Worth noting too is that, aside from these few manga now available here in Japan, the shelves in bookstores are also groaning with more traditional how-to guides covering Twitter, iPad, iPhone and plenty more new-fangledness besides...
Via cnngo.com
It's worth a spin, but for novelty value only. Still, there's a good ole QR code in there [Japanese language, BTW]...
Hawken at Dadako Studios joins us to put our collective shoulders behind the all-new Facemakr!
It's truly an amazing (and beautiful) piece of work and is the only high-end avatar creator for the iPhone and iPad - nothing comes close, plus it plays nicely with Twitter, Facebook et al...
What more could one ask for? Out in October from Wiz Inc for ¥2,200.
Update: Here's the bear's own Twitter feed.
Twenty minutes from tweet to rescue, just shows how Twitter is taking off in Japan. Mind you, he was in Akihabara...
BTW, the Twitter client @naika_tei used is the excellent movatwitter, which works on all sorts of clunky Japanese phones.
Via japantrends.com
I have no idea how serious iCents is about all this, but the mock up - YouTube and others are also on their site - is impressive.
It would be interesting to see Twitter be brave and try something like this, especially after the uproar last week over the alleged plans for Twitter subscriptions.
Just got into it and it's very impressive so far -- thanks @antoinemorcos !
We take your product and make it a hit in Japan or out - simple really!
Now, give it some clicky to get with the program...
日本語も出来ます。。。
