Japanese Search Engines
Japanese Search Engines Cheer For Olympians
Google Japan and Yahoo Japan’s Beijing Olympic inspired logo from their sites.
Continue »Search Engine Optimization in Japan – Google Blogoscoped interview
My interview with Google Blogoscoped about Search Engine Optimization in Japan. I had fun doing it, and glad to hear some great feedbacks. I hope it would encourage people to consider Japan as their main target market.
Continue »Google Japan changed the top page layout
Google Japan has changed the top page layout by adding tabs and links to some of their popular tools and pages. Google has been religiously keeping its simple top page with big Google logo and the search box, and Google is still keeping the same top page in all of the other countries and markets. So why Google Japan decided to make the changes?
Continue »Will Baidu gain market share in Japan?
It’s been 3 weeks since Baidu officially opened its services in Japan after 10months of beta phase. While Baidu’s news has been picked up by some search industry media, I haven’t heard any user side feedbacks. None of my friends in Japan have tried the search at Baidu, yet. So, the question is… “Will Baidu gain market share in Japan?”
Continue »Yahoo Japan releases Yahoo Profile
2 weeks after Google released its Google Social Graph API, Yahoo Japan opened “Yahoo Profile” service. Yahoo Profile integrates Yahoo’s Social Networking Service, Yahoo Days’ profile pages and Open ID user profiles.
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