integration isn ' t really essential , you can get the same info by creating a separate baidu zhanzhang account .
when i returned to california , i tried baidu tv again and found that baidu tv had downloaded an update and proceeded to automatically update itself . ironically , baidu tv is using google android tv as its main software base .
called tv + , baidu’s first smart tv will be manufactured by chinese electronics maker tcl multimedia and feature content from iqiyi , baidu’s online video platform .
eight new york - based pro - democracy activists sued baidu inc in 2011 , seeking damages because baidu prevents their work from showing up in search results . baidu follows chinese law that requires it to censor politically sensitive results .
but even as it revamps its business model , baidu faces a war on two fronts . last september alibaba blocked baidu from searching its urltoken shopping site to encourage users to circumvent baidu and search directly on taobao . baidu responded with its own salvo , an e - commerce system , baidu you ' a ( meaning
baidu ' s got it
) , along with a marketing campaign to lure taobao ' s sellers . but baidu remains the underdog , as alibaba maintains an 83 % share of china ' s online shopping scene .
this morning , baidu ' s domain name registration in the united states was tampered with , leading to inaccessibility ,
baidu said in a statement .
“it’s a duopoly in china , ” said richard ji , an analyst at morgan stanley . “there’s just baidu and google . and baidu’s way ahead . ”
if you’re a worpress fan , you can also pickup a baidu tongji plugin .
baidu ' s e - commerce feature allows for the tracking of specific sales .
iqiyi , baidu’s netflix of china , falls in u . s . market debut
the name ‘baidu’ literally means “countless times” , or alternatively , “a hundred times” .
robin lis passion for search led him to create baidu , based in beijing .
with the headline : the rise of baidu ( that’s chinese for google ) .
andrew ng hopes to lure ai talent to baidu’s new silicon valley research lab .
you can see number of times baidu spider has crawled your site each day .
four employees of china ' s main search engine baidu have been fired for allegedly taking bribes to delete posts from its forum service , a baidu spokeswoman said .
shares of baidu jumped almost 3 % in early monday trading in new york .
baidu agrees to buy chinese android app distributor 91 wireless for $ 1 . 9b
baidu to invest $ 3 . 2 billion in its group - buying service nuomi
that the clinic must pay compensation and baidu was forced to remove the ad .
don ' t expect a lot of apps to use from baidu tv . many of the limited games found on baidu tv seem to be of low quality .
here ' s why the best is yet to come for baidu , inc .
the activists who filed the lawsuit against baidu could not be reached for comment .
the company ' s search products and services for users include baidu web search , baidu image search , baidu post bar , baidu knows , baidu encyclopedia , baidu wenku , hao123 . com , baidu mobile search , baidu mobile assistant , baidu mobile browser , baidu mobile guardian and duer . baidu ' s web search allows users to locate information through search queries . after typing a search query , users receive a list of ranked search results , which may include its customers ' content presented in a specific format . users can then access the desired information by examining the returned search snippets , or clicking on the hypertext links displayed in the search results . baidu web search includes features , such as query suggestion , instant search , in - depth answers , english language resources , scene - based search , personalization and recommendation for web search , among others . baidu image search enables users to search for images on the internet by term queries or various categories and offers features , such as search by image file type and search within a designated website or webpage .
baidu , of course , has its own partnerships to become more ubiquitous . a project known as baidu union gives sites a revenue cut in exchange for hosting baidu ' s search box - - 300 , 000 sites participate , claims baidu marketing director zhu guang . despite google ' s depredations , 85 % of cybercafe searchers say they prefer baidu , reports analysys international , a beijing consulting firm . baidu has its own university marketing push : a six - month contest that challenges students to build web sites and e - commerce businesses for rural villages using baidu ' s platform .
why does baidu manipulate search results ? baidu says that the quality of their user ' s experience is everything in terms of the continued popularity of their search engine .
according to a statement from baidu cited by the china daily , the company called baidu venture will concentrate on developing early - stage projects involving vr and ai technologies .
