Japan’s No.1 Social Network – Gree And Mobage Town Competes

At the beginning of February, two of Japanese social networking giants, Gree and DeNA(Mobage Town company) released quarterly financial reports. Gree’s 2011-2Q report [J] showed its sales record, 14.32 billion yen(US$175 mil), 83% of which is from virtual items. It is the historic high. DeNA 2011-3Q [J] also recorded their highest 29.49 billion yen(US$361 mil)… Continue reading Japan’s No.1 Social Network – Gree And Mobage Town Competes

Groupon Slows Down After New Year Osechi Incident In Japan

One month after the Groupon Japan’s New Year celebration food Osechi delivery trouble, Japanese consumers mind seem to be away from daily deal coupon services, even with the Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s video apology. A vertical coupon search service Coupon-jp issued a research [J]. There, they tracked all coupon sold on Groupon Japan and other… Continue reading Groupon Slows Down After New Year Osechi Incident In Japan

Handwritten iPad: A Birthday Present From A Daughter

iPad 2 is expected to be released soon, and here is a lucky man who received brand-new iPad from his daughter. @harux tweeted that he wants an iPad. His daughter saw his tweet then made a handwritten iPad for his birthday present. He says she drew about 20 screens, and unveiled 4 of them. Handwritten iPad… Continue reading Handwritten iPad: A Birthday Present From A Daughter

Social Translation Service Conyac Integrates Facebook And Badgeville

Tokyo-based tech start-up Anydoor announced today that it had completed the integration of its social translation service Conyac with Facebook and social rewards platform Badgeville, which allows potential users to join the service more easily and to motivate participating users to be engaged. Conyac enables you to request a translation easily.  Users can ask for… Continue reading Social Translation Service Conyac Integrates Facebook And Badgeville