photo © 2006 d. FUKA | more info (via: Wylio) A Japanese blogger nanomomonga inquired Twitter privacy support on the issue that some Japanese found to be recommended undesirable acquaintances, who should not link their real lives and secret Twitter activities, on Twitter at home and office, possibly identified by using the same global IP… Continue reading Twitter Support Admits The-Same-IP-Address-To-Follow Feature Shortly Tested
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Twitter Finds Recommended Users From The Same IP Address? Rumor Frightening Japanese Users
Some Japanese Twitter users started complaining on May 14th that Twitter recommends their family, colleagues and their own secret sub-accounts to them on “Who to follow” field on the sidebar. (examples picked up on a Togetter page [J]) They wrote that they hide their Twitter existence from their family and colleagues, or never told anyone… Continue reading Twitter Finds Recommended Users From The Same IP Address? Rumor Frightening Japanese Users
Feel-on: Twitter Comicalization Client On Web/iPhone
Feel on! is a Twitter client service by a Japanese startup L is B. This client analyze your Twitter timeline with its Social Emotion Engine(SEE), and show each tweet with emotionally matched comic character and color. Feel on! web browser version was released on today May 13th. iPhone version (English and Japanese) was released already… Continue reading Feel-on: Twitter Comicalization Client On Web/iPhone
5,000 Yen($60) To Enable Twitter On Your Smartphone
A cellphone shop in Yokohama offers a service to set up your smartphone for tweeting by 5,000 yen, @poppo1028 reported. Twitter and other social media has been getting more and more attentions on TV, newspaper and magazines after the Eastern Japan earthquake. Both good side and bad side of social media at disasters were reported,… Continue reading 5,000 Yen($60) To Enable Twitter On Your Smartphone
Twitter Appoints Japan’s Country Manager
On Japanese official blog, Twitter announced that they have had a country manager of Japan, first corporation manager outside of US. The blog is usually written in Japanese, but this one was both in Japanese and in English. A Welcome to Twitter Japan’s Country Manager I couldn’t be happier to announce that James Kondo (@jameskondo)… Continue reading Twitter Appoints Japan’s Country Manager
Facebook Japan Paused Growth By Earthquake, But Gains Back From… China?
At the beginning of April, I was almost writing up an article about how the Eastern Japan earthquake affected social media battle. Since the end of 2010, Japanese traditional media had been in great favor of Facebook as “the next big thing from US”. Their endless coverage was very similar with what was done with… Continue reading Facebook Japan Paused Growth By Earthquake, But Gains Back From… China?
Twitter Finally Adds Japanese Trending Topics
Twitter has just announced on its Japanese official blog that their trending topics is now featuring Japanese language trends. You may choose “Japan” or “Tokyo” from worldwide trends on its sidebar. Although Japan is one of the most Twitter loving nation, Twitter’s Japanese language support has been always poorer. Twitter became popular even before menu… Continue reading Twitter Finally Adds Japanese Trending Topics
Japanese Government Opens Social Media(=Twitter) Guide Site For Public Organizations
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI) opened “Public Organization Social Media Portal” [J] to educate national governmental sections and local governments on how to utilize social media. The portal shows several guidelines for 1. citizens to see social media and 2. government workers to send information via social media. Interesting thing is, on this… Continue reading Japanese Government Opens Social Media(=Twitter) Guide Site For Public Organizations
More Anonymity! Nottotter.jp Shuffled Members’ Twitter Account, Blocked Promptly
Nottotter.jp is a new web service using Twitter account to exchange your writing rights with other Nottotter members for 5 minutes. In other words, registered user on Nottotter can tweet on some other user’s account for 5 minutes. A Hatena blogger id:hitode909 developed and released [J] this Nottotter, which means “I’ve taken it over.” in… Continue reading More Anonymity! Nottotter.jp Shuffled Members’ Twitter Account, Blocked Promptly
Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis
I wrote “Poo is a magic word for primary-school children. It is an universal motif and will work even 100 years later” before. It does not change even at the disaster in Japan. A Japanese media artist Hachiya Kazuhiko has explained nuclear crisis in a Youtube video, using the poo and fart. English subtitles version… Continue reading Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis