July 14th, 2010
Japanese version of this blog has got tons of access since I published a post about Evangelion (Only in Japanese). That’s why I decided to move to this blog to EC2.
I’m already using Amazon EC2 for our web sites like messa.tv and jp.messa.tv but I choose a DIY server for this blog. Of course tried to configure a web server and WordPress/Plugins to handle tons of access but got too many visitors at once via Twitter and Japanese social bookmarking site Hatena Bookmark.
Anyway, I hope the current system works well for all of visitors, thanks!
May 12th, 2010
NES Card Case Front
Got a new card case for my personal MOO cards. Looks like Japanese version of original NES!
NES Card Case Buttons
Buttons are like a real controller.
MOO Cards
Ok let’s put MOO mini cards into this.
Colorful Cards
I made these for my blog.
Fit
FIt like this. Excellent!
April 27th, 2010
iRetrofone
This is what I really want. The modern model looks nice but I prefer the retro model.
Desk Phone Dock
April 24th, 2010
Poken is not so pupuler here in Japan but we can buy it at some shops or tech events. I got it almost 1 yeaer ago but haven’t touched before I joined WordCamp Kyoto in Oct 2009. I love the concept of poken but it still not be success in Japan. OK, let me suggest some ideas to be success in Japan.
Suggestions for Poken
They should change some, for Japanese market.
1. Charactor design matters
Poken charactors are creepy. If they want to be success in Japan, need to learn a lot from Otaku people. You can find talented Otakus in Nico Video or anime/game communities.
2. Connect the online platform with Japanese SNS services more smoothly
Most of potential users are already there. Get involve them with mobile phone browser supportted version of the online platform.
3. Find good partners to sell the product
As soon as possible. It depends on their audience building strategy but find good partners to sell the product is really important for their business especially in Japan. Once the product will start to spread among yound people, no one can stop it. To make it happen, they need to find good partners carefully but quickly.
In addition, introduce Poken as a “eco friendly business card” can make impression for Japanese audience now. Anyway, I hope they can build their competitive advantages here in Japan.
April 22nd, 2010
messaliberty had a special guest a few days ago. The author of Bingo Cart Creator Patrick McKenzie. Thanks for the special time Patrick!
Here is a link to an interview video at messa.tv. Japanese version will available soon. He also can speak Japanese well!
Check it out to see how he built his life style and his opinions about important things to live and do business in Japan.
April 18th, 2010
Just watched this presentation slides which have demo of the next generation web technologies like HTML5 and CSS3. You should check this and feel our future!
Presentation on HTML5, APIs and CSS3 — slides have built-in interactive demos! http://01i.jp/html5slides Excellent! #html5 #css3
Via Oli’s tweet
April 15th, 2010
I re-designed my WP theme! I’m still using simple design but made it more clean and reader friendly.
February 11th, 2010
Osaka is the second largest city of Japan but to be honest, it’s not the best place to start a start-up. Why?
The reason is quite simple. Osaka have not many universities in the central part of the city. I feel it every times when I work with companies in Kyoto or Tokyo.
February 10th, 2010
Kevin posted what he thought on his blog.
Changes/Feature Requests For Google Buzz – Kevin Rose
The big news here isn’t really the functionality of Pownce Buzz, but that Google is boldly integrating this directly into their Gmail product
And he listed up his requests. Google Buzz is definitely in a beta stage but they’ve launched to get opinions and I know they will learn from it. Try the current version and give your opinions through the web.
Podcaster, Rails Programmer, Founder and CEO of messaliberty, Anime Otaku.
