Baidu Inc. provides Chinese language Internet search services primarily in the People’s Republic of China and Japan. The company’s popular Chinese search platform enables users to find online information, such as Web pages, news, images, and multimedia files.

Products offered by the company include Baidu Web Search, which allows its users to locate information, products, and services using Chinese language search terms. The company also offers Baidu Hi, an IM service; Baidu Youa, an online C2C platform; and Baidu Safety Center for virus scanning, system repair, and online security evaluations.

With the company’s Baidu Desktop Search, users are able to search various files saved on their computer. The Baidu Sobar makes search function available on every web page that a user browses. And with Baidu Internet TV, users can search, watch, and download various shows and programs.

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Elysium Internet Inc. (OTCBB: USBF) (Pending name change), an emerging direct navigation Internet media company, with a diversified domain portfolio and proprietary directory and local search platforms. Today the company announced it will launch its proprietary Local Search Platform by July 1. The new search channel is expected to boost directory brands and strengthen its advertising relationships.

“Our majority owned subsidiary Dice Ventures Inc. has built a state of the art platform able to monetize local search traffic by generating search engine optimized, expandable landing pages in seconds,” Elysium CEO Scott Gallagher stated in the press release. “We plan to launch the platform over 50 geo domains as city directories by July 1. The local search channel will become our second significant revenue stream, allowing us to further leverage our directory brands for our ad partners.”

Elysium also announced plans to roll out its second subscription-based Internet directory, brand