2 . use ping to notify baidu of new content . most blogging services support real time notification using the ping method . you can ping baidu service address at urltoken
sitemap : notify baidu of any new content by specifying your sitemaps’ url in baidu webmaster tools . this is a relatively slow method compared with active and auto push .
on popular microblogging network sina weibo , the hashtag # wei zexi baidu advertising incident # has been trending for days as netizens have called for a boycott of baidu .
baidu said last night it welcomed the investigation and would cooperate fully . “the fitness and effectiveness of online information is the responsibility of every internet participant , including baidu . baidu will fully cooperate with the authorities’ investigation and accept oversight , leaving no opportunity for false online information and illegal activities , ” china news service quoted baidu as saying .
today , an online post about chinese search engine baidu and a hospital became viral .
google executives insisted they had better technology ; baidu countered that it had local expertise .
robin li , chief of baidu , on the campus of stanford university last september .
baidu has also proactively reported actions involving illegal behaviour to the public security organs .
dominating china ' s online search market means baidu can easily help enterprises with marketing . and healthcare advertisements are one of the main powerhouses for baidu ' s search business .
here are the news events that baidu says most captured internet users’ attention in 2015 .
baidu unveils apollo 2 . 5 , the newest upgrade to its autonomous driving open platform
here are some examples of setting up a good robots . txt file for baidu :
if you are using the separate urls method , you can use the mobile adaption tool within baidu webmaster tools to tell baidu the relationship between your desktop and mobile site .
baidu has also proactively reported actions involving illegal behavior to the public security organs .
at the moment , baidu has an 80 % share of the chinese search market .
baidu says agrees to buy netdragon ' s 91 wireless for $ 1 . 85 billion
baidu finally spends $ 1 . 85 billion in cash on buying 91 wireless · technode
91 wireless , located in fu zhou in southeast china , won’t move to beijing where baidu is headquartered . baidu expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2013
i tried a search on baidu for my company mondo media networks . the results :
baidu is banned from participating in the test next year , said the netease report .
baidu owns search engine and social media services , and is often compared to google .
baidu , inc . is a chinese language internet search company , which engages in the provision of internet search solutions and online marketing solutions . it operates through baidu core and iqiyi segments . the baidu core segment offers keyword - based marketing services . . . .
this section is where we can set some important information for baidu users that are searching for our website or company , and start experimenting with baidu ' s html markup features .
baidu also dominates music downloads , often with links to web sites that music companies say offer illegal downloads . baidu has defended the practice , saying it simply provides the links .
baidu will treat the new domain as a new website . according to the research , it will take baidu 2 - 12 weeks to pick up urls from the new domain .
baidu webmaster tools is a portal created to help webmasters and seos monitor and maintain their site’s presence in baidu’s organic search results . the platform offers a great deal of metrics you can only get from baidu , tools to test your site’s performance , and a two - way communication channel between you and baidu . this means that if you are doing seo in china , baidu webmaster tools is an incredibly important tool you will have to master .
ok , so wtf is baidu union ( 百度联盟 ) ? baidu union is like google display network . it shows ads across baidu - owned - and - operated search products , music players and desktop apps as well as baidu’s business partners . baidu’s algorithms determine where and how ads are shown based on the target audience’s demographics , location and browsing history . ad formats include banners , text links , videos , full - screen and rich media .
non - gaap net income attributable to baidu represents net income attributable to baidu excluding share - based compensation expenses and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by baidu ' s equity method investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share .
annual revenue of baidu from 2007 to 2017 ( in billion u . s . dollars )
the only way is to enter ` https : / / baidu . com ` in alfred
5 . use robots . txt to prevent the baidu spider from crawling duplicate content urls .
if you’ve baidu analytics ( tongji ) installed on your site , you can add your site directly in baidu webmaster tools without verifying , but we won’t be covering this method here .
after doing so , every time when a page is browsed on your site , the page’s url will be pushed to baidu automatically , thus ensuring new content being submitted to baidu .
also average time taken for baidu spider to crawl your site each day , in milliseconds .
