Tag: Nico Nico Douga

Q&A: What is the Japanese equivalent of [Western web service]?

Here is a list of where Japanese users usually go on the web when they want to connect with their friends, buy something or get information. I feature “made-in-Japan” sites and software only (well, almost), knowing that i.e. Google, Amazon and Firefox are highly popular in this country as well. Some of these Japanese sites… Continue reading Q&A: What is the Japanese equivalent of [Western web service]?

Nico Nico Douga goes global (almost)

The once Japanese-only and super-successful video platform Nico Nico Douga goes international. They announced Friday on the company blog that they developed a German and Spanish version of their service (comments and tags are separated from Japanese videos). German version Spanish version The international versions are already online. Nico Nico for people living in Taiwan… Continue reading Nico Nico Douga goes global (almost)

Niconico Douga welcomed “the father of the i-mode”

On Friday 4th July, Niconico Daikaigi 2008 (Daikaigi = Big meeting) was held by Dwango/Niwango at JCB Hall, Suidoubashi, Tokyo, with 2,000 atendees and over 10,000 users via broadcast. This biggest event for Niconico Douga had a lot of new services/functions release, with a secret surprize. Niconico Douga Update New version code is “Niconico Douga… Continue reading Niconico Douga welcomed “the father of the i-mode”

Nico Nico Douga forced to delete copyright-protected video material

It was inevitable and actually long overdue: Mega-popular video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga, Japan’s answer to Youtube, announced it will remove movies and anime clips infringing on copyrights held by various Japanese companies. The move was triggered by a request coming from the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA), the Japan Video Software Association and the… Continue reading Nico Nico Douga forced to delete copyright-protected video material

Nico Nico Douga announces partnership with Yahoo! Japan

On Friday, Japan’s very own video portal and geek paradise Nico Nico Douga announced a partnership with this country’s most influential web site, Yahoo! Japan. First, Nico Nico decided to expand its “ichiba” (market place) offering by adding a Yahoo! Shopping button beneath all of its videos. Users can alternatively click on an Amazon button… Continue reading Nico Nico Douga announces partnership with Yahoo! Japan

Niconico Douga SP1 and its expanding reach

Niwango hold a press conference about its Niconico Douga‘s update release “SP1” (upgraded from “RC2”) on March 5th 13:00 (JST). Current statistics of Niconico Douga provided by director Seiji Sugimoto: 5.6 million registered users 1.14 million of users using cellularphone version 189 thousands paid users listed on NTT Docomo’s i-mode official site Ads sale in… Continue reading Niconico Douga SP1 and its expanding reach

Usage of mobile videos and TV in Japan

Japanese Web Marketing Information Portal “Web Marketing Guide” and market research company Net Asia conjointly conducted a study on the use of mobile videos and digital TV in Japan. At the end of last month, 345 people (172 female, 173 male) aged between 15 and 49 were surveyed. The results show that more and more… Continue reading Usage of mobile videos and TV in Japan

Some Niconico-douga videos available without registration

Niconico douga, the 2007 biggest hit in Japanese web, is a video sharing community service with enhanced overlay comments feature. Although it is popular among Japanese users, there are not many non-Japanese videos and comments, mainly because it requires user registration and it does not offer English menu. If you want to try it by… Continue reading Some Niconico-douga videos available without registration

Niconico douga

Niconico douga is a rapidly growing video sharing site in Japan. Site’s feature is not very different from Youtube, but one cool difference gained big attraction. The difference is a comment feature which enables users to write timely comments on the video screen itself. The feature allowed users to share ‘experience’ with other users. Niconico… Continue reading Niconico douga