Ameba (website)
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Susumu Fujita, CEO & President |
| Parent | CyberAgent Inc. |
| Website | www.ameba.jp |
| Alexa rank | 205 (Worldwide), 16 (Japanese region) |
| Type of site | Social network service |
| Available in | Japanese (Blogging Platform, Virtual Community, Social Games) |
| Current status | Active |
Ameba (アメーバブログ) is a popular Japanese blogging and social networking, in competition with Mixi[citation needed].
In December 2009, Ameba launched Ameba Now, a micro-blogging platform competing with Twitter.[1] In March 2009 Ameba launched Ameba Pico, a Facebook app for the English market based on the virtual community Ameba Pigg.
[edit] Ameba Pico Virtual World / Ameba Pigg
Ameba Pico / Pigg is a Facebook and a Japanese Blog Virtual Community where you can customize your avatar, socialize with people around the world using virtual places included in the game like Shibuya 106 and Statue Of Liberty.
Users can also decorate their own rooms with different types of furniture, bought by Virtual Money Called "Gummies", "Token" and "Ameba Gold", and Let other users to go there.
For the English Version (Pico), Gummies and Tokens are The Game Currency where you can earn by playing through the game, while "Ameba Gold" is a currency in the game where you can only get through Paying real money, Facebook Credits, Phone Balance, or by doing tasks from the game's providers like Paymentwall.
It is estimated that each day, More than 15,000 users log in to the game.
[edit] References
- ^ Twitter Faces a Battle for Tweets Financial Times, March 12, 2010.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Ameba website
- Ameba Pico Official Site
- Ameba Pico Facebook App
- CyberAgent Investor Relations and Corporate Info (English)
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