so let’s say after all the analysis , you’ve decided to adjust baidu’s maximum crawling frequency .
baidu reports 24 per cent increase in first - quarter revenue to 15 . 82 billion yuan
baidu agrees to buy chinese android app distributor 91 wireless for $ 1 . 9b – techcrunch
baidu to invest $ 3 . 2 billion in its group - buying service nuomi – techcrunch
baidu was created by two chinese nationals with studies abroad : robin li and eric xu .
suggested reading [ baidu deleted 1 . 9 million files from wenku . writers still unhappy ]
baidu had 59 per cent search engine market share in march 2014 ( website in chinese ) . most people who search for products and services online do so using baidu in china .
baidu did not respond immediately to a request for comment by sixth tone on thursday afternoon .
baidu has come under fire for allegedly selling listings to bidders without adequately checking their claims .
while a majority of baidu’s online marketing revenues come from the p4p system that utilizes ppc , customers may also be charged based on the number of telephone calls directed to them from baidu , successful flights or hotel room bookings , the number of users registered on customers’ sites , or the duration of time that an advertisement appears on baidu’s or baidu union members’ web properties .
baidu appears to have taken the investigation to heart . in an internal memo circulated to employees on tuesday , baidu ceo robin li said the choice is stark : baidu can either change the business model or face bankruptcy in as little as 30 days , according to the memo .
li announced in july 2014 that baidu reached a new high in monthly actives users with over 500 million active users . he also announced that the baidu app gained 70 million daily users .
china’s internet - search revenue share in second quarter 2011 by baidu is 76 % in december 2007 , baidu became the first chinese company to be included in the nasdaq - 100 index .
with baidu webmaster tools , webmasters can adjust baidu spider’s maximum crawling frequency . it’s important to choose the right balance between frequency and performance , since a too - low crawl frequency can affect your site’s indexation on baidu , but a too - high frequency can affect your server’s performance .
while psafe suffers from baidu’s alleged anticompetitive tactics , psafe is not believed to be the direct target of the chinese company . rather , baidu’s rivalry is with qihoo 360 , psafe’s largest financial backer . in 2012 , qihoo 360 entered the chinese search engine market , igniting discontent from baidu .
annual net income of baidu from 2007 to 2017 ( in million u . s . dollars )
robin li , ceo and founder of baidu . com , now worth us $ 3 billion .
news about baidu inc . , including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times .
baidu’s analytics platform , tongji is only available in chinese and is largely viewed as being unsecure .
upon successful login , you can start adding sites to baidu webmaster tools ( login required ) .
submitting links will help baidu discover your new content , however this doesn’t guarantee indexation and rankings .
baidu says agrees to buy netdragon ' s 91 wireless for $ 1 . 85 billion | reuters
mr . wei wrote that he did not know that when he consulted baidu for medical information .
it also ordered internet regulators in beijing , where baidu is headquartered , to punish the company .
during the investigation , baidu has taken offline 2 , 518 medical institutions and 126 million advertisements .
baidu and google paid advertising services are very different . baidu differs greatly when it comes to web advertising management from a company’s perspective . in order to set up a baidu ppc account , an organization will need to pay 6000 rmb ( $ 900 usd ) and acquire an lcp license .
with its with pre - agreed terms for baidu union members , baidu generates revenues from protheme services based on the number of clicks from customers’ links and shares . baidu’s fixed - ranking services allow customers to display query - sensitive text links at a designated location on its search results pages .
want more information on baidu ? visit urltoken read more about google or yahoo on our blog .
in a statement baidu said : “our deepest condolences go out to wei zexi’s family . baidu is a trusted company and we uphold extremely high standards to make our platform safe and trustworthy . ”
baidu ' s fault doesn ' t lie in the monetization of its online forums , but in allowing fake advertisements to exist - - why can ' t baidu improve its services and crack down on such malpractices ? the answer is that baidu almost has a monopoly over online search services in china . without sufficient competition from strong opponents , baidu lacks the motivation to improve its services .
