Douyin Baike (), formerly Hudong and Hoodong (), is a for-profit

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and

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owned by

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. It is one of the two largest

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s in China, along with

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History

Baike.com was founded in 2005 by CEO Pan Haidong, who had moved back to China after earning a PhD in systems engineering from

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in 2002. Baike.com, a 2007 RedHerring 100 Asia company, developed its own wiki software platform, called HDWiki, as a rival to

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. The system has some

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-like interactive features, such as user profile, friends and groups. The first version was released in November 2006 and by November 2007 version 3 with added functions, features, and more stability was released. The HDWiki software is free for non-commercial use, has been downloaded 200,000 times and currently supports over 1,000 other web sites in China (as of December 2007), consisting mostly of tech researchers, software groups, government, universities, and high school students. In 2011, it was announced that

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had invested $15 million in Baike.com. On 22 February 2011, Baike.com submitted a complaint to the

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asking for a review of the behavior of

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, accusing it of being monopolistic. In December 2012, the company changed its English name from Hudong to Baike.com. In 2019, the company was acquired by

Features

Baike.com is a

and lets its users edit and contribute material. Frequent users may accumulate credits redeemable for gifts. It has also included features of

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, including chat forums and fan groups. Baike.com is a for-

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business partially supported by advertising and paid support services.

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