Japan
Internet
- Kotohaco Inc. has developed a technology that helps users find the latest information on the internet. Utilizing the new technology, the Ibaraki Prefecture-based start-up firm, which originated at University of Tsukuba, has set up a search site dubbed KEITAI-KOKUBAN, which can be accessed by cellular phone subscribers. The company projects the site will attract 1 million users a year. The web site searches internet diaries known as blogs, which often provide personal impressions of stores and information on fashion. Limiting the search in this way enables users to find subjective information more easily than using Google or other search engines, which probe the...
