A wake-up service charges you when you fail to leave your home by time

A new smartphone wake-up assistance service Mezamee charges fee every morning ONLY WHEN you failed to wake up. The application is “totally free” as far as you wake up and leave your home over 100 meters before the time you set. Higher fee you set at the previous night, more serious you would depart your… Continue reading A wake-up service charges you when you fail to leave your home by time

“Web Money Store Card” Develops, Demo Machine Exhibited At NFC & Smart WORLD 2013

Web Money, Inc. [J] has begun the “Web Money Store Card” which corresponds with NFC (Near Field Communication), based on cooperation with Net Alive, Inc. [J], as well as its payment service terminal. Web Money has appended the “Web Money Store Card,” which until now has been offered as a magnetic card, and has developed… Continue reading “Web Money Store Card” Develops, Demo Machine Exhibited At NFC & Smart WORLD 2013

CyberAgent Releases Photo SNS

CyberAgent [J] has released a smartphone based photo SNS Tomodachi Nenkan [J] (Friend Yearbook), for posting photos of friends’ faces and socializing. “Tomodachi Nenkan” is an SNS for posting and sharing photos taken with friends.  You take face photos of yourself and friends, apply filters and stamps to make a post, and it’s possible to… Continue reading CyberAgent Releases Photo SNS

CyberAgent Releases Beta Version Business SNS “intely”

CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has opened a beta version of Japan’s first business SNS “intely.” [J]  At the moment it is supported on smartphone browsers and PC (simplified version). “intely” is an SNS specialized for business users, and to log in it’s necessary to have an account with either mixi, Ameba, Twitter, or Facebook.  Users set… Continue reading CyberAgent Releases Beta Version Business SNS “intely”

Netmile Releases Gamification Tool

Netmile [J] has released a beta version of the gamification introduction support tool “playground.”  [J] “playground” offers services through a toolbar and API for necessary components when gamification of an existing site or service is introduced.  According to the user’s actions, it adds points, status, ranking, and badge awarding, and it can also implement functions… Continue reading Netmile Releases Gamification Tool

My Net Japan Opens New Blog Media “Social Game Report”

My Net Japan [J] has officially opened Social Game Report [J], a new media which aims to “contribute to the healthy development of the world’s social game industry.” “Social Game Report” will begin original investigation articles, social game business trends and interviews with key persons in the industry, and blog media which will carry out… Continue reading My Net Japan Opens New Blog Media “Social Game Report”

Mixi Starts New Service For Sending Real Birthday Presents

mixi [J] has announced that from August 2012 they will launch “O Todoke Bin” (Notification Mail) as a new service of mixi Birthday [J].  Frenxxo [J] will carry out development and management. With “Notification Mail,” it will become possible to purchase goods from a list starting with over 50 articles of interior miscellaneous goods and… Continue reading Mixi Starts New Service For Sending Real Birthday Presents

Green Romp Starts “Koeshi” Service For Voice Contents

Green romp [J] has released Koeshi [J], a service that offers voices for speech in social games and electronic books, or contents which require voices. “Koeshi” is a service which answers the needs for “voices” in new contents and uses free young voice actors and budding voice actors who have completed lessons at voice acting… Continue reading Green Romp Starts “Koeshi” Service For Voice Contents

“Thanks Gift” Brings Users From Virtual Ameba Pigg To Real Shops

CyberAgent [J] has announced that they will release “Thanks Gift,” an advertising product which promotes the exposure to real shops, on their 2D virtual space “Ameba Pigg.” [J] “Thanks Gift” is an advertising product which presents the buyer of a business’ original item (virtual) sold or distributed within Ameba Pigg with a coupon which can… Continue reading “Thanks Gift” Brings Users From Virtual Ameba Pigg To Real Shops