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JapanBlogger.net - an answer to our need
On September 11, 2008 in Future of the J-web, Helping Japan Bloggers, On the J-web, Resources
I have been talking some recently with BillyWest about his newest creation, JapanBlogger.net
If you haven’t checked it out yet, now is the time.
For Japan-bloggers and your everyday Japan-enthusiast alike JapanBlogger.net is an indispensable site.
The concept is something that was long talked about, even here on DailyJ (see Chris’s comment in this post)
So let’s look at some of the main features of JapanBlogger
#1 The dynamic blog roll.
This makes a great edition to any Japan blog. Nick from JapanSoc worked together with BillyWest on this. Great work!
#2 Besides rating blogs, JapanBlogger is a good blog directory. Users can comment on blogs and others can read and find out about more blogs in one sitting than they could if they had to go to each blog individually.
#3 It works also as a blog portal. This is a subtle difference but an important one.
When a user clicks on a blog, that blog opens up in a new window and can be closed out taking the user right back to JapanBlogger to browse other blogs. How cool is that?!
I’ve been using it quite a bit lately and have to say it is a fun and easy way to surf J-blogs.
Thanks for using JapanBlogger and spreading the word. The site has practically been taken over by a bunch of obsessed J-Pop freaks who’ve never even set one foot in Japan, and the front page may soon be filled with nothing but J-Pop blogs (Ugghhh!). So, please people, stop by and rate some “real” Japan blogs.
Oh boy. That’s no good. That is the only problem with the wisdom of crowds: if it is the wrong crowd it’s not wisdom.
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