Published by Motoko on 01 Feb 2008
Microsoft said that they made an acquisition offer to Yahoo, and Yahoo is willing to consider the option. Of course, Microsoft is hoping to beat Google by working with Yahoo as Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer said, “We can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers, and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online-services market”. Continue Reading »
Published by Motoko on 03 Jan 2008
Happy New Year! As we welcomed 2008 on a crispy cold day in Connecticut, I’m missing a Japanese New Year celebration. New Year is the biggest holiday in Japan, and it’s the beginning of new year, new life, and new everything.
Yahoo Japan entered the new year with their new home page, which has a stronger feel of the portal site than a search site. In fact, they got rid of the category list Continue Reading »
Published by Motoko on 29 Oct 2007
“Do I need to have ‘.co.jp’ domain to rank well in Japanese search engines?” The quick and short answer to this question is, “No, ‘.co.jp’ domain doesn’t necessarily give you any points in search ranking.”
The longer answer to the question is…
Currently, there are 2 domain extensions available for Japan, “.xx.jp (such as .co.jp for companies and .ac.jp for schools)” and “.jp”. In order to obtain “.xx.jp” Continue Reading »
