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Microsoft Will Try Out Blog Service In Japan

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the is-there-any-more-annoying-word-than-blog dept.

theodp writes "Signaling its growing awareness of blogging as both a potential threat and a new business opportunity, Microsoft is turning to Japan to launch its first blog service and aims to have 1 million users in the first year. Not surprisingly, Microsoft's offering targets mobile bloggers, since nearly 90 percent of Japan's cell phones have Internet capability."

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  1. Want to know what Microsoft is going to do next? by Trigun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just look at what Google is doing today.

  2. Shouldn't that be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Brog Service in Japan.

  3. Blog is an annoying word? by seldolivaw · · Score: 5, Funny

    I actually quite like it... Slashdot is just pissed off because it used to be a News Site and now everyone is calling it a Blog :-)

    1. Re:Blog is an annoying word? by fritter · · Score: 4, Funny

      I actually quite like it... Slashdot is just pissed off because it used to be a News Site and now everyone is calling it a Blog :-)

      That's completely crazy. A blog is typically just a bunch of links to other sites of interest, with a poorly edited introduction that's usually tainted by unfounded personal opinion. Then there's a spot where people can post their own stupid opinions about that particular blog entry. On Slashdot, on the other hand, you can give them money and you don't have to see ads.

    2. Re:Blog is an annoying word? by Sebby · · Score: 4, Funny
      "On Slashdot, on the other hand, you can give them money and you don't have to see ads."

      But you do get to see those wonderful 503's!

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  4. Re:Yeah, yeah. by modifried · · Score: 5, Funny
    (I get the feeling that the most popular screen colour for these Japanese blogs will be blue, for some reason.)

    A fatal exception 0xFE7 has occurred in blog. The current blog will be terminated.
    • Press any key to terminate the current blog.
    • Press ALT+CTRL+DEL again to restart your computer. You will lose any information posted in your blog.)
  5. Re:Mmm.... mobile blogs!!! by awtbfb · · Score: 4, Funny

    "dmn. blu scrn o dth!"

  6. Japanese bloggers vs. American bloggers by BillLeeLee · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just hope there's not a Japanese equivalent of "I ate a sandwich today. It sucked. I hate my life and my parents because they make me do homework. Linkin Park is the only thing I relate to. " (grammar and spelling have been corrected)

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