Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008	Ecademy down, or server blocking access from Japan?
Quite often I face server down when using Ecademy in the nights. And this is happening again to me, in the middle of sending messages to other members. I might have to rewrite all the messages during this period. This really sucks… Why is UK servers are so weak? Ecademy server often...... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Jun 22, 2008	mixi API(s)
As mixi follows OpenSocial, they plan to release some of APIs to developers. Currently their APIs are only available to some of advertisers on mixi. Here’re some of known APIs and methods to retrieve data from mixi. And please note I never am a programmer, so I can’t answer any...... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Jun 22, 2008	Gree APIs
Unlike mixi, Gree has APIs available. http://labs.gree.jp/Top/API.html But only one function available. http://labs.gree.jp/Top/API/Keyword.html ... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Jun 21, 2008	Japan’s SNS Reviews
Is mixi still the largest community in Japan? Answer is yes. mixi, most popular Japanese casual social networking service still ranks No.1 among other social networking services in Japan. However, Gree, the second largest SNS in Japan has been increasing user numbers with their improved...... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  May 30, 2008	My Social Networks on Ning doesn’t work well
I’ve been a member of Tokyo 2.0 (where Web 2.0 lovers meet in Tokyo) on Ning, and I’ve lately joined a few other networks. However My Social Networks only shows Tokyo 2.0 and other networks I belong to are not listed. How can I list all the groups I belong to on Ning? ...... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Apr 4, 2008	XING.com is down
I was organizing group messages on XING Japan group, which I moderate. But then all in sudden, I lost access to the site (500 internal server error). It seems their server has been down for a few hours now. I wonder when it’ll be back. I might need to think about alternative method...... [view]

Posted By:  ubershibs Posted On:  Mar 27, 2008	Note to social networking sites: “Them” is plural
I know I’m not the only one bothered by this: the laziness shown by social networks with the use of the word “them.” Facebook, LinkedIn, pretty much every social networking site I can think of uses “them” instead of saying him or her when referring to a specific...... [view]

Posted By:  Takuya Posted On:  Feb 23, 2008	mixi goes China (Shanghai)
mixi , Japan’s No.1 social networking service lately announced of a Shanghai office, and plans to enter Chinese social networking market. I don’t know how many Chinese users are there in mixi at this point, but I wonder what services/features are provided and what cannot be....... [view]

Posted By:  esum Posted On:  Nov 28, 2007	privacy: an outdated paradigm?
I recently attended a lecture by Prof Andrew Clement through IPSI addressing how our current legal/policy frameworks handling personal information are no longer adequate. Using the example of the no fly list used by the US and Canada, Clement presented a number of case studies in which...... [view]