“our conservative projection suggests that the successful commercialization of autonomous driving alone could increase baidu’s revenues by over 30 % , ” ling says . however , baidu’s plans hit a snag in november , when bmw ended its self - driving cars partnership with the company . baidu is searching for a replacement .
baidu tv provides advertisers access to the websites of its baidu union members , allowing advertisers to choose websites on which they post their video advertisements with the aid of its advertisement targeting and matching system .
publicly , much criticism has continued to focus on baidu’s business ethics , especially in contrast to google’s , whose corporate motto is famously “don’t be evil . ” after the wei zexi scandal , easily baidu’s most damaging , robin li himself openly commented on the difference , contrasting google’s idealism with baidu’s pragmatism . he said baidu perhaps needs to be a bit more idealistic in the future to win people’s hearts .
despite its leading position in much of the world , google has had difficulty gaining ground on baidu .
for extremely flexible url patterns . baidu only allows the use of “ * ” as a wildcard .
baidu records more visitors & visits & a higher bounce rate . but the pageviews are the same .
as for hudong . com , it doesn ' t even have the chance to come back into the baidu fold and submit , as baidu already runs a similar site that is in competition with them .
so fundamentally different , brueschke believes , that baidu will retain its lock on the chinese search industry .
in the statement , baidu explained that baidu ventures will be an independent entity in order to
use an innovative evaluation mechanism to speed up the decision - making process and make investments more efficient .
a baidu employee walks past the “space capsules” where workers can rest at the company’s headquarters in beijing .
time is running short for baidu to find a new strategy and new revenue sources , he adds .
generally speaking , analysts believe baidu’s strategic moves in developing new services has been weaker than its competitors .
lei led the engineering team that built baidu , now the largest chinese search engine . baidu , alibaba and tencent , known collectively as bat , dominate the search and e - commerce businesses in china .
the sites that have less traffic will likely be less indexed by baidu . in results , if users still choose to go to urltoken over urltoken from baidu , then you will put yourself in dilemma .
the complaints also claimed baidu had leaked users ' personal information state - run xinhua news agency reported .
the results cac published on monday say that baidu search results did influence wei’s choice of medical treatment .
of them , baidu offers 57 search and community services including baidu baike * , some sort of online reciprocally collaboration encyclopedia that also works as a searchable keyword - based discussion forum . check them all here
in china ' s parallel internet universe , there is no google . baidu reigns supreme in search but like google and like so many others , baidu is trying to get into the smart tv game .
if you go to my settings , you will see a feature to control the baidu tv stick .
chinese internet company baidu won the court battle against pro - democracy activists dismissal of a lawsuit over .
kaiser kuo , a baidu spokesman , said that baidu was not complicit in the attacks and that its own networks had not been breached . but by sweeping up baidu’s would - be visitors in its attacks , researchers and foreign policy experts say , beijing could harm the company’s reputation and market share overseas .
a woman is silhouetted against the baidu logo at a new product launch from baidu , in shanghai . the internet giant has come under fire for allegedly promoting search results . photograph : aly song / reuters
“the only way to stop such harmful activities is to break baidu’s search monopoly , ” it said .
the scandal is the latest to involve institutions paying baidu to feature their details prominently in search results .
since 2010 , baidu has been attempting to find a way to profit from this manipulation of results , and has established an open application platform that will allow baidu users to benefit from the applications that developers are either willing to share with others or to sell - with baidu getting a cut of the earnings .
baidu also faces legal challenges , including lawsuits claiming it violates copyright laws on music files . baidu has been sued over the issue , but continues to provide links to sites that offer music files . the company says it does not believe it should be held responsible for simply offering linking to other sites . in a country rampant with claims of click fraud , a beijing hospital recently claimed that baidu orchestrated a scheme in which a baidu affiliate kept clicking on the hospital’s ads to fatten the fees it had to pay baidu . a baidu spokeswoman says the company has not reviewed the case , but actively polices click fraud .
