Blog posts for Japan Category

6 Proof Points that Japan is Leading the US on Twitter

Image via Wikipedia In January of 2008 Twitter announced that the Japanese company Digital Garage had invested in them and would create an official Twitter Japan presence.  In October of 2009 Twitter announced the new release of a localized application for the Japanese cell phone market.  From January to June of 2009 it was reported [...]

Twitter in Japan Update 2010 – Statistics, Video and Duck Mouth?

I just came back from a visit to Japan, where i was impressed with the growth of Twitter in the mainstream of Japanese society.  No, not everyone is using the realtime social networking platform, but considering that Japan is a society that both does its social networking primarily on the cellphone and are avid readers [...]

Looking for a Job? Only Twitter Applicants Need Apply.

As social media begins to envelop every part of a corporate organization, it becomes important that every employee begins to have a certain level of literacy in using social media tools.  This becomes even more important in outward-facing rules where “social business” is changing the way companies engage with present and potential customers over Twitter, [...]

Social Media Etiquette: 6 Important Lessons Learned from One Japanese Company’s Major Twitter Mistake

Social media is a fascinating and new medium for businesses.  If done right, social media can be an incredibly viral way of spreading the word about your company, brand, or product.  However, because of its “viral” nature, companies are learning the hard way that social media can amplify the good, and the bad, about your company and/or [...]

Facebook in Japan: Will It Blend?

It is rumored in Japan that Facebook will be establishing an office in the island nation sometime in 2010.  This comes after Twitter successfully launched their Japanese operations in 2009 and now supposedly have more than 2 million registered Japanese users, more than it is estimated that Facebook has in Japan.  If this is true, [...]