The future of Real Time Web and Social Media
As real-time web services gained momentum, this event examined their societal impact and potential. Twitter (now X) co-founder Biz Stone delivered a keynote on the power of immediacy and transparency in communication. Executives from Japanese platforms like GREE and Mixi also participated, offering insights into growth strategies and challenges. The event probed how real-time digital interactions are reshaping decision-making and behavior on a societal scale.
Global IT History
- Japan: Internet penetration reaches 78.2% (94.65 million users), with the e-commerce market valued at ¥7.8 trillion
- Global: The number of internet users surpasses 2 billion
- The launch of the iPad marks the beginning of the tablet market
Expansion of Social Networking Services and the Rise of the Mobile Social Era
- Facebook surpasses 600 million users, generating $1.9 billion in advertising revenue
- Twitter sees 25 billion tweets in a year
- Instagram launches and gains 1 million users within two months
- YouTube reaches 2 billion daily views
Transformation of Web Search and Advertising Structures
- Yahoo! JAPAN adopts Google’s search engine and ad delivery system
- Over 90% of Japan’s search market becomes powered by Google technology
- Google integrates Twitter posts into search results, launching real-time search
Speakers
Biz Stone
Co-Founder, Twitter
Iain Dodsworth
Founder and CEO, TweetDeck
Robert Goldberg
CEO, Zynga Japan
Akinori Harada
Vice President, mixi
Yoshikazu Tanaka
CEO, GREE
Naruatsu Baba
CEO, COLOPL
Zach Coelius
Co-Founder and CEO, Triggit
Takahito Iguchi
CEO, Tonchidot
Atsuhiro Murakami
Tabelog Chief Director, Kakaku.com
Phil Libin
CEO, Evernote
Evan Cohen
General Manager, Foursquare
Saumil Nanavati
Co-Founder and CEO, Chlkboard
Teruhide Sato
President and Group CEO, netprice
Vanessa Fox
Founder, Nine By Blue
Nobuyuki Hayashi
Tokyo-based IT Journalist & Consultant
Hitoshi Hokamura
General Partner, First Compass Group
Nils Johnson
Co-Founder, Beautylish
Kaoru Hayashi
President and Group CEO, Digital Garage
Joichi Ito
Co-Founder and Board Member, Digital Garage
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