(Continued from the previous post.) – – – – – – – – – – Category 4: Life and Task Management Tool of the Year Vdisk.me[C] (微盘) is a Dropbox-like file synchronization and backup service provided by China’s web business tycoon Sina. It can be linked with your account of Sina’s micro-blog service, which helps… Continue reading Chinamode 2010: 45 Finalists Nominated For China’s Best Web Service Awards (2/3)
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Groupon Fails To Bring Happiness To Japanese New Year Holidays
In Japanese new year’s holidays, we enjoy having osechi-ryori or specially-prepared dishes to be eaten during the first three days of January. Most dishes are cooked to be preserved for several days to a few weeks so housewives need not cook during the period. The dishes have been traditionally cooked at home, but nowadays… Continue reading Groupon Fails To Bring Happiness To Japanese New Year Holidays
Samurai Incubate Holds Annual 1-Day Camp For Young CEOs
Samurai Incubate, a Tokyo-based seed accelerator aiming to bring up many tech start-ups, had the second edition[J] of their annual showcase event in late November, which is called Samurai Venture Summit (for short, SVS) and showed us their investing portfolios and pitch presentations by CEOs of tech start-ups. It was an one-day event using a… Continue reading Samurai Incubate Holds Annual 1-Day Camp For Young CEOs
Mashup Awards 6: Doting Father Develops Social Web For Recording His Daughter’s Growth
The award-presenting ceremony of the Mashup Awards 6[J], an annual web service development contest organized by a bunch of Japanese web companies, took place in Tokyo yesterday, where the venue was packed with hundreds of presenters and an audience. This contest literally aims at letting participants compete their skills in developing a web service… Continue reading Mashup Awards 6: Doting Father Develops Social Web For Recording His Daughter’s Growth
Make Tokyo Meeting 06: Where You Can See Future, Magic And Junk In A Place
Picture above: “Hyper knit creator” Saki Chikaraishi[J] (@hypersaku) wearing the iPhone-like sweater she has knit. Last weekend, at Ookayama Campus, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O’reilly Media‘s mechatronics magazine “Make” held the 6th meeting[J] and a bunch of unique gadgets were presented. Let’s have a look at some of remarkable items. – – – – – – – –… Continue reading Make Tokyo Meeting 06: Where You Can See Future, Magic And Junk In A Place
Startup Weekend Tokyo 2010: Picture Crop Tool Kachop Wins 1st Prize Among Nine Teams
It was Global Entrepreneurship Week between November 14 and 21 when a variety of business development events took place in Tokyo and Kyoto. In time with this opportunity, there was a three-day tech event called Startup Weekend Tokyo last weekend, which was the second edition here in Japan. At this event, people having a variety… Continue reading Startup Weekend Tokyo 2010: Picture Crop Tool Kachop Wins 1st Prize Among Nine Teams
Event Report: San Francisco Japanese Tech Entrepreneur Night
As reported last month and a video link presented on October 14, 2010, the SF New Tech Japan Night event was held in San Francisco(SF). The event was sold out with over 260 on-line tickets sold with an additonal 40+ at the door. Enduring a little jet-lag and some tech culture shock, six start-ups from… Continue reading Event Report: San Francisco Japanese Tech Entrepreneur Night
Live: Six Japanese Tech Start-ups Present At SF NewTech Japan Night
As Shunichi Arai introduced here last month, San Francisco-based digital consulting agency btrax, Inc. organizes an event featuring six Japanese tech start-ups today. Without being at the venue in San Francisco, you’ll be able to watch it live on Ustream from all around the world. The live starts today at 11:30am JST, 7:30pm PDT and… Continue reading Live: Six Japanese Tech Start-ups Present At SF NewTech Japan Night
Japan Internet Tech Entrepreneur Event In San Francisco
A first of its kind event is being held in San Francisco featuring Japanese Entrepreneurs on October 13, 2010. This event named SFNewTech Japan Night is the vision of Brandon K. Hill, President/CEO of btrax, Inc – a San Francisco based digital consultancy agency. “I wanted to help Japanese Entrepreneurs extend their market outside of… Continue reading Japan Internet Tech Entrepreneur Event In San Francisco
Startup Saturday 2010: Asian Start-up Entrepreneurs Meet Together In HK (2/2)
Continued from Startup Saturday 2010: Asian Start-up Entrepreneurs Meet Together In HK (1/2) Startup Showcase Round 2: Nanbeijie.com Nanbeijie (南北街) is an entertainment focused social shopping company that transforms online shopping into a social gaming experience. Utilising social gaming, virtual currencies and merging it with entertaining shopping games to create a new experience in the… Continue reading Startup Saturday 2010: Asian Start-up Entrepreneurs Meet Together In HK (2/2)