The teens division of CyberAgent [J] has released the cute self-photo and makeup research community for teen girls Make me [J].

The teens division is a post designated for developing smartphone services for high school girls, and up until this time has been offering the smartphone decorative homepage service “Candy,” the photo only profile service “Photofeel,” the messenger app “DECOLINK,” the love story specialized community “Palette,” and now the release of “Make me” makes this their fifth service installment.

“Make me” is a research community for makeup techniques and taking cuter self-photos, bringing attention to the over 80 percent of teen girls who take photos of their own faces.  Users choose their own preference from 14 makeup genres such as forest girl, princess gal, sexy, or punk, can then post self-photos, contribute cosmetic or makeup items, and also research makeup techniques and makeup items with user peers in the same genre.  Furthermore, there’s a beauty function which easily allows processing the skin color on the face photo to a more light complexion, various filters and over 100 stamps, combining with picture frames and so on to make it possible to produce a more cutesy self-photo.  Public and private settings can be selected, and it also allows posting simultaneously on Ameba, mixi, or Twitter.

Make me [J]
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mixi, Inc. [J] has announced the termination of service for “mixi coworker’s network” and mixi video [J] on the SNS “mixi.”

Service for “Mixi coworker’s network” began in June of 2010, and it allows you to find coworkers who register their place of work at the same company as yourself.  Also, “Mixi video” is Mixi’s own video sharing function which opened in February of 2007, and it allowed users to upload videos and paste them onto their profile or diary entries.  However according to the company, because both services are falling short of their expectations for user numbers, they came to the conclusion that they should focus their attentions on other communication services and bring these to a close.  “Mixi coworker’s network” will close service on May 23rd (Thurs.), and “Mixi video” will halt new video posts from May 23rd and terminate service at the end of July.  Also, from June (planned), they will offer a service that allows download of posted video data.

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Kakao Japan, Inc. [J], a subsidiary of the South Korean KAKAO Corporation, who offer the smartphone communication app “Kakao Talk” [J], have released the external site linking service “Talk Plus” for Japan.

“Talk Plus” is a function which links to external applications or web services (banner apps) and allows you to apply functions and applications with banner apps within “Kakao Talk”’s talk room.  Kakao Japan will develop together with Yahoo! JAPAN, so it is linked with “Travel Guide Yahoo! Loco,” “Yahoo! Loco Maps,” “Yahoo! Box,” and “DECOPIC,” and linking with “Yahoo! Auction,” “Yahoo” Shopping,” “Yahoo! JAPAN ID,” and “Yahoo! Point,” and the introduction of “Yahoo! Wallet” are also in the works.  Also they have been continuing assertive promotion such as transportation advertisements and the televising of new commercials.

Kakao Talk: Free Calling [J]

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