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October 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Early part of October news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. ANA Hotel Promotion Flash Makes Your Dream …
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Cerevo's New Encoder Box No Longer Requires PC For Ustream Livecasting
Tokyo-based Internet-enabled consumer electronics developer Cerevo[J] introduced an encoder box for livecasting on Ustream, and it was started on sale last weekend. The first lot will be shipped in …
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QR Code Blog - Written Only In QR Code
QR Code seems getting popularity in West because of smartphone. There are a lot of interesting ad campaigns utilizing QR Code recently in English. There was also a news that Google’s URL …
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Smartphone Ad-optimizer Nobot Fundraises USD1.3M From JAFCO And Nissay Capital
Tokyo-based smartphone ad-optimizer Nobot announced on Friday they had fundraised approximately USD1.3M from Japan’s largest VC firm JAFCO and Nissay Capital[J] who is an investment arm of …
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Twitter Japan Releases Email Notification
Twitter Japan is finally getting up to speed on how people communicate with their mobile phones in Japan. Contrary to what people think, SMS does exist in Japan. It’s just not used. It never …
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Social Apps Provider Istpika Gets $2.5 Million From DeNA-Backed IncubateFund
I wonder in what shape the Japanese venture capital industry (and entrepreneur scene) would be without social games. Yesterday, TechCrunch Japan reported about Tokyo-based social apps provider gumi …
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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 …