with this guide , we can now finally understand how to use baidu webmaster tools to maximize your search visibility in china . while mastering baidu webmaster tools may not guarantee success of your seo campaigns , one thing is certain — not being able to use it can drastically impede your success in baidu search results .
documents leaked in april 2009 from an employee in baidu’s internal monitoring and censorship department show a long list of blocked websites and censored topics on baidu search . in august 2011 , china central television revealed that commercial model of baidu which is against the official internet policy in china and allegedly jeopardizes china’s internet development .
backlink data in baidu webmaster tools is updated weekly . it is not perfect , and is missing many backlinks baidu likely knows about . but it can still be useful as an extra source of backlink data .
the chinese government has set more restrictive advertising policies on baidu , the largest chinese - language search site . but baidu is not the only media giant that influences the way people interact with what they see .
the group of activists who brought the suit said that baidu’s censorship was preventing baidu’s users in the us couldn’t see their work and thus their right to free speech under the us constitution’s first amendment was violated .
update : so it would seem that baidu yi has gone live . the os features include an ebooks app called yue , a google - places style app called shen bian , baidu - powered maps , and a music app called ting . check out the video after the jump to see baidu yi in action .
every time now users do a search about baidu , instead of being taken to a particular baidu website , they are re - directed to baidu ' s search homepage . that ' s not how a web company is supposed to behave - you ' re affecting the users ' experience ,
he said .
unlike google , which is using schema markup for structured data , baidu seos must use baidu webmaster tools to submit structured data . aside from its completely different technical implementation , types of structured data webmasters are allowed to submit will be limited according to a site’s authority , credibility and participations of different baidu beta projects . at the time of this writing , with baidu webmaster tools you will be able to set the following :
baidu has always firmly cracked down on the illegal behavior of online posts deletion for payment . baidu has discovered the suspicious behaviors of several employees in its recent crackdown on illegal online post deletion . baidu does not tolerate such behavior , and has disciplined the non - compliance staff based on relevant disciplinary guidelines stated in the company’s employee regulations handbook . baidu has also proactively reported actions involving illegal behavior to the public security organs .
baidu’s core product is web search . in addition , baidu powers many popular products including maps , community - based products , such as baidu postbar , the world’s first and largest chinese - language query - based searchable online community platform , baidu knows , the world’s largest chinese - language interactive knowledge - sharing platform , and baidu encyclopedia , the world’s largest user - generated chinese - language encyclopedia , to name but a few . beyond these marquee products baidu also offers dozens of helpful vertical search - based products , such as image search , video search , news search , and many more . a description of our products can be found here
to chinese seos , when doing a keyword research , baidu index is definitely your weapon of mass destruction .
a group claiming to be the iranian cyber army redirected baidu users to a site displaying a political message .
baidu tracks each individual user , allowing you to see all the pages that the last 500 visitors visited .
like google , baidu allows goal tracking by page , event , number of pages viewed and visit duration .
how can you set anonymization settings in baidu tongji ? we just started using and are implementing the script .
it is important for companies to know how to leverage and work with baidu . brands looking to promote themselves to chinese consumers must be aware that all baidu seo and baidu ppc efforts must be tailored to local specifications and that they operate much differently than google seo and ppc . this means , understanding the platform , the layout , the keywords , the language , the users etc . one thing is a certainty , having a strong presence on baidu , while deploying effective baidu advertising campaigns is essential to expanding one’s foothold in china .
you check how baidu can see your site’s robots . txt , and start making changes by clicking this button
it looks like baidu and qihoo are in a war , started by qihoo ,
he said .
once it became aware of the activity , baidu says it fired the workers and reported them to police .
the state internet information office has been flooded with public complaints about baidu , it said in a statement .
as of may 2011 , there were 230 thousand partner websites that displayed baidu union ads on their websites .
i then tried baidu tv back at the hotel and was able to access the wi - fi network .
here ' s why the best is yet to come for baidu , inc . - - the motley fool
that decision seems like that the first amendment is protecting baidu’s right to block any information about the democracy .
neither baidu nor the chinese embassy in washington , d . c . , responded to reuters for comment .
