>>> NetEase, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in online games, Internet portal, and e-mail and wireless value-added services businesses in the People?s Republic of China. The company operates in three segments: Online Game Services; Advertising Services; and E-mail, E-Commerce and Others. It offers massively multi-player online role-playing games, primarily including New Westward Journey Online II, Fantasy Westward Journey II, Tianxia III, Ghost II, and Heroes of Tang Dynasty II; and licensed games; and mobile games, such as Mini Westward Journey. The company also provides Internet users with a network of Chinese language online services comprising content channels that provide news, information, and online entertainment; community and communication services, such as a social messaging platform, micro-blogging, blogging, photo albums, instant messaging, online personal advertisements, open courses, mobile news applications, community forums, and matchmaking and other services; and various search functions, dictionary, and cloud note-taking applications. In addition, it offers online advertising services that include banner advertising, channel sponsorships, direct e-mail, interactive media-rich sites, sponsored special events, games, contests, and other activities; e-mail services to individual and corporate users; and wireless value-added services, as well as e-commerce services related to third-party lottery products, online insurance service platform, online payment platform, personalized photo-based products, game-related accessories, and other services. The company was formerly known as NetEase.com, Inc. and changed its name to NetEase, Inc. in March 2012. NetEase, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China. <<<
