Mixi. It is a social network for smartphones of great popularity in Japan , and that uses NFC (Near Field Communication) technology to delve into the field of geolocation, so fashionable these days; here users post photos, share comments and links, and interact with the community on pages that have become large discussion forums.
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 Features
- 3 How to register
- 4 Sources
- 5 External Links
History
The social network Mixi, which is the combination of words Mix (combination) with i (person) began operations in February of the 2004 , has only Japanese language version at the beginning was possible to access freely, having only one active account, and either a mobile phone or a computer, approximately two years of created was changed to the system of private social network (access by invitation only and registration of some mixiano friend), then from March of the 2007 In addition to the common account on the PC, it began to be required to have an active mobile account as well, which made it difficult to register new users who lived abroad, despite all this, Mixi is the most popular social network, and even many foreigners use it quite a bit, there are communities in several languages for some who do not write or understand Japanese, although they are very few.
features
The Mixi is perfectly manageable from both a cell phone and a computer, it has the traditional services for the exhibition of photos, videos, personal information, communities, etc., it is also, although the company does not recognize it, a system of love encounters between users. Currently the majority of local artists have their account that provides their fans with all the information about their lives or future events, currently there is a lot of publicity and access to other pages, during our stay within Mixi. The attractiveness of its design makes it quite popular in relation to the rest, also being only in Japanese makes it more common, especially among young people, who spend many hours playing with their mobile. For now Mixi leads the social networks in Japan and is the second most visited website on mobile phones.
How to register
To take part you have to reside in Japan since to register they require a valid mobile phone number in Japan, it has a limit of friends that a person can have in Mixi is 1,000 except for talents and celebrities, users account with a footprint that allows you to see the users who visit your page.
