井上理 日経ビジネス記者 1999年慶応義塾大学総合政策学部卒業、日経BPに入社。以来、ネット革命などIT業界やゲーム業界の動向を中心に取材。日本経済新聞への出向を経て2014年4月より日経ビジネスの電機・ITグループ この著者の記事を見る
鳴り物入りでサービスが始まった『LINE電話』。実際に使ってみて、その仕組みが見えてきた。 LINE電話とは、LINEのプラットフォーム上で携帯電話や固定電話といった、電話番号に発信ができるサービスのこと。インターネット回線を用いており、仕組み的にはIP電話に近いが、電話番号を持たずLINE電話への着信はできない。代わりに、電話を発信した相手には、LINEに登録した携帯電話番号が表示される。 『30日プラン』を使用した場合、携帯電話への発信は1分6.5円と格安だ。では、この料金をなぜ実現できているのだろうか。 サービス発表時にLINEは「複数の大手回線事業者のプレミアム回線を採用」したとのリリースを出していたが、LINE電話から発信された電話番号の表示を見るとその謎の一端がわかる。 ↑LINE電話の料金。プレスリリースに掲載された比較にもあるように、通話料は他社より割安だ。 LINE電話に
Facebook Lessons for Facebook: How WhatsApp went from red-hot to passé in Southeast Asia Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp is rightly seen by many as a move to boost its presence around the world, particularly in markets where the chat app is more popular than Facebook itself. Despite 450 million active users with a strong presence in Europe, Africa and Latin America, Asia is a challenge for the
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Introduction Across Asia, a new class of instant messaging (IM) mobile applications are rapidly growing in popularity and amassing enormous user bases. These applications encompass more than text, voice, and video chat as they offer social networking platforms that include expressive emoticons and stickers (known as “emoji”), photo and video sharing, e-commerce, gaming, and other features that pro
GamesBeat Next is connecting the next generation of video game leaders. And you can join us, coming up October 28th and 29th in San Francisco! Take advantage of our buy one, get one free pass offer. Sale ends this Friday, August 16th. Join us by registering here. Line has become a hot mobile messaging platform in Japan, with more than 270 million people who are using its media-rich features as a r
During an Aug. 3 airing of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece Castle in the Sky, thousands of anime fans watching the broadcast in Japan tweeted in unison to coincide with an exciting scene during the film's climax. The resulting spike in Twitter activity didn't simply surpass the previous "tweets per second" mark. It blew it out of the water. In one moment, the site experienced a whop
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, and has already been picked up for syndication on BS Japan. According to Asia
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