Japan’s third largest social network GREE[J] announced today they would invest in Mig33 (by Project Goth, Inc.) who is a SMS and IM text messaging-based social network platform in Singapore. GREE plans to invest several million US dollars in Mig33’s series C round and to acquire several percent stake. This will be the first ever… Continue reading Gree To Take Several Percent Stake In Singapore’s SMS/IM-based Social Network Mig33
Month: November 2010
Hostess Club Social Game Is Popular Among Japanese Women
Japanese company KLab Inc. [J] ‘s social game “Koi-Shite-Kyaba-jyo(恋してキャバ嬢)” makes 5M users. Press release [J] Koi-Shite-Kyaba-jyo is a Japanese hostess club(Kyabakura) simulation game popular with women. Now, you can play this on GREE(mobile), mixi(mobile), MobageTown(mobile) and Yahoo!Mobage(PC) [J]. *My cell phone is iPhone4, so I can’t play Japanese mobile social games. These are screenshot of… Continue reading Hostess Club Social Game Is Popular Among Japanese Women
Nikkei Reporting Facebook-Mixi “Alliance” Lets Mixi Stock Up 6%
Thursday evening we reported that Facebook released a new application to put your updates on Facebook into its local rival Mixi. 2 hours later, 9:15 p.m. 28th (Japan Time), Nikkei reported [J] the news with a title “US Facebook allied(Teikei, in Japanese) with Mixi, shares information on social sites”. Nikkei said that Facebook announced their… Continue reading Nikkei Reporting Facebook-Mixi “Alliance” Lets Mixi Stock Up 6%