Good article summarizing why The Economist is the best of the English-language news weeklies. I’ve been a subscriber for a couple of years now and know of no other “newspaper” (as they refer to themselves) that offers the same breadth and depth of bias-free, well-researched and beautifully articulated reporting. Very few ads, and virtually nothing related [...]
The wine dinner Wednesday evening at Le Petit Tonneau’s Azabu-juban location was a great success and enjoyed by all who attended (and perhaps especially by yours truly). I go to a lot of these wine dinners, and this one was hands-down the best value-for-money of any I’ve joined. For a surprisingly-low 8,000 yen we enjoyed [...]
According to the Google Analytics Blog, Google today launched a new Application Programming Interface (API) for Google Analytics, their free service for tracking and analyzing website traffic and usage. We use Google Analytics extensively at Netwise, of course, and are thrilled about the things that will be possible now thanks to the API. Google says: [...]
Japan Positive Network (JPN) は文化、芸術活動を通じて異文化間の相互理解を深めると共に、環境保全、地域の活性化、青少年の健全育成などの問題に取り組んでいるNPO法人です。ネットワイズでは同法人のウェブサイトのリニューアルを請け負い、また企業市民活動の一環として、日本発の国際相互協力音楽プロジェクト「World Positive Project」に参加いたしました。 このプロジェクトでは、楽器や音楽機材を収集し、それらを必要としている世界の音楽制作家や学校などの施設で役立ててもらう活動を繰り広げており、ネットワイズでは、プロジェクトサイトのデザイン、制作を行い、回収のための「ご提供用フォーム」を提供いたしました。 このフォームよりプロジェクトに参加してくださる皆様が、ご自宅にある楽器や音楽機材を簡単にご報告していただくことが可能になりました。 微力ながらネットワイズでも地域社会の一企業として、今後もこのような貢献活動を行なっていく所存です。
Japan Positive Network (JPN) is a non-profit organization working to deepen cross-cultural understanding through music and the arts while addressing problems of child health and cultivation, regional enablement, and protection of the environment. Netwise collaborated with JPN on the renewal of their website and is participating in the World Positive Project, a Japan-based collaborative international [...]
I wrote an article covering some of the options available to those hoping to set up an online store or web shop here in Japan. Comments/feedback welcome. Setting Up an Online Store in Japan: Some Options