baidu says it is looking into this matter but , for the chinese authorities , that is not enough .
the cyberspace administration of china summoned baidu executives for a grilling on friday , the xinhua news agency reported .
one notable tool unique to baidu is their site closure tool . when you submit your website to the tool , baidu will stop crawling your website and archive your indexed pages . baidu ' s own documentation states that it preserves baidu ' s index of your pages , but not your rankings . this could be useful if you would like to launch a new website and you need to time it to coincide with pr and marketing .
in brazil , the competition has escalated into legal action taken against baidu . baidu did not initially comply with an injunction ordering the company to cease its anticompetitive behavior , which then led to a judicial order to remove baidu’s app from the google play store . the judge in the case also imposed daily fines on the company .
of course , taking on the formidable force of baidu , no - one yet knows if urltoken will be able to win the support of government in forcing baidu to once again return to producing real unmanipulated search results .
has built up an established proficiency in natural language processing . while at baidu , coates publicly evangelized baidu’s machine learning efforts and worked directly on applying deep learning to core nlp problems like text to speech and speech recognition .
“baidu has fired the four . if we discover such cases , we will severely punish staff . baidu will close the loopholes by strengthening management to maintain order in our communication platform , ” a spokesperson told the publication .
a baidu spokesperson said that this is part of the company ' s plan to grow baidu video into china ' s leading professional content video platform . the platform currently claims 300 million monthly viewers , according to techcrunch .
the [ operation of ] baidu tieba , online forums run by baidu , will only be open to authoritative public service organizations rather than to those seeking business opportunities ,
according to the company ' s statement .
the p4p scandal swept baidu into a public - relations storm after wei zexi , 21 , went through a controversial cancer treatment advertised on baidu , at a the second hospital of armed police beijing corps , which the wei family also found through a baidu search . the treatment was unsuccessful and wei died on april 12 , 2016 .
at the time , baidu apologized and said it would seek ways to
reflect deeply
on such practices .
before you decide whether or not you’d like to use baidu tongji , consider some of the benefits it provides .
baidu has continuously provided professional ethics education to staff members who are given authority to delete online posts .
and that’s all we really need : to be even more dependent on our smartphones . good work , baidu .
baidu is the most popular search engine in china , with over 400 million users . when western marketers think of entering the chinese market , baidu is often the first marketing channel they consider , especially for paid search marketing .
sharon ng baidu , inc . tel : + 86 - 10 - 5992 - 4958 email : ir @ urltoken
baidu ' s revenue from 1st quarter 2010 to 3rd quarter 2017 ( in million u . s . dollars )
a side view of baidu ' s headquarter in beijing , may 22 , 2014 . [ photo / ic ]
baidu image search is accessible through both webpage and mobile device . baidu post bar is a social media platform , where users post text , image , audio and video content and reply to original content , thus forming social networks around topics of discussions . baidu post bar draws users through close integration with search and user - generated content . baidu knows provides users with a query - based searchable community to share knowledge and experiences . through baidu knows , registered users can post specific questions for other users to respond , as well as respond to questions posted by others . baidu knows is accessible through both webpage and mobile application . baidu encyclopedia is an encyclopedia compiled by registered users . registered users can share their knowledge by adding terms and content in baidu encyclopedia . baidu wenku is an online document sharing platform , through which registered users of its urltoken website can search , browse or read , by categories , documents in various formats such as microsoft word , portable document format ( pdf ) , and microsoft excel .
but the ultimate challenge may come from baidu’s innovation capacity and credibility , which had affected its performance in china .
