Takako Kansai, a developer working at User Local,Inc.[J] has released a service to measure the popularity of tweets. Takako Kansai’s blog[J] The service named ReTweeter!, shows how many users could have read your tweets from number of your followers and ReTweets. ReTweeter! Features of ReTweeter! are; You can check how many users can read your… Continue reading ReTweeter! – Measure The Popularity Of Your Tweets
Author: Hiroumi Mitani
Banner? Banana? No Banner-na! AD services to seek designs from users.
Drecom[J], a company developing blogs and web2.0 services, has released an AD service to seek design of web banners for mobile sites from public users, named as “Atsumete Banner-na[J]“(meaning collect Banner-na). A banana-shaped character is used as a mascot for the service. Advertisers post themes for banners, then public users create banners and register them… Continue reading Banner? Banana? No Banner-na! AD services to seek designs from users.
Green New Deal in Japan? If roads in Tokyo are covered by the grass…
Here is an amazing Green New Deal project not held in the States but in Tokyo, Japan. For saving the earth, this project will resurface roads in Tokyo by the grass. Here is a shot of Shinjuku, one of the busiest crossroad in Tokyo. Look this place by Google StreetView Another shot at Shinjuku, west… Continue reading Green New Deal in Japan? If roads in Tokyo are covered by the grass…
iPhone Apps Developers in Japan will visit San Francisco during MacWorld for promoting
On Decemeber 24, at Chirstmas eve night, Japanese iPhone developers gathered at an old Japanese-style hotel “Houmeikan” near Tokyo universtiy. Houmeikan The purpose is ” to plan an event in SanFrancsico during MacWorld to promote iphone apps by Japanese developers in a group”. Japanese iphone app market is not big as U.S. market and there’s… Continue reading iPhone Apps Developers in Japan will visit San Francisco during MacWorld for promoting
Lang-8: Multi-lingual social network service for learning foreign lanugages
Lang-8 is a unique social network service started by a young entrepreneur Youyou Ki who lieves in Kyoto, Japan. Language Exchange SNS Lang-8 It works in this way. 1.First join to the service. 2.Then write a diary in the language you’re learning. 3.Native spekers of that language who are aslo users of Lang-8 will correct… Continue reading Lang-8: Multi-lingual social network service for learning foreign lanugages
Japanese No.1 E-Commerce site “Rakuten” started multilingual item search
Rakuten, the largest E-Commerce player in Japan, has started a multilingual item search service in Rakuten Ichiba, the biggest Japanese online shopping mall. Rakuten Ichiba top page[J] / Rakuten Ichiba top page[E] The sales of Rakuten’s E-Commerce division for the year ’07 was 75.5 billion yen( about 800 million US dollars). Rakuten launched E-Commerce service… Continue reading Japanese No.1 E-Commerce site “Rakuten” started multilingual item search
Jason Calacanis meets Japanese Bloggers in Tokyo
Jason Calacanis, a big name in Silicon Valley (founder of Weblogs and Mahalo, legendary blogger,VC etc.) visited Japan last week for the first time. We had dinner with him and with other famous Japanese bloggers. Japan’s best-known bloggers attended this dinner meeting, including Dan Kogai (who is also the ex-CTO of Livedoor), Masato Kogure from… Continue reading Jason Calacanis meets Japanese Bloggers in Tokyo
The Next Innovation on Web Services will be out from Asia: Open Web Asia’08 Event Report
Why it is difficult for European and U.S. companies to advance into Asia. At the event to discuss about the future potential of the Asian Web “Open Web Asia ’08” held in Seoul, a lot of hot discussions were held. George Godula who is the founder of Web2Asia – a full-service market entry partner and… Continue reading The Next Innovation on Web Services will be out from Asia: Open Web Asia’08 Event Report
A Summary of Sales Situation of Mobile Devices: Global and Japanese Market
Today we have many mobile devices that can access to the internet thorugh it’s wi-fi function or cellular data network. Here is a summary for number of sales of major devices; Global market and Japanese market. ■Global Market iPhone 3G 3mil.（ As of Aug. 11） Source: 1 iPhone (2G+3G） 8mil.（ As of Sep.1） Source: 1… Continue reading A Summary of Sales Situation of Mobile Devices: Global and Japanese Market
Evan Williams meets Japanese Twitter Users in Tokyo
Twitter Founder Evan Williams is visiting Tokyo. During his summer vacation a party was held among Japanese twitter fans and developers named “Eban Uiriamusu shi wo Kakomu Kai(A meeting to surround Mr. Evan Williams)”. He discussed with Japanse fans and developers for 90 minuites. Answering questions by questions. These are couple questions made from Japanase… Continue reading Evan Williams meets Japanese Twitter Users in Tokyo