Wealink.com, a leading China-focused Social Networking Services (SNS) provider recently named Ian Chin, the former General Manager of Myrice.com, as President and COO.

Chin has more than 10 years of management experience in internet, technology & innovation management, media as well as SMEA's business incubation with companies and organizations such as Myrice.com, National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan), and others. When Chin was the general manager of Myrice.com he successfully integrated various popular personal websites into a unified brand. Chin was also recognized as the key person who assisted Myrice.com's board on the sale of Myrice.com to LycosAsia, a joint venture of Terra Lycos and Singapore Telecom.

Prior to joining Wealink.com, Chin was the former incubator manager from Taiwan's most outstanding business incubator――IINCHU, where Chin consulted with over 40 high tech start-ups to develop new markets and revenue models through innovative technologies and creative marketing strategies. During his tenure there, he led the university based incubator to become Taiwan's 'Incubator of the year', five years in a row since 2002. In view of his accomplishments, Chin was accredited 'Manager of the year' in 2005 by the Taiwan authorities.

Chin's determination of devoting himself into the internet industry once again displays his strong belief in the bright prospect of Web 2.0.

'I will help Wealink.com to strategically launch various innovative SNS applications and in the short future, we will also invite other countries' users to be a part of us, to enhance their international social capital by providing services of different languages such as English, Japanese, Korean and so on.' said Chin.'I am determined to continue my career journey in Web 2.0 by riding on the biggest SNS vehicle in China.'

According to the latest research report provided by iResearch, China's leading internet economy research center, Wealink.com is ranked No. 1 in terms of users coverage, website flow and general estimation among all the SNS providers in business sector. Wealink.com was also selected as a company listed in Red Herring's Top 100 Private Companies in Asia in Year 2006 and Zero2ipo-China Venture 100 in Year 2006.

About Wealink.com

Wealink.com is committed to becoming the biggest Social Networking Service provider in China to help people establish a system of real and credible connections and endorsements which include service offerings such as Personal Data Holding Service, Social Networking Service and Credible Information Sharing Service.

Through this system, users can safely share their own contacts, information and knowledge with other people they trust and to expand their private social network by requesting their existing contacts to introduce new people to them in an environment of trust so that such new persons become part of their private social network. An effective endorsement system can also be set up during this process to help people accumulate their social capital which can be useful for their social networking activities and to bring huge commercial and social value to each user.

For more information, please visit www.wealink.com.