301 redirection is the seo best practice based on the baidu seo guidelines v2 . 0 published in nov 2012 .
according to the baidu search engine optimization guide , there are a number of important categories you need to consider .
important messages ( 重要消息 ) – notifies you of baidu news , errors , system updates , site status etc .
baidu recently teamed up with micro - blogging giant sina to provide mobile search and content across each other’s platforms .
baidu was strongly criticised in a commentary published by a social media account operated by communist party mouthpiece people’s daily .
qihoo ' s earlier solution was to re - direct users to the cached page of a specific baidu website .
we think the impact will be larger on baidu than on the other search engines given baidu ' s larger market share and its dominance in medical service ads ,
shelleen shum , forecasting analyst for emarketer told cnbc .
amid this scandal , baidu’s stock prices on nasdaq dropped 2 . 56 % on the morning of may 9th ,
“our deepest condolences go out to wei zexi’s family , ” tracy hu , a baidu spokeswoman , wrote by email . “baidu is a trusted company and we uphold extremely high standards to make our platform safe and trustworthy . ”
the state internet information office summoned baidu executives for a grilling yesterday and ordered them to immediately remove the content .
baidu has been a lackluster stock over the past year , but it’s still a smart long - term buy .
much like google has cornered the market amongst western internet users , baidu serves a massive demand in china . this demand has lead baidu to create certain products to help companies sell to an ever growing number of online buyers .
a tool researchers call the great cannon is said to have redirected traffic intended for the chinese search engine baidu .
judge furman said baidu’s censorship was just like the editorial judgements made by other kinds of publishers , including newspapers .
this article has been updated to elaborate on baidu’s comments on the case and to reflect reactions from the internet .
in addition , baidu also provides other performance - based online marketing services and time - based online advertising services , whereby the customers pay baidu based on performance criteria other than click - throughs , such as the number of telephone calls brought to the customers , the number of bookings of air tickets or hotel rooms , the number of users registered with the customers , or the number of minimum click - throughs . for time - based online advertising services , the customers pay baidu based on the duration of the advertisement placed on baidu’s properties and baidu union members’ properties .
the website currently boasts more than 5 million entries that have been created by over 3 million users . urltoken claims that as a result of its competition with baidu ( baidu unveiled a similar user - generated encyclopedic site in 2006 - 百度百科 baidu baike ) , the search engine has abused its dominant position and manipulated search results featuring urltoken content .
baidu sells its online marketing services through both direct sales teams and a distribution network . currently , baidu has a direct sales presence in beijing , shanghai and major cities in guangdong province while leveraging distribution networks in lower tier cities .
i’ve had the opportunity of working with many western companies that are experienced with google adwords , but new to baidu . i’ve prepared seven tips for doing well on baidu based on the most common issues and questions i’ve come across .
currently , only 10 percent of urltoken visitors are directed to the site via baidu , the large majority of the remaining traffic comes from google . these statistics seem to conflict with baidu ' s dominance of the chinese search market .
baidu ' s evolution , and li ' s journey as an entrepreneur , offer textbook examples of the payoffs and perils of doing business in china and suggest that baidu may prove to be far more resilient than some analysts believe .
when asked to comment on baidu’s international services , returnee qian zhu , said , “i’m forced to use baidu in china because google is blocked . but outside china , i vote for google for professional search and mapping services . ”
if you have any other questions about baidu products or would like a more comprehensive view of a comparison between baidu and google display network then please feel free to contact me using the social media links below or leave a comment .
search engines including google , microsoft’s bing , and baidu sell ads that come up in search results for different topics . those ads , or “ paid search , ” as baidu calls them , are typically put above organic search results but are clearly delineated . baidu’s critics say the search engine is accepting ads from unscrupulous companies without vetting their claims .
first thing’s , first : what do brands and publishers need to know ? baidu was born a search engine , so it’s crucial to do search engine optimization on the platform . like google , the way to optimize for baidu is to have high - quality content , meet baidu - specific technical seo requirements and follow the chinese government’s censorship laws .
as of june 30 , 2017 , baidu had about 42 , 200 employees on a consolidated basis including invested entities .
baidu and google also don ' t agree on country demographics of users . while baidu reports 4 , 200 users from china & 2 , 600 from usa , google reports 5 , 300 from china and 2 , 500 from usa .
great ariticle ! does baidu analytics has changed anything now , more functions ? i see the latest version is 2012 .
this statistic shows the annual revenue of the chinese search engine baidu . in 2017 , baidu ' s reported revenue amounted to 13 . 03 billion u . s . dollars . the majority of revenues were generated through online marketing services .
