May 12, 2010

  • GMO AD Partners Inc.

May 12, 2010
Press Release
GMO AD Partners, Inc.
GMO mobile, Inc.
 
GMO mobile Launches News and Entertainment iPhone Application, Yomerumo
 
Tokyo – May 12, 2010 – GMO mobile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMO Internet Group company, GMO AD Partners, announces the launch of “Yomerumo News”, a free iPhone/iPod application available in the App Store since Saturday, May 8.
 
Yomerumo is a free news and entertainment service by GMO mobile available on the three cell phone carriers docomo, au, and SoftBank. The site receives around 60 million page views per month. In addition to news and entertainment Yomerumo offers trending topics on the web, a column on love, 4-panel manga and user generated content, delivering over 150 articles each day to cell phone users.
GMO mobile’s release of the free Yomerumo News for iPhone/iPod touch enables free access to application content for iPhone users, a rapidly growing market demographic.
Yomerumo also allows iPhone users to post links and comments to Twitter from within the application.
 
Yomerumo News Application
Price: Free (*Data transfer charges apply)
Where to find it: Go to the App Store and go to category, look for Yomerumo News under Free Top in the News Category or download here, http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id371083834 (please note this application is only available in Japanese)
                          
Media Inquiries
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About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, ecommerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449). 
 
 
GMO AD Partners, Inc.
Company Name
GMO AD Partners, Inc. http://www.gmo-ap.jp/
(OSE Hercules: 4784)
Location
1-10-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO
Shintaro Takahashi
Business Description
- Internet Advertising
Capital
1.301 billion yen
 
GMO Mobile Inc.
Company Name
GMO mobile, Inc. http://www.gmo-mobile.jp/
Location
1-10-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO
Shintaro Takahashi
Business Description
- Internet Media
Capital
10 million yen
 
GMO Internet Inc.
Company Name
GMO Internet Inc. http://www.gmo.jp/en
(TSE First Section Code: 9449)
Location
Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO
Masatoshi Kumagai
Business Description
- Web Infrastructure & Ecommerce
-Internet Media
Capital
1.27 billion yen
 
*iPhone and iPod touch are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.
*Twitter is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc.
*All other company names and product names appearing in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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