M@Blog » web2.0 http://www.mattromaine.com Tokyo and tech through the eyes of a split pea Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:57:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 myGengo Talk : Resources on Translation http://www.mattromaine.com/2009/07/16/mygengo-talk-resources-on-translation/ http://www.mattromaine.com/2009/07/16/mygengo-talk-resources-on-translation/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:57:28 +0000 matt http://www.mattromaine.com/?p=565 One of our very talented Interns has been hard at work on both myGengo Talk and the myGengo Blog – a repository of resources for translators, and news summaries on the translation industry, respectively. There is so much valuable and interesting information for polyglots and multicultural personalities alike, it’s fascinating. Research on many levels continues to bring discoveries on how our minds and societies work!

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At the moment there is only one 2kurabe, but more will appear automatically as the WDE team adds them.
Enjoy!
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A Flash-based widget (aka “blog part”) of 2kurabe is now available. Check it out, make some 2kurabes, and spread the word!
]]> http://www.mattromaine.com/2008/08/27/2kurabe-flash-widgets-now-live/feed/ 0 ee日本コミュニティーサイト誕生！ http://www.mattromaine.com/2008/07/10/ee%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%82%b3%e3%83%9f%e3%83%a5%e3%83%8b%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e8%aa%95%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%81/ http://www.mattromaine.com/2008/07/10/ee%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%82%b3%e3%83%9f%e3%83%a5%e3%83%8b%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e8%aa%95%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%81/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:21 +0000 matt http://www.mattromaine.com/2008/07/10/ee%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%82%b3%e3%83%9f%e3%83%a5%e3%83%8b%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e8%aa%95%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%81/ eejp screenshot 皆さん、お疲れさまです！いよいよ米国で普及しているExpressionEngine (エクスプレッションエンジン、以下「ee」)のコミュニティーサイトがオープンしました。去年から使いまくっているこのブログとCMSのプラットフォーム、大変お勧めします^^ 次世代のウェブサービス開発や、コンテンツの多いウェブサイトの管理に困っているエンジニアーに向いているプラットフォームだけではありません！コンテンツ作者や、デザインを中心にしている方の人生も楽にしてくれます（笑）。

今回のデザインは Moresided からです。システム設計は（株）マジです、そしてブログやサポートしてくださっているのはもぎゃさん。

まだまだオープンしたばかりですので、これからユーザーガイドやウィキも追加していくつもりです。是非力を合わせてeeを使いこなして行きましょう！

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The Huffington Post’s editorial processes are based on what Peretti has named the “mullet strategy.” (“Business up front, party in the back” is how his trend-spotting site BuzzFeed glosses it.) “User-generated content is all the rage, but most of it totally sucks,” Peretti says. The mullet strategy invites users to “argue and vent on the secondary pages, but professional editors keep the front page looking sharp. The mullet strategy is here to stay, because the best way for Web companies to increase traffic is to let users have control, but the best way to sell advertising is a slick, pretty front page where corporate sponsors can admire their brands.”

For those who’ve been in this “space” before, this is nothing new but is too easy to forget. A little PR and email-spam gets the “party in the back” kicking the tires. But with tight budgets and resource constraints, rich editorial content – the “slick, pretty front page” – is often neglected, and what’s more, it’s often a challenge to measure the effect such content has on visitor traffic. Rich content creates organic growth – a rate few in the online industry seem to have the patience for. Other user-generated content sites, most notably Youtube, may seem like exceptions but are in fact strong cases for the point – after all, it was the “professionally produced” SNL-skit video that is generally excepted to have propelled Youtube into a $1.6 billion basket.

Just something to think about as we continue to create online services.

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最近話題のCode Igniterにご興味を持っている方へ、来週のオープンソースカンファレンスでCodeIgniterのセミナーが行われます。是非参加を！

CodeIgniter is a wonderfully light yet robust and easily extendable PHP framework that has helped me develop miistation.com, kirakirajin.com (now defunct), and 2kurabe.com quickly and efficiently.

CodeIgniter は軽くて、しかもセキュアーにエクステンシブルなPHPフレームワークであり、これを使ってmiistation.com, kirakirajin.com (キラキラ人、現在終了）、そして 2kurabe.com 等を立ち上げました。

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アマゾンからのパクリ：

アーティストについて

約2000組のアーティストと12000名を超えるリスナー(2008年1月現在)が登録しているコロムビアミュージックエンタテイメントの音楽コミュニティ『音レボ』。その第1回オーディションで12000名のリスナーからの人気投票で第1位に選ばれ今回デビューすることになったのがGOOD CREW(グッドクルー)です。

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勿論自分も関わってるプロジェクトですが、正直の意見を言うとこのバンド、面白い！是非聞いてみてください！

Otorevo will soon be releasing the first album under the new Otorevo label and by the winner of Japan’s first all-internet voted music contest! The band is Good Crew, the album is Nippon Ha:ski, and the link for your enjoyment is an exclusive deal with Amazon – pre-order now!

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at least from the looks of it.

From HTML tables to XHTML / CSS.  An impressive change for a site that feeds tens of millions of pages a day.  I’m curious to know if they’ve seen noticeable energy savings.

http://www.mixi.jp

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Quote of the Month:

I’m beginning to suspect there are two “Matts” – because you never sleep, man!

Apologies to those of you who haven’t heard from me in a while.  This quote is in response to my work on a project called 音レボリューション、 or 音レボ for short.  Here’s an old interview with the current CEO of one of the companies helping build it out.  From the few brief encounters I’ve had, Hirose-san strikes me as an amazing man.  A music company run by an engineer = change or bust :)

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I believe there are few times during one’s life when an opportunity or project comes along that makes you want to drop everything and help out.  The speed of development and intensity of the team have contributed to this effort; the project is awesome, the people are amazing.  We’re still far from done, but the potential is limitless.

w00t!

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２くらべのうちわが今朝２００枚届きました！渋谷近辺で配る予定です。欲しい方はメールでご連絡ください！

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