Comments on: Report: Asiajin Meeting #1 (part one) http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/ The Next Generation Internet Trends in Japan and Asia Tue, 22 May 2012 06:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Report: Asiajin Meeting #1 (part two) | Asiajin http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Report: Asiajin Meeting #1 (part two) | Asiajin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:59:59 +0000 http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/#comment-467 [...] is the second part of our coverage of the Asiajin meeting #1 which took part this [...] [...] is the second part of our coverage of the Asiajin meeting #1 which took part this [...]

]]> By: serkantoto http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-163 serkantoto Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:33:17 +0000 http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/#comment-163 Adam, I am the only European editor at Asiajin and I also was puzzled first regarding the dominance of the mobile web here in Japan. In my view the main reasons for this situation are: - users can access the Internet via mobile devices from virtually everywhere - DoCoMo did a fantastic Marketing job at the turn of the century promoting their imode service - many mobile services cannot be used by wireline net users (exclusivity) - especially in metropolitan areas, Japanese people can browse the web during commuting between their houses and workplaces - low costs of mobile web access (compared to Western countries at least) Adam,
I am the only European editor at Asiajin and I also was puzzled first regarding the dominance of the mobile web here in Japan.

In my view the main reasons for this situation are:
- users can access the Internet via mobile devices from virtually everywhere
- DoCoMo did a fantastic Marketing job at the turn of the century promoting their imode service
- many mobile services cannot be used by wireline net users (exclusivity)
- especially in metropolitan areas, Japanese people can browse the web during commuting between their houses and workplaces
- low costs of mobile web access (compared to Western countries at least)

]]> By: adam http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-162 adam Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:00:58 +0000 http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/#comment-162 A shame presentation 1 is anonymous, would be very interesting to understand users preference for mobile Internet. An interesting feature of the wireline net is slowing growth and for such advanced services (10 million ftth, fast DSL and cable) overall penetration is not high. Kind if unusual that there isn't greater demand for the world's fastest and cheapest (cost/mbps) broadband. Seems many really do prefer to use their mobiles. Suppose the question I want to ask is why? Why are people satisfied with the experience they get from smaller screens, lack of keyboard etc. (is it immediacy, intimacy and that the mobile allows you become part of the community rather than needing to present their own identity? Another presented made that observation.) A shame presentation 1 is anonymous, would be very interesting to understand users preference for mobile Internet. An interesting feature of the wireline net is slowing growth and for such advanced services (10 million ftth, fast DSL and cable) overall penetration is not high. Kind if unusual that there isn’t greater demand for the world’s fastest and cheapest (cost/mbps) broadband. Seems many really do prefer to use their mobiles.

Suppose the question I want to ask is why? Why are people satisfied with the experience they get from smaller screens, lack of keyboard etc. (is it immediacy, intimacy and that the mobile allows you become part of the community rather than needing to present their own identity? Another presented made that observation.)

]]> By: 世界を巡るFool on the web | あすなろBLOG http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-145 世界を巡るFool on the web | あすなろBLOG Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/02/28/report-asiajin-meeting-1-part-one/#comment-145 <!--%kramer-pre%-->先週、私も参加している英語での日本のITニュース発信ブログAsiajin主催の英語プレゼンMTGに参加してきました。Report: Asiajin Meeting #1 (part one)Report: Asiajin Meeting #1 (part two)<!--%kramer-post%--> 先週、私も参加している英語での日本のITニュース発信ブログAsiajin主催の英語プレゼンMTGに参加してきました。Report: Asiajin Meeting #1 (part one)Report: Asiajin Meeting #1 (part two)

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