‘The Sexiest’ Chinese Magazine Goes Mobile
Walking around the GMIC exhibition area, it is hard not to look at booths that have very “attractive” posters. One of the booths claims to be the first sort of sexy model magazine built on the iOS and Android platform. Many guys were enjoying the view from a distance so I thought it would be nice to step forward to learn what it was all about.
So “The Sexiest” (yes, that’s the name) is a mobile magazine that features models in sexy photoshoots. The company behind Sexiest Magazine is actually International Culture Media (that’s a direct translation), a traditional print media company in China. The move to the digital platform is new for the company. In fact, The Sexiest is its first magazine presented on mobile. A representative at the booth tells me that the app was launched eight months ago and so far has more than 300,000 downloads, which is not too bad for a first attempt. You can download it here (iTunes link) if you’d like to check it out.
So why is this interesting? Well because content is rapidly shifting to the mobile platform in China. As more mobile users (phone and tablet) increase in China, media companies, even the diehard traditional ones, have to have a mobile strategy to keep up with the trend as content consumption habits change. The bridge to that content will also play a huge role, such as with the wide range of reading application available. It’s not just Flipboard here in China but we are also seeing many other reading applications mushrooming (and being cloned) in the middle kingdom too.
On a related note, Flipboard’s CEO Mike McCue was actually on stage this morning stating that his team is “very committed to China.” I’m reminded me that social reading applications have had a history of getting blocked in China. But it should do just fine with Sina Weibo and Renren integration – but, regrettably, no Facebook.
「The Sexiest」を読み間違えておりました!大変失礼致しました。正しくはこちらになります→ 中国の「一番セクシー」なマガジン、モバイル化へ
いつもありがとうございます。了解しました。