HTTP:: Twitter Launches Japan Version of Mobile Site
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The proof that Twitter is very serious about becoming a worldwide social networking platform, in case other evidence was needed, is that is has launched a Japanese customized mobile version of its website on Thursday. This move was not caused only by the fact that Japan represents “a leading edge, with advanced mobile usage,†as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said, but also because more than two thirds of those who frequently access the Internet use their cell phones, while 8 million people use their handsets exclusively for web surfing. In other words, Twitter will not need to convince users of the advantages of mobile access and browsing, but of the benefits of its 'tweeting' platform. Most of the mobile access is achieved via WAP-like services (like NTT DoCoMo's I-mode) and the generic mobile site of Twitter would not display properly on some Japanese devices. The solution was to create and launch a brand-new site for Japan only.“I think the exciting things that you !
are going to see when everyone starts using it is that all the feature functionality that works on all the phones that everyone here in Japan has is totally accessible,†said Kevin Thau, director of mobile business development at Twitter. “Favoriting, at-replys, setting your preferences, on each and every one of t...
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