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Chinamode 2010: 45 Finalists Nominated For China’s Best Web Service Awards (3/3)

(Continued from the previous post.) – – – – – – – – – – Category 7: The Most Remarkable Apps From Outside China Twitter (In Chinese, “推特” Tui-te) is a social micro-blog service. Its unique and simple architecture have highly contributed to the development of social network services. Kik Messenger is an app of… Continue reading Chinamode 2010: 45 Finalists Nominated For China’s Best Web Service Awards (3/3)

Japan’s Kickstarter-like Online Patronage Platform Campfire To Be Launched

Japanese famous two serial entrepreneurs/web service developer unveiled they would jointly launch a U.S. Kickstarter-like online patronage platform for creators, called Campfire[J] very shortly. Unlike a social lending service nor an online donation platform, the service gives creators and artists money raising opportunities for their new projects by collecting a small sum of money online… Continue reading Japan’s Kickstarter-like Online Patronage Platform Campfire To Be Launched

GREE Opens Subsidiary In The US

GREE CEO Yoshikazu Tanaka announced it in June last year, and now the Japanese mobile social gaming giant did make the second step on the road to internationalization (following the mig33 investment in Singapore): it just announced the establishment of GREE International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary in California. The office will be led by… Continue reading GREE Opens Subsidiary In The US

Chinamode 2010: 45 Finalists Nominated For China’s Best Web Service Awards (2/3)

(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)

Chinamode 2010: 45 Finalists Nominated For China’s Best Web Service Awards (1/3)

Chinamode 2010[C] is a competition to choose the best web services and apps in Mainland China, which is co-organized by 25 tech blogs and 10 tech news media in the country. Its award-presenting ceremony is scheduled to be held in Beijing on the 24th of this month, where 17 experts from VC firms, tech media… Continue reading Chinamode 2010: 45 Finalists Nominated For China’s Best Web Service Awards (1/3)

Bijin Kabuka: Girls Presenting Quotes Make You Hot Even When Markets Are Cold

Bijin Tokei, which is known for having developed a hot girl clock gadget, has developed a new gadget in association with SBI Holdings, a conglomerate of online financial services. It is called Bijin Kabuka[J] and cute girls show you the realtime quotes every minute. It aims to entertain market board watchers, they say, and allows… Continue reading Bijin Kabuka: Girls Presenting Quotes Make You Hot Even When Markets Are Cold

Lion Introduces Restroom Finder For Students To Have Exams W/O Worrying About Diarrhea

In the days from January to March, it is very hard time for high school graduates and prep-school students because of taking entrance exams for universities/colleges of their choices. They are always nervous. Not a few of the students suffer from diarrhea before the exams. Poor thing. Lion Corporation, a 220 year-old sanitary and… Continue reading Lion Introduces Restroom Finder For Students To Have Exams W/O Worrying About Diarrhea