My colleague Greg Kumparak is in Japan for a few weeks and -of course- I had to meet him here in Tokyo, which I did today (on very short notice!). Greg is the editor-in chief of MobileCrunch, a relatively new -yet very successful- blog belonging to the Techcrunch network. MobileCrunch covers...
My second article on Techcrunch (TC USA and Japan)
Following the story about Quillpill (a microblogging tool for writers and readers of fiction), my second article on Techcrunch is online now. The Japanese translation of the second TC article is here. Topic: Nico Nico Douga, Japan’s answer to Youtube! Please remember to take a look at my...
What Is Nico Nico Douga?
Offered by Dwango, Nico Nico Douga is, without a doubt, the craziest video platform in Japan. It’s competing with YouTube in Japan and actually generates revenue. But what exactly is Nico Nico Douga: One of the most spectacular success stories in the Asian web market is currently being...
Venture Beat Networking Party June 2008 in Tokyo
On Wednesday, I took part in the Venture Beat Networking Party again. Japan’s Mixi in human form, Hisashi “Sam” Katsuya from IBM Japan, was kind enough to invite me (and believe me, this man knows EVERYONE in the Japanese IT world). The “closed” event (invitation only)...
My first article on Techcrunch is online!
You can read my first article on Techcrunch here.
The Japanese version (on Techcrunch Japan) can be read here.
Please sphere, digg and bookmark it by the thousands ;).
Some pictures from the Ultrasupertube Youtube event in Tokyo last week
The 4th Ultrasupertube event, organized by Tokyo-based creative agency, UltraSuperNew, took place last Wednesday in Azabu, Tokyo. The event’s concept:Submit a couple of cool videos you would like to see projected on the big screen during the event at the venue (a place called SuperDeluxe)...