Japan’s largest cellphone carrier NTT Docomo, which boasts 50% market share on cellphone users, also keeps over 50% share of cellphone web connection services i-mode, announced that they switch their default mobile internet search service from Google mobile search to Goo’s one since April 30th [J]. Until last week, your searching on i-mode portal, iMenu… Continue reading Google Losing Default Mobile Search Engine Position On Docomo i-mode Portal, A Gate To Half Of Japanese Mobile Web
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Twitter Parade Generator IS Parade By KDDI
KDDI, Japan’s second largest cellphone carrier, launched a new Twitter related mashup for one of their new IS smartphone(Android and Windows Mobile) promotion activities, IS Parade. On the site, you will be asked to type a Twitter ID or any keywords. Hit the “Start” then the parade with Twitter icons and tweets will be shown… Continue reading Twitter Parade Generator IS Parade By KDDI
[Breaking] Yahoo! Japan And DeNA To Runs Social Game Site Yahoo! Mobage
The Dominator of Japanese web Yahoo! Japan and DeNA, who runs one of big three Japanese social networking services Mobage Town, just announced to form an united front on PC social gaming. The new service tentatively called “Yahoo! Mobage” will launch late this summer. According to the release, Yahoo! Mobage will have; social game platform… Continue reading [Breaking] Yahoo! Japan And DeNA To Runs Social Game Site Yahoo! Mobage
The President Of Japan Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) Begins Twitter
Sadakazu Tanigaki (official site) [J], the president of Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), which is a political party who had dominated Japanese politics for half an century since the mid-1950s and got debacle at last national election against Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), started Twitter (@Tanigaki_S), with taking back his former remarks that he would never use… Continue reading The President Of Japan Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) Begins Twitter
Japanese Blog Queen Tasted Twitter And Gave Up
Shoko Nakagawa (aka Shokotan), one of the most successful Japanese celebrity bloggers, finally started Twitter (@shokonakagawa) on February 24th with a tweet “I begin to chirp…” [J]. This could have been a milestone for Japanese Twitter to show the centre of the celebrity blogging moving from regular blog to microblog. However, after posting 15 tweets… Continue reading Japanese Blog Queen Tasted Twitter And Gave Up
Japan No.1 Cellphone Carrier’s Official Social Network Now Opened To Other Two
Docomo Community [J], a social networking service run by NTT Docomo, Japan’s largest cellphone carrier, started March 2009, is now available to other carriers, No.2 KDDI au and No.3 Softbank Mobile. Docomo Community was designed to let you share photos, notes and diary with your family and friends for free, driven by cellphone but also… Continue reading Japan No.1 Cellphone Carrier’s Official Social Network Now Opened To Other Two
iPhone 2009 Takes 4.9% Share In Japan
MM Research Institute Ltd. announced their research on Japanese cellphone shipment share in year 2009 [J]. Sharp, Panasonic Mobile, Fujitsu, NEC, Kyocera, Sony-Ericsson, Apple, Toshiba, Casio, LG and others 2008 market share by the same MM Research was here [J], Sharp, Panasonic Mobile, NEC, Fujitsu, Sony-Ericsson, Toshiba and others As always, English media like Bloomberg… Continue reading iPhone 2009 Takes 4.9% Share In Japan
“Saeko Sensei” Travels Around Japan For Microsoft Office 2010
This is a follow-up article for Asiajin » Japan Original Microsoft Office Assistant “Saeko Sensei” Coming Back. Japanese MS-Office’s Clippy alternative “Saeko Sensei” girl finishes its teaser period. Now she, “Saeko 2010”, makes an inaugural speech, She has departed to local cities with a mission to get 2010 people’s words “Well, Office 2010 is cool”.… Continue reading “Saeko Sensei” Travels Around Japan For Microsoft Office 2010
Unfaithful Partner Inquisition Cellphone Game
“Uwaki Game@Evidence” (Uwaki = love affair) by IDAC [J] is a paid Japanese cellphone game, on which you track down your virtual boyfriends’ love affair to break up peacefully. In the game, you are supposed to snoop around places where your boyfriend visits, such like his home and office, and seek evidences like long hair… Continue reading Unfaithful Partner Inquisition Cellphone Game
AppTraq – A New Free Facebook App (And Others) Analytic Service
Tokyo-based UserLocal Inc., which is known by its free and paid tools for website traffic analysis both for PC and mobile access in Japan, launched a new analytic tool for free specialized for social networking application (Facebook and major three Japanese social networking services – Mixi, Gree and Mobage-Town) platforms both in English and Japanese.… Continue reading AppTraq – A New Free Facebook App (And Others) Analytic Service