Hatena Co., Ltd., Japan, Kyoto-based web services company, released its multilingual BBS (bulletin board system) website “Flipnote Hatena,” which the user can post cutoff animations from the Nintendo DSi, this week.
The website is now available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.
To post a cutoff animation, the user needs to create it on the Nintendo DSi by using the dedicated application “Flipnote Studio,” which he/she can get from the Nintendo DSi Shop on the Internet for free.
Sat August 15, 2009
Cutoff animation posted on the Net
Tue August 11, 2009
Election campaigning on the Net--New Komeito
New Komeito, one of Japan's opposition parties, announced on August 6 that it has decided to run its campaign for the general election on the Internet rather than on TV.
The party will release some videos on its Web site, instead of on TV, that show its policies in detail.
Sun August 09, 2009
You can tweet on cellphone in Japan (2)
As for mobile website, Twitter, Inc. has already established one.
However, the website can be accessed through cookie-enabled cellphones only.
The new mobile website for Twitter that is expected to launch this fall will allow you to use a cookie-free cellphone and to subscribe via cellphone.
The new website will no doubt increase the number of Twitter members in Japan.
Fri August 07, 2009
You can tweet on cellphone in Japan (1)
Would you like to tweet on cellphone?
Twitter, Inc.'s business partner in Japan, Digital Garage, Inc., announced Wednesday that they agreed on promotions of the micro-blogging service Twitter that are due to be developed in Japan.
Digital Garage will set up a sophisticated mobile website for Twitter in early autumn this year.
Wed July 29, 2009
DPJ promises decriminalization of election campaign on the Net
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) on Monday released its manifesto for the general election due on August 30.
The manifesto includes decriminalization of election campaigns conducted on the Internet.
Changing election-related content on a website of political parties or candidates during an election period is prohibited by the Public Officers Election Law in existence in Japan.
Thu July 16, 2009
Google Japan provides election-related information (2)--Will candidates answer questions?
Google Japan's new platform where voters interact with politicians, Qs & As for Future, allows a Google account holder to post a question to a candidate running for this coming general election, political party, or political group.
Among the posted questions, five ones will be selected by poll.
Then Google Japan will call for the candidates, political parties, or political groups to answer the questions.
They can post their answers on YouTube by their own volition.
Wed July 15, 2009
Google Japan provides election-related information (1)--Following an American style
On July 13, Google Japan Inc. launched its Select Future 2009 project to provide easy-to-understand information related to the general election that is expected on August 30.
As the first step of the project, Google Japan has implemented a platform where voters interact with politicians.
The platform is dubbed “Qs & As for Future.”
