Going global and accessing these new markets is not trivial. But by using the latest technology and streamlining your approach, it’s easier than ever before. Excellent report from an awesome startup.
Serkan Toto: Japan has always been a difficult market to enter for LinkedIn, which currently boasts 100 million registered members worldwide. But how many of them are located in Japan? […] it seems that the number stands at just below 370,000 […] To put things into perspective: that’s 10% of Facebook’s current user base in [...]
SXSW Interactive is in only two days. I can’t wait to be there. And no, it’s not the tons of paper used to print all the invites that gives me excitement. It’s the fact that Japan will be a highlight of the Festival. In 2010, I was lamenting that no interactive panel seemed to be [...]
Japan needs to be at SXSW because SXSW needs Japan! Read more about why here. I’ve created SXJapan.com to raise awareness, adding some relevant information in Japanese. Thanks for all of those who are helping by voting or sharing the information to their networks, I know who you are (special thanks to Masato Kogure for his [...]
Piku Media KK, operator of Japan’s first daily deal website, Piku.jp, today announced that it is raising an additional 650 million yen [7.4m USD] Combine the business model of online coupons and a country which adores them (current online players) and you’ve got an amazing opportunity. Congrats to Dave. ➡ Piku Raises 650 Million Yen [...]
DoCoMo is a smart company. It knows what it’s doing. Read my opinion on the current debate.
Japan is increasing Twitter addicts everyday. This story of a Twitter-addict not writing for a day creating a panic for her followers is indeed kinda scary. ➡ A Japanese Heavy Twitter User Pausing A Day Thought As Missing By Followers, Retweeted Frantically
I’m really not sure Japan’s mobile industry can be shaken by the Toshiba – Fujitsu joint-venture. Am I too harsh?
we are calling the end of Japan’s 3-1 victory over Denmark a record that bests the end of the Los Angeles Laker victory over the Boston Celtics [...] When the referee blew the final whistle, we saw 3,283 [Tweets-per-second] ➡ Another Big Record: Part Deux
Japan scores against Cameroon on June 14 in their 1-0 victory 2,940 Tweets per second in the half minute after the goal. Top most tweeted goal of the World Cup so far. ➡ Big Goals, Big Game, Big Records
Facebook has yet to take over Brazil, the map shows Facebook overtaking Orkut in India. Besides the bad visualization -changing colors between two comparable maps?- and the somewhat questionable Alexa source, the trend is there. After beating Friendster out of SEA during Q3 200, India is falling. Besides China, will Japan be feeling alone soon? [...]
Twitter is like haiku. It is so Japanese. Japan: 16.3% of internet users tweet. #1 Mixi is surpassed. 8m tweets a day, 12 percent of the global tally. Loic recently said that more than 20% of Seesmic tweets are in Japanese. Ryan has more than 30% on HootSuite. Twitter is truly dislocating that SNS galapagos. [...]
Rakuten has just announced that they bought 100% of French E-commerce company PriceMinister S.A. After venturing in China, Thailand, the US with Buy.com Japanese e-commerce portal shows it wants to become a worldwide juggernaut. With Mixi going China and Gree in the US, are we reliving the massive international investments that Japan companies did years ago? [...]
Will the proposed new law forcing Japan operators to unlock their phones shake the industry?
A quick overview on the biggest telecom bankruptcy in Japan’s history.
The iPhone finally gets some wireless payment system integration in Japan.
