Tokyo Metropolitan Government bureau of citizens and cultural affairs released an iOS/Android app “Mamore! Shuuma & Elme”(mamore = protect), which is the first ever game app to pass on consumer information by local government in Japan, according to the release [J]. The game itself is a typical puzzle game, where you need to line up… Continue reading Tokyo Met Government Releases Puzzle Game To Enlighten Consumer Intelligece For iOS And Android
Day: March 26, 2013
How Facebook Crossed the Chasm in Japan and Lessons for Other Platforms
Important note: Most of these statements are qualitative in nature. For some statements there’s not enough supporting data. Please read this post with a pinch of salt. In the summer of 2004, a new file sharing platform, named wirehog, was in the works. This platform was not that successful and it gave us a very… Continue reading How Facebook Crossed the Chasm in Japan and Lessons for Other Platforms
Relaxed Tweet-Like “Say Whatever You Wanna Say” Community “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” Tops 500 Thousand Users
CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has announced that the number of users of “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” (Listen Up! Mirucho), a new sensation community service for Ameba for Smartphone [J] which connects people through monologues, has topped over 500 thousand. “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” is a community where you lightheartedly tweet whatever you want “monologues” through a Mirucho mascot… Continue reading Relaxed Tweet-Like “Say Whatever You Wanna Say” Community “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” Tops 500 Thousand Users