Interesting article about social media and business in general in Japan
"One of the things that captivated my attention in Japan was how utterly swept the country is with social networking—there is a Japanese
Facebook Imperative underway. Japan is already one of Twitter’s largest markets, and local social vendors like Mixi are pervasive. Japanese customers have easily and rapidly adopted social networking as it is highly compatible with their community-based culture. Japan, more than any other country, is ready to accelerate social networking with mobile. The wide penetration of 3G will be an engine for this movement. In fact, Japan has the highest percentage market penetration of 3G of any country, according to
InfoCom
. The combination of dominant social market share and broadband wireless is a powerful catalyst for Japan’s IT industry."
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