On Monday, CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) suspended 699 .cn domain names which seemed to be inappropriately used for porn websites just in four days since they had set up a hot line to receive anonymous reports about the malicious use of domain names. And then, the authority suspended to accept new .cn domain… Continue reading Chinese Domain Name Authority Closes 699 Accounts In 4 Days; No More Individual Registration
Author: Masaru IKEDA
Yahoo China Closes Online Photo Album, Users Are Ready To Sue Against It
Yahoo! China[C] shut down its online photo album service last Thursday, and it hit tens of thousands of Chinese people using the service. The users are blaming and demanding to get their photos back to their hands, Beijing Daily[C] reports. The service was believed to be provided permanently for free, but it was closed… Continue reading Yahoo China Closes Online Photo Album, Users Are Ready To Sue Against It
ESPer2009: Exploratory IT Engineers And Developers Wrap-up This Year’s Japanese Tech Scene
Since 2000, IPA, a Japanese governmental arm in charge of promoting IT industry, has been running an annual contest to find young computer engineers who have developed services and technologies that we’ve never experienced, which is titled the Exploratory IT human resources project a.k.a. MITOH. There was an year-end alumni meet-up where the entrepreneurs who… Continue reading ESPer2009: Exploratory IT Engineers And Developers Wrap-up This Year’s Japanese Tech Scene
Taiwan’s Apple Daily: A New Style Of Making News Visible Gets The World’s Reputation
The world’s most successful professional golfer Tiger Woods is now facing adultery scandal. Taiwan’s gossip news media Apple Daily (owned by Hong Kong’s Nextmedia) made 3-D CG videos on his car crash and what might have happened. Some of the videos were put on YouTube and marked 2 million views in the last ten days.… Continue reading Taiwan’s Apple Daily: A New Style Of Making News Visible Gets The World’s Reputation
Taxi-pooling Service Meets The Best Known LBS iPhone App And Map Portal
Probably it’s common in any city around the world that not more female geeks are appeared than males at tech industry scenes. Except some activities that encourage more females to join this exciting community, such as U.S.-based “Girls in Tech” and Tokyo Girl Geeks[J], it is mere that we see a female entrepreneur who runs… Continue reading Taxi-pooling Service Meets The Best Known LBS iPhone App And Map Portal
Hatena Bookmark for iPhone: Simply Rotate Yours To Share Your Favorites
Kyoto-based tech start-up running Japan’s largest social bookmarking service Hatena[J] (meaning a question mark in Japanese) set up a new entrance specifically designed for the iPhone/iPod touch[J] today. Hatena Bookmark has a Digg-like feature allowing you to record the links of the websites that you have browsed and to share them with the other users. … Continue reading Hatena Bookmark for iPhone: Simply Rotate Yours To Share Your Favorites
CyberAgent Launches Twitter Clone Called “Ameba Now!”
Shibuya-based social media service company Cyber Agent launched a Twitter-like micro message service called “Ameba Now[J]” today. As a Japanese Internet slang, “now” is frequently used in a Twitter message telling other Twitterers where you are, such as “Shibuya Now!” and “Akihabara Now!”. That company’s new service name comes from it. As Serkan Toto mentioned… Continue reading CyberAgent Launches Twitter Clone Called “Ameba Now!”
MA5: Mashing Up A Variety Of APIs Makes A Lot Of Fun
Tokyo-based publication and human resources company Recruit held a presentation and ceremony event introducing the fifth edition’s prize winners of the Mash-up Awards[J] contest last weekend. More than 50 tech companies sponsored the event and their founders and directors served as the juries to evaluate nominees. An applicant for the contest must use one or… Continue reading MA5: Mashing Up A Variety Of APIs Makes A Lot Of Fun
Augmented Reality in Shibuya: Allows Street Walkers To Tag Anything Around The Town
In association with Japan’s National Institute of Informatics, NEC and Tokyu Agency(ad agency), Tokyu Corporation, which operates major railway lines including Shibuya-Yokohama, started today the trial of an augmented reality service “Pin@clip[J]” (pronounced “Pina-Kuri”, and named after pins and clips) using iPhone for commuters and shoppers in the Shibuya area, which allows you to tag… Continue reading Augmented Reality in Shibuya: Allows Street Walkers To Tag Anything Around The Town
JIMS On The Plane: What They Learn From SV Tech Start-ups
On Friday, at Mobile Yakan Daigaku[J], a serial after-hours study session and meet-up event for the mobile industry people, a tech incubator’s director Mr. Ryo Umezawa[J] presented a wrap-up of the tour titled “JIMS on the Plane” that he and mobile entrepreneurs had organized and visited tech start-ups in Silicon Valley for information and opinion… Continue reading JIMS On The Plane: What They Learn From SV Tech Start-ups