I seem to be seeing more and more of these lately, mostly thanks to them being forwarded by confused and concerned clients. If you want to get someone’s attention these days you can start by injecting a little FUD into their thinking about their Internet domain name. Those ever-industrious Chinese have taken this idea and [...]
Netwise wine portal site Vinotokyo was featured today in The Japan Times along with a short interview with Netwise president Michael Rollins. Read the full article text. The site–billed as “Tokyo’s Guide to All Things Wine”–offers information of Tokyo wine events of all kinds, classes, Tokyo wine bars and restaurants and more. Members can post reviews [...]
With the arrival of JavaScript libraries like jQuery web development has gotten a lot easier. Better still, these tools make it possible to design website user experiences that are simple, intuitive and interesting. Our use of jQuery and MooTools has opened a world of “cool” possibilities and makes our work a lot more interesting. However, [...]
I got an email from Metropolis today. It came to an address I used when I joined their community, though I don’t remember opting-in to anything. At any rate, I opened it and was amazed at just how completely bad it was. Clumsily composed in plain text and littered with duplicate links, it looked more [...]
February is drawing to a close, putting us firmly in the new year and looking forward to onset of Spring. The past few days have been warm enough to suggest that hanami season is just around the corner. We’re all ready to open the windows and start enjoying some cool breezes in the office and [...]
Nice to see someone on a national network call these pricks out on their hate-mongering and general small-mindedness. I had begun to get the feeling the American news media had devolved into two antagonistic camps comprising Jon Stewart and everyone else, but now I need there are some other voices of reason out there as [...]
One of our recent projects is now online and is picking up steam in terms of traffic and membership. Here’s the “official” blurb: Tokyo has a lot to offer wine lovers. From world-class restaurants to standing wine bars to the massive retail and online wine trade, Tokyoites have access to an incredible range of not [...]
1. Tully’s. Understated, cozy, jazzy BGM. 「アメリカノ、お湯少なめで。」 2. DEAN & DELUCA. Expensive and worth it. 3. Seattle’s Best Coffee. Very few Tokyo locations. Enjoy it at Beacon after lunch. 4. Sagafredo Zanetti. Stylish and tasty. 5. Starbucks. What’s to say? 6. Kohikan. Home to the shortest chairs in Tokyo and dated “Blue Mountain”-type offerings. 7. [...]