エンガジェット、TechCrunch日本版の終了を惜しむ 海外メディアの運営って結構大変という話:ヤマーとマツの、ねえこれ知ってる?(1/5 ページ) 経歴だけは長いベテラン記者・編集者の松尾(マツ)と、幾つものテック系編集部を渡り歩いてきた山川(ヤマー)が、ネット用語、テクノロジー用語で知らないことをお互い聞きあったり調べたりしながら成長していくコーナー。交代で執筆します。 ヤマー EngadgetとTechCrunchの日本版終了のニュース、びっくりしました……。運営元のBoundless(旧Verizon Media Japan)が3月31日に更新終了、5月1日に閉鎖すると発表しました。 「エンガジェット日本版」「TechCrunch Japan」終了へ 5月1日で閉鎖 マツ テックメディア界に激震が走りましたね。 ヤマー 同業なので尚更なのもありますが、「え???」ですよ。 マツ
The Ken plays the starring role in the traditional Japanese Kendama game. It’s a cup-and-ball juggling toy that hasn’t seen much disruption since the 17th century. Until now, that is. Dendama is an Internet of Things-oriented company that’s working on bringing the Kendama toy into the current century. The toy has seen an increase of popularity both in Japan and internationally over the past 15 yea
You’re a new startup on the tech scene in Europe, perhaps you’re a brand new entrepreneur. One day you get an email saying you’ve been shortlisted as a finalist for a “prestigious” award, putting you in the “Top 200” in Europe, out of “hundreds of applications”. Of course, hungry for exposure, you jump at the chance only to be told that you’ll be charged $3,820 (€2,900) to pitch to investors and a
Japan’s Moi Corporation Raises $5M For Mobile Live Streaming App TwitCasting Once upon a time, say about three or four years ago, there were all sorts of companies trying to help users live stream themselves onto the Internet. There was Livestream and Ustream and Justin.tv and others, promising users quick and painless tools for live online broadcasts — even on mobile. And then things calmed down
Zendesk And Japanese SaaS Provider Cybozu Announce Product Integration And Marketing Deal Cloud computing providers Zendesk and Tokyo-based Cybozu have announced a strategic partnership to integrate and market each other’s products in the U.S. and Japan. The deal underscores the rapidly growing adoption of cloud computing in Japan, and is also a potential harbinger of further product integrations
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Messaging App Line’s Kawaii Characters Get Their Own Cartoon Series In Japan Line’s animated characters, which helped it become one of Asia’s top messaging apps with more than 120 million users, now have their own cartoon series. The TV show, called “LINE TOWN,” premiered on Tokyo TV Channel 6 last week (h/t Asiajin). “Line Town” features half-hour-long episodes and a prime 6:30PM to 7:30PM slot,
Line: We’re A Social Entertainment Platform, Not Just A Free Calls Messaging App Line, an app made by NHN Japan Corporation, which has grown rapidly, amassing over 100 million users since its launch in summer 2011, is typically labelled as a messaging app – and compared to the likes of WhatsApp, Viber and Skype because it offers free calls and texts. But in reality Line’s feature set positions it
We’ve already talked extensively about how we handle guest posts these days — we publish one-off articles from people in the community who have something new and meaningful to say on tech topics. But we’ve also been building up a roster of regular columnists, like Steve Gillmor, Jon Evans and Devin Coldewey. These folks work as engineers, entrepreneurs, biz dev folks, and investors for a living. A
Unless you live in Japan, chances are you've never heard of Pixiv. Even if you do live in Japan, unless you are young and really into drawing manga characters, chances are you’ve still never heard of Pixiv. But its 3.6 million visitors a month generate an astounding 2.9 billion pageviews. According to comScore, Pixiv is the 12th largest site in Japan measured by pageviews, slightly bigger than Fac
Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Former managing editor of TechCrunch Sarah Lacy is doing what many people expected her to do after she left TechCrunch last month — building a brand new version of it. Lacy is working on starting a new tech news site, according to multiple sources. Former TechCrunch editor and founder
[読了時間:1分] 【訂正とお詫び】Sarah Lace氏はCEOではありませんでした。退任すると噂されているCEOはHeather Harde氏のほうです。お詫びして訂正いたします。 米TechCrunchのCEO、Sarah Lace氏は最新のTechCrunchの記事でTechCrunch退社の意向を明らかにした。 やはり理由は親会社であるAOLとの軋轢のようで「TechCrunchはわたしのキャリアの中で長く続けることのできる場所だと思った。その後(創業者の)Mike(Arrington氏)が会社を売却した。最初の年は思ったよりうまくいった。しかし今年の秋になって地獄がひっくり返るような大変な騒動になった」と語っている。 「大変な騒動」とは、Arrington氏がベンチャーキャピタル事業に乗り出すことを発表し、そのことがジャーナリズムの中立性の観点からNew York Timesな
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