Are Japanese people using different websites than users in other countries? Back in July 2008 and 2009, we made two lists that showed some similarities and differences in usage, and now it’s time for a reboot. Note: We know that this list is highly subjective. We know that some sites are not identical in nature… Continue reading Q&A: What’s The Japanese Equivalent Of [enter foreign web service here]?
Day: January 23, 2011
Mixi Partners With German Social Network VZ
Mixi, one of Japan’s largest social networks and a direct competitor to Facebook, announced [J] a new alliance on January 20 with German company Vznet Netzwerke. Mixi says that both companies will standardize their social application platforms to enable third-party social application providers to run their applications on both networks. Mixi announced the same type… Continue reading Mixi Partners With German Social Network VZ
January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1). Middle part of January news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 3) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Weekly Diamond To Feature Facebook, Run The Same Icon Campaign As Their Twitter Featuring Issue Last January Piku Issues Their Rule On Flash Coupon… Continue reading January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)