{"id":10197,"date":"2010-09-10T22:44:59","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T13:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=10197"},"modified":"2010-09-10T22:44:59","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T13:44:59","slug":"mixi-launches-social-app-platform-for-smartphone-users-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/mixi-launches-social-app-platform-for-smartphone-users-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixi Launches Social App Platform For Smartphone Users, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Mixi's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/mixi-logo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"41\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/\">Mixi[J]<\/a>, needless to say, one of Japan&#8217;s largest social networks, had a briefing conference entitled Mixi Meetup 2010 today, announced they had launched a social app platform for their smartphone-optimized user interface called mixi Touch.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Machitsuku_on_iPhone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10215\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Machitsuku on iPhone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Machitsuku_on_iPhone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs of today, the following social apps are available on the platform.<br \/>\n(Links given to app names in the list below may take you to app pages, which works only with smartphone devices.\u00a0 You&#8217;re requested to enter Mixi username and password.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/unohlogo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10198\" title=\"Unoh's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/unohlogo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=9513\">Machitsuku &#8220;build up a town&#8221;<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unoh.net\/en_index.html\">Unoh<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2010\/08\/04\/zynga-buys-tokyo-based-startup-unoh\/\">which is is known for having been acquired by Zynga<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Gumi's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/gumi_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"60\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=17606\">Kyabakura Wars, Koishite Cereb<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/gu3.jp\">Gumi[J]<\/a><br \/>\n(A virtual hostessing game at Japanese-style nightclub &#8220;Kyabakura&#8221; where men pay to drink with young girls for a period of time.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/communityfactory_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10200\" title=\"Community Factory's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/communityfactory_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=19735\">Minna de Kentei<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/communityfactory.com\/\">Community Factory[J]<\/a><br \/>\n(a quiz game allowing you to compete with your Mixi friends.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/soratobu_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10201\" title=\"Soratobu's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/soratobu_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=225\">MyMiku Tsushimbo<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/soratobu.jp\/\">Soratobu[J]<\/a><br \/>\n(Sort out your Mixi friends by personality and share it with others.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=186\">Kyo no Meigen &#8220;Remark of the Day&#8221;<\/a> (by <a href=\"http:\/\/soratobu.jp\/\">Soratobu[J]<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=11158\">Maru-Batsu<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/soratobu.jp\/\">Soratobu[J]<\/a><br \/>\n(An yes\/no-based simple quiz game)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/graphio_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10204\" title=\"Graphio's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/graphio_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=15169\">Shindan no Izumi by Graphio<\/a><br \/>\n(Check up your mental age in dating with boyfriend\/girlfriend etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/index_logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10202\" title=\"Index's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/index_logo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=17583\">Asa kara Yoru made 12 Seiza Ranking<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indexweb.co.jp\/\">Index[J]<\/a><br \/>\n(An astrology ranking app, enjoy horoscopes throughout the day.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mixi.jp\/run_appli.pl?id=16186\">Mainichi Holi-day by Applica<\/a><br \/>\n(Dig your garden and bury items with your Mixi friends)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new platform enables credit card purchase for buying virtual items in the social apps.\u00a0\u00a0 The company&#8217;s CEO Kenji Kasahara says, &#8220;Mixi became the world&#8217;s first social app platform allowing users to access from PCs, feature phones and smartphones.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>See Also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/28\/mixi-launches-social-app-service-for-cellphone-users\/\">Mixi Launches Social App Service For Cellphone Users<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/10\/mixi-partners-with-renren-and-cyworld-3-asian-major-social-networks-cooperate\/\">Mixi Partners With Renren and CyWorld \u2013 3 Asian Major Social Networks Cooperate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 223px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<h2><a title=\"Mixi Partners With Renren and CyWorld \u2013 3 Asian Major Social Networks Cooperate\" href=\"..\/2010\/09\/10\/mixi-partners-with-renren-and-cyworld-3-asian-major-social-networks-cooperate\/\">Mixi Partners With Renren and CyWorld \u2013 3 Asian Major Social Networks Cooperate<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mixi[J], needless to say, one of Japan&#8217;s largest social networks, had a briefing conference entitled Mixi Meetup 2010 today, announced they had launched a social app platform for their smartphone-optimized user interface called mixi Touch. As of today, the following social apps are available on the platform. (Links given to app names in the list&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/mixi-launches-social-app-platform-for-smartphone-users-too\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mixi Launches Social App Platform For Smartphone Users, Too<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,23,24],"tags":[2342,2343],"class_list":["post-10197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan","category-new-service","category-news","tag-mixi","tag-mixi-appli","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}