Dreamers Never Give Up

I have to be honest, sometimes I feel like giving up...

Trying to affect change and carry out a vision is hard work!

That's what we are trying to do with Nipponster.com

We are trying to make the web a better place for Japan-enthusiasts

But it is not easy.

I did not think that it would be.

But I did not expect it to be this hard.

The main problem boils down to how to create buzz about our mission.

How can we get lots of people behind it?

How can we make them passionate about revolutionising Japan-related content on the web?

How do we get people involved in projects (like making a free comprehensive Japanese text book)?

We don't know the answers yet.

And we could always use your input.

But one thing is for certain...

We are dreamers.

And Dreamers never give up!

-Tori

How Japanese Search Engines Work :P

"Every Morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running."
- African Proverb


On that note, this is "How Japanese Search Engines Work" HEHEHE :P




(It's little dodgy at end)
I think this is perfect video for Nipponster because we are Japan-enthusiast search engine. And we are learning whether we are "a lion or gazelle" to be successful we better start running (update quicker, release new thing quicker).


Thank you all for continued support,
Keitaro

"A Healthy Disregard For The Impossible!" And Thanks For Your Support

I've been feeling a little depressed lately.

When others look down on what you are doing it can really shake your confidence, especially when it is a family member. I'm suffering such an attack on my confidence. My father thinks that Nipponster is a waste of time. And I almost succumbed to his opinion (posting less, webmonkeying less, and brainstorming less with Keitaro and James) but recently we got some really great feedback that perked me up again.

We appreciate all feedback (please give us feedback!!) good, bad or ugly. Actually, especially ugly as that helps us improve.

That said, I suppose that there are few greater pleasures for a webmaster than to receive this kind of positive feedback:

"It's been a while since I've last contacted you, but since I haven't exactly had
a chance to explore the full capacities of Nipponster, it would have been without
use anyway. Recently, researching materials fora biography about Abe Kobo, I
found Nipponster very useful. Websites not even displayed when searched for at
Google or other engines, popped upfirst or second at Nipponster, with useful
information to boot. I guess my point is, a job well done, and keep up the good
work. I'll do my share by getting Nipponster acquainted with as many people as
possible.

Sincerely yours,

Naikou, aka Christian"

This kind of completely unsolicited feedback excites me and I am glad that I have helped to create something useful. And I am also flattered that he put a link to Nipponster on his blog that reads "What I deem necessary." Wow my head just grew two sizes :)

Here is another one, a review that another blogger gave us:

Just added the Nipponster - Japan
enthusiasts search engine search box to the site. It's basically google for
Japanese web sites. Under the search box is a recent searches cloud for
something random if your bored. They have a blog which has loads of interesting info about their site, links, searches ect. Also worth a donwload is their own tool bar, which has loads of cool links pre-installed such as live streaming tv and radio, blogs,
lessons an loads of other Japanese related stuff. So check out Nipponster it's perfect for Japanese freaks and geeks!

http://j-culture.blogspot.com/2007/04/nipponster.html

Again, head growing. But back to reality, the fact that there are a bunch of projects yet less than half finished and A LOT of promotion still to do ought to shrink my melon back down to size :)

Thank you guys and the others of you out their who have been so supportive! You are what keeps us going!

And now, revitalised, it is time to DREAM...

It is time for "A Healthy Disregard For The Impossible!"

If case you haven't heard, Nipponster is dedicated to better organising and enhancing ALL of the Japan-related information on the web.


That statement may sound ridiculous to some, and even more ridiculous when they hear that there are currently only three of us running Nipponster.

But I don't care if it is ridiculous. And I don't care if people think we are stupid or foolish.

Like Don Quixote (the literary character not the Japanese chain store :) we are chasing the impossible dream!

And now for a lesson from Larry Page:

“Google was started when Sergey and I were Ph.D students at Standford University in computer science,” Page began to explain, “and we did not actually know what we wanted to do. I got this crazy idea that I was going to download the entire Web onto my computer. I told my advisor that it would only take a week. After a year or so, I had some portion of it.” The students laughed.
“So optimism is important,” he went on. “You have to be little silly about the goals you are going to set. There is a phrase I learned at college called, ‘Having a healthy disregard for the impossible’” Page said. “That is a really good phrase. You should try to do things that most people would not.” - THE GOOGLE STORY by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed

And so we will trek on, doing the things most people would not...
Taking on the enormous challenge of "making the web a better place for Japan-enthusiasts"

-TOrI

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised!

That's right!

The revolution will not be televised.

It will not be on C-SPAN, CNN, or NBC

The revolution will not be brought to you by FoX

With special news breaks about Britney Spears' shaved head.

Because the Revolution will not be televised... :)

We want to revolutionise the way you find Japanese content on the web!

Nipponster's Mission?

To organise and enhance All of the Japan related content on the web,

making the web a better place for Japan-Ethusiasts!

Find out how:

Nipponster's Personality :)

Nipponster "Social" Search
Nipponster Toolbar
Nipponster Labs
Nipponster Hot Search Archive

And if you are a blogger or webmaster, Nipponster wants to help YOU. So Contact Us