If you have never visited QQ.com, you are way behind by the numbers. China’s the most popular instant messaging service is also the world’s third most popular one, according to Wikipedia.

Entrepreneurs and researchers from China discussed where the social media business is going. It was surprising to hear that hundreds of million Chinese do not have voice mail at all, and only 56% of internet users have email accounts. Are they still behind with technology? Absolutely not! They are a way up-front using social media tools.

Sage Brennan, who studied the Chinese market earlier, said that the Chinese were so ready to use web 2.0 products in their languages.