when we first met , you were at microsoft . you left several months before you arrived at baidu . why ?
like google , baidu uses a search engine crawler . it’s called the “baidu spider . ” its job is to fetch content from web pages and put it in their index . this is the same process that the googlebot goes through .
critics said baidu should do more to check the claims made by advertisers who pay for high rankings in online searches .
to paint a more complete picture of the challenges that must be overcome in order to advertise on baidu , we spoke with ryan chooai , caimeiju seo manager and independent baidu specialist in china , and asked him about the certification process . he revealed a sea of red tape to be navigated , a process maintained by baidu in order to protect itself .
tencent is catching up , holding 11 . 4 per cent of the market behind baidu’s 23 . 3 per cent .
last week , baidu — the chinese web services company likened to google — spun off its baidu video portal as a separate business after successfully raising $ 155 million ( rmb 1 billion ) for the online video service , techcrunch reports .
the level of control over how and when the display ads are targeted is a strong feature of baidu display advertising .
we think these factors will lead to an erosion in baidu’s market share in the future . if baidu’s market share in china’s search market drops to 65 % by the end of our forecast horizon , it represents near 10 % downside to our $ 115 price estimate for baidu’s stock . our price estimate is around 35 % ahead of the market price .
baidu , alibaba and tencent have been vying for top talent in ai in order to become leaders in this area . making headlines several days ago , alibaba lured ren xiaofeng from urltoken to lead its own technology lab , which aims to make headway in artificial intelligence . tencent brought baidu’s ai expert zhang tong on board in march . in 2014 , baidu poached andrew ng from the google brain project to lead the baidu research institute ( though he recently stepped down ) .
news broke earlier this month that baidu hired dr . qi lu as its chief operating officer . lu was most recently
in his ruling , furman compared baidu’s blocking of pro - democracy works to a newspaper’s right to exercise “editorial control” to publish what it wants . in baidu’s case , the company has created a search engine that favors certain political speech .
previously , baidu also faced complaints that said it alters search result to feature paying - sites , despite their ranks and quality . china ' s internet users despised the commercialization posed by baidu and filed complaints and critics to the regulator .
baidu on monday says that they would firmly support the overhaul and will execute them before may 31 . according to baidu , they will replace their price - dominate p4p mechanism to credit - dominate one . in accordance to relevant military regulations , baidu will ban commercial promotion for military - related institutions , including pla and armed police hospitals . the advertisement on the search result page and front page of baidu will be limited to less than 30 percent , and will be noticeably labelled . baidu will set up a 1 billion yuan fund to pay for the loss of web users in similar incidents .
for one , the marketing agency may be a reseller itself , which means they’re working on commission from baidu . they’re paid by the client to manage the account , but they’re also paid by baidu , which provides motivation to increase expenditure .
when it comes to marketing , baidu functions similar to google , with some nuances . what follows is an explanation of its three major advertising components — search , baidu union and brand zone — and how they work for brands and publishers .
finally there is baidu display network . this product is available to any company that already has a pay per click account . it is targeted display advertising on 600 , 000 third - party websites and software providers that are partnered with baidu .
baidu ' s value fell by more than $ 5bn on tuesday , after its shares slumped in the us on news of an investigation by china ' s internet regulator . baidu ' s nasdaq - listed shares fell 7 . 92 % .
fpgas have the capability to deliver significant performance for deep learning inference , security , and other high growth data center applications ,
said liu yang , head of baidu technical infrastructure , co - general manager of baidu cloud .
years of research and fpga engineering expertise at baidu has culminated in our delivery of proven acceleration infrastructure for industry and academia .
will baidu crumble to qihoo 360 and sohu ? given baidu ' s core competence and huge dominance in search , it ' s unlikely that sohu and qihoo 360 can transform the market overnight . that said , if qihoo 360 can hold fast and if the sohu - tencent partnership proves fruitful , you may see advertising dollars flow from baidu to its biggest competitors .