Published by Motoko on 10 Jul 2008
Google Japan logo with Chagall on July 7th
On July 7th, Google Japan posted a logo using Marc Chagall’s art.
He was born on July 7, 1887.
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Published by Motoko on 25 Apr 2008
Bomb threat on Wikipedia Japan
Nagano police station received a report on April 24 about a bomb threat posted on Wikipedia Japan’s Nagano station page and Beijing Olympic page. The post said, “A hand made bomb will destroy Nagano station at noon on April 26. It will kill passengers, station workers and everyone there.” The post has been deleted, and Nagano police is investigating the case. Beijing Olympic’s torch relay is scheduled to go through Nagano on April 26.
User generated content is great, but it’s also true that the benefits of Web2.0 can also become issues and problems to the site owners and users. Beside the obvious issues such as:
- too much information makes it difficult to find what you are looking for,
- many conflicting information (not sure what to believe),
- difficult to manage and to control new content, Continue Reading »
Published by Motoko on 12 Mar 2008
Back from Japan
I just came back from a little short of 3 weeks Japan trip. Everywhere I went, it seemed that Internet has become more and more a part of Japanese people’s lives. The search box was still very popular in ads. The QR code seemed to completely took over the bar-code as it was used on food packages, on appliance labels, etc. I even saw it on business cards!
The Internet penetration rate in Japan is very high (70%). However, especially in a country side and for older generations, it can still be a little intimidating. To help these people using Internet, I saw places like City Hall, Legal Affairs Bureau and Tax Agency set up several PCs in the office for people to file paper works online with the assistance of office staffs. Continue Reading »
Published by Motoko on 21 Jan 2008
Search Around The World at SES Paris
SES Paris was a success with increase in attendance and well received sessions. I spoke about the search market in Japan at “Search Around The World” session on the first day. It’s the only session at SES Paris that was in English. (Phew! I took French as the third language at college for a year, but unfortunately, nothing I learned stuck with me.) There were 5 speakers at this session. Each of us was given 5 min to present. The intent was to provide a quick overview of the market from each Continue Reading »
