Nakasuga Lab., the University of Tokyo, introduced a bot account tweeting the real-time state of a satellite which is located in the earth low orbit. The tweet(@XI-V) keeps us update with parameters like the satellite’s surface temperature, battery voltage and where it is located over of the planet and also shows us still images shooting… Continue reading 10-centimeter Cubic Satellite Keeps Tweeting From The Space
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Foodlog, Rapeko, EatNow: 3 Japanese food picture posting services
One major difference between Japanese bloggers and those elsewhere is that not too few Japanese writers seem to be obsessed with food, filling their blogs with pictures of their dinner, lunch boxes, favorite snacks etc. shot from all angles. Here‘s a Japanese blog that even solely focuses on lunch boxes (and this is just one… Continue reading Foodlog, Rapeko, EatNow: 3 Japanese food picture posting services
Twitter Parade Generator IS Parade By KDDI
KDDI, Japan’s second largest cellphone carrier, launched a new Twitter related mashup for one of their new IS smartphone(Android and Windows Mobile) promotion activities, IS Parade. On the site, you will be asked to type a Twitter ID or any keywords. Hit the “Start” then the parade with Twitter icons and tweets will be shown… Continue reading Twitter Parade Generator IS Parade By KDDI
The President Of Japan Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) Begins Twitter
Sadakazu Tanigaki (official site) [J], the president of Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), which is a political party who had dominated Japanese politics for half an century since the mid-1950s and got debacle at last national election against Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), started Twitter (@Tanigaki_S), with taking back his former remarks that he would never use… Continue reading The President Of Japan Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) Begins Twitter
Japanese Blog Queen Tasted Twitter And Gave Up
Shoko Nakagawa (aka Shokotan), one of the most successful Japanese celebrity bloggers, finally started Twitter (@shokonakagawa) on February 24th with a tweet “I begin to chirp…” [J]. This could have been a milestone for Japanese Twitter to show the centre of the celebrity blogging moving from regular blog to microblog. However, after posting 15 tweets… Continue reading Japanese Blog Queen Tasted Twitter And Gave Up
First “Continued To The Twitter” TV Ad In Japan
“Tsuduki ha Web de”(続きはウェブで, continued to the web) is an internet era’s Japanese phrase used so often on television commercial films (“CM” in Japanese) nowadays. Many commercial ends with a search box image and narration tells this “continued to the web”, to expect watchers to search their brand or catch phrase on their PC. This… Continue reading First “Continued To The Twitter” TV Ad In Japan
Fuji TV Starts Twitter Clone Imatsubu (= tweetin’ now)
Japan’s major television broadcasting network Fuji TV, who has just generated a topic of conversation [J] among Japanese twitter users with the first Twitter featured TV drama, also launched their own microblogging service Imatsubu [J]. Ima means “now” and Tsubu is abbreviation of Tubuyaku, “to tweet”. As always as a new microblog imitator, Imatsubu provides… Continue reading Fuji TV Starts Twitter Clone Imatsubu (= tweetin’ now)
Two Twitter-related Services Introduced Last Week
User Local[J], a tech start-up who is well-known for having developed a web-based access statistics tool using heat map visualization, released “Machi-Tsui[J]” (Machi stands for a city or a town. Tsui is a Japanese abbreviation for Twitter) on Friday, which allows you to find which part of Japan or which part of a prefecture your… Continue reading Two Twitter-related Services Introduced Last Week
Utweet Makes Stylish Movie With Your Tweets
A Japan based apparel chain store Uniqlo opened a new Flash site which let you create a Flash movie featuring your tweets and Twitter icons. You can set your Twitter account name or any keyword. When running with a Twitter ID, you will also get the red and white modified icon. Uniqlo is known by… Continue reading Utweet Makes Stylish Movie With Your Tweets
Twitter Following Puyo Puyo
A Tokyo Twitter User @TeeeeKee plays on Twitter Following panel by displaying puzzle game Puyo Puyo. Check it out it is amazing. [Update] Accounts were suspended, and the original developer made a page how it was displayed. [Update] 37 users seem to be suspended by official.