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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 7 days ago (http://www.japanprobe.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japansoc japan probe
I've written an article on Japan Probe, inviting all their readers to come and join the JapanSoc community. Welcome Japan Probe readers! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Mike 133 days ago (http://www.japanisdoomed.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japansoc website japan soc review
Now that JapanSoc is around 6 months old, I thought I'd have a look at how it's doing, and offer some suggestions for the future of the site. Take a look, and let me know what you think of my ideas. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 139 days ago (http://www.longcountdown.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: sumo japansoc points rank
JapanSoc Sumo is a ranking system, where the most active users get more points and rank higher. The highest level possible is the almighty Yokozuna, but you'll need a whopping 10,000 points for that! There are ten levels to progress through, and the power users are shown in the sidebar, as well a read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 87 days ago (http://www.longcountdown.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japansoc jcb blog community soc
JapanSoc is all about the community, and although we get together here to vote for and comment on Japan-related articles, we don't do enough bonding! The JapanSoc Community Blog, or JCB, is like a group Twitter, allowing us to update each other on what we're doing and any other SPAQUOs! Read the read more »
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Avatar Posted by KenYN 279 days ago (http://whatjapanthinks.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japansoc feedburner feedflare
I just hacked up a wee XML file that allows people to add a button that allows easy submission of stories from a FeedBurner feed to JapanSoc. Hopefully many blogs adopt it and both publishers and readers can benefit. read more »
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Avatar Posted by KenYN 6 days ago (http://www.edibleapple.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: iphone emoji
Apparently a beta version of the v2.2 firmware for the iPhone has emoji in it.

Due to this story also appearing in perhaps a German publication and pointing to the Wikipedia entry where I have a link, I've been getting about 15 to 20 visitors per hour from Wikipedia. read more »
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Avatar Posted by dasian 33 days ago (http://www.varietyasiaonline.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: youtube
Rather than fight YouTube, some local media companies are embracing the Internet themselves. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 243 days ago (http://www.longcountdown.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japansoc voting socs
It's time to vote on whether 3 socs should be needed to get off the Upcoming page and onto the JapanSoc Top Stories page. I've given reasons for and against the idea which I encourage you to read first. Please come and vote on this poll! :) read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 42 days ago (http://asiajin.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: google business alpha keyword
An interesting comparison of what keywords each letter brings to mind in the US vs. Japan. read more »
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Avatar Posted by fz22gq 53 days ago (http://neilduckett.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japan blogs japan twitter
All Japan related blogs are invited to leave their feed in my comments if they're not already part of the Japan_Blogs Twitter feed. You don't have to be a fan of Twitter to benefit from it. Chris from Nihongo Notes commented today he clicked through to several catchy titles served by Japan_Blogs. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 183 days ago (http://www.longcountdown.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: jp domain internet name
Dale Carnegie once said, "a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language". That applies to domain names, too. Having your own name with a .com on the end is pretty cool, and easy for your friends to find your site, too. How about in Japan, wouldn't it be read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 8 days ago (http://www.thetokyotraveler.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: video games technology event
Head out to Makuhari Messe on October 11 & 12 to see all that is new in the gaming world. This year's Tokyo Game Show theme is "Ready for GAME time!" and is where you can try out some of the latest games in a high definition surround sound environment. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LetsJapan 1 day 21 hours ago (http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: crime police vending robot video
Pimped Coca-Cola vending machine protects from perps. Machine returns to Japan's robot roots. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 30 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Technology | Tags: internet broadband
Let's hear a big "yay!" for Japan as it has topped a recent study into internet broadband quality. The big English speaking nations failed to make the top 10 which includes Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia. After Japan, Sweden offers the best internet speeds in the world, followed by the Netherlan read more »
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