According to the result of a survey conducted by a Japan-based research company NetRatings Japan Inc., although Facebook has grown enough to gain 1.39 million visitors from Japan in November 2009, the number represented one percent of that in the U.S. and 15 percent of that gained by mixi, Japan's SNS giant.
In addition, average time spent and number of visits per visitor from Japan on Facebook are behind the U.S. and mixi.
The average time spent per visitor from Japan on Facebook is 36 minutes and 7 seconds in November 2009, which is 10 percent of that in the U.S. and 13 percent of that gained by mixi.
The average number of visits per visitor from Japan on Facebook is 3.4 in November 2009, which is 18 percent of that in the U.S. and 18 percent of that gained by mixi.
Thu December 31, 2009
Facebook sees more visitors from Japan (3)
Wed December 30, 2009
Video searching/viewing application for iPhone/iPod touch
Tokyo, Japan-based Infocity, Inc., an ICT-related company, announced on December 24 that it began to provide a video searching/viewing application dedicated to the iPhone/iPod touch.
Its application Peece.TVforiPhone/iPodTouch, available from the App Store at ¥600, allows the user to search video sharing websites and view the videos on them.
The user can bookmark the search results and her/his viewing history and inform others of her/his favorite videos by means of Twitter.
Tue December 29, 2009
Facebook sees more visitors from Japan (2)
Facebook has been adaptive to Japanese language since May 2008 and grown enough to gain 1.39 million visitors in November 2009, according to the result of a survey conducted by a Japan-based research company.
The number of 1.39 million represented one percent of that in the U.S. and 15 percent of that gained by mixi, Japan's SNS giant.
Mon December 28, 2009
Online-sent scent (48) -- Online holder of your nose
What kind of scent would make you hold your nose when you are on the Internet or phone line?
Would that hamper the development of online-scent technologies?
Sun December 27, 2009
Facebook sees more visitors from Japan (1)
Where do you access Facebook from?
NetRatings Japan Inc., a research company in Japan, announced on December 24 that the number of visitors to Facebook from Japan is leaping.
The number reached 1.39 million in November, being up 390% compared with the same month last year.
Sat December 26, 2009
Ugly Betty Mode After Hours gets on NHK One-Seg 2
Do you like watching Ugly Betty and Ugly Betty Mode After Hours?
The Walt Disney Japan Ltd. announced Thursday that the episodes of Ugly Betty Mode After Hours will begin to be on the air for NHK One-Seg 2, a channel dedicated to cellphone, on January 4, 2010.
You can watch them on cellphone for free.
Fri December 25, 2009
Digital photo frame displays news pics (2) -- Pet and World Heritage
Nippon Television Network Corp. delivers to NTT DoCoMo, Inc.'s digital photo frame Photo Panel 02 not only news photos but select ones of pets, World Heritages, and so on.
The delivery is part of a pay service from DoCoMo.
