February 1, 2007
New Function Added to teacup Autopage Rental Blog Service
Introduction of Rakuten Product Search beta version
- Tea Cup Communication
Tokyo – February 1, 2007 --GMO Internet Group company, Tea Cup Communication, today introduced to teacup blog “AutoPage", a beta version of the Rakuten Product Search API* for Rakuten Market. Rakuten Market is an Internet shopping mall operated by Rakuten Inc.
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The introduction of the beta version Rakuten Product Search API to the teacup blog allows users to search Rakuten Affiliate products from the upload form and insert the Rakuten Affiliate ID Tag into their upload form. By registering Rakuten Affiliate IDs on their administration screen bloggers link their Rakuten Market or Rakuten Books product review to the success of that product.
Tea cup blog aims to attract new members with this function including those who want to earn a little extra money and those who value word of mouth information. At the same time it hopes to provide themes that encourage users to post to their blogs more regularly.
Teacup“AutoPage” Blog
The teacup blog “AutoPage” rental blog service was introduced in July, 2004 and currently has around 340,000 users. The advantage of our service is its range of original features including the Flash drawing function (Magical Maker**), a highly flexible style sheet editing function, and a service that allows the user to create a book out of their blog.
Tea Cup Communication Ltd.
Tea Cup Communication operates the portal site teacup and provides Internet tools for individuals including rental bulletin boards, rental chat rooms, rental blogs and online stores. There are currently around 2.4 million teacup members. The comprehensive Internet community is one of the largest in Japan boasting around 8.2 million unique users*** per month (NetRatings 10/2006) and 17 million page views**** per day (NetRatings 10/2006).
Tea Cup Communication operates the portal site teacup and provides Internet tools for individuals including rental bulletin boards, rental chat rooms, rental blogs and online stores. There are currently around 2.4 million teacup members. The comprehensive Internet community is one of the largest in Japan boasting around 8.2 million unique users*** per month (NetRatings 10/2006) and 17 million page views**** per day (NetRatings 10/2006).
Related Links (all sites are in Japanese unless otherwise indicated)
teacup.blog“AutoPage”: http://autopage.teacup.com/
teacup.blog×Rakuten Affiliate: http://autopage.teacup.com/pr_rakuafi.shtml
teacup. afiliate kouza: http://autopage.teacup.com/affiliate.shtml
Media Inquiries
GMO Internet Inc. Group PR Team
E-mail: [email protected]
*API (Application Program Interface): A method of communication employed when using an OS or middleware function in another application. In this case the communication method is made public in order to allow the Rakuten Market database search structure to be used by external web applications via the Internet.
**Magical Maker: an ASP service by Media Groove for easy Flash® creation. Easy-to-use tool for drawing on a photo, decorating it and uploading it to a blog. This is a standard teacup blog feature.
***Unique User: the number of users that visit a site in a fixed period.
****Page View: A measure of the extent to which a website is accessed.
The GMO Internet Group
The GMO Internet Group is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services in Japan. We provide web hosting, e-commerce tools, domain registration, Internet advertising, online securities trading and a host of other services to over 22 million individual and 550 000 corporate customers. Striving to redefine the industry and foster a vibrant Internet culture, the GMO Internet Group is continuously working to inspire enthusiasm in our customers and put smiles on their faces.
Tea Cup Communication Ltd.
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Company Name
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Address
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Meisei Building, 8-9 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
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CEO
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Tomoyuki Ishikawa
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Business Description
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■ Design and management of Internet communication services
■Internet Advertising
■Planning, design, implementation and operation of Internet information systems and communication networks.
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Capital
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￥71,000,000
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GMO Internet Inc.
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Company Name
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GMO Internet Inc. http://www.gmo.jp/en
(TSE First Section Code: 9449)
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Address
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Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
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CEO
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Masatoshi Kumagai
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Business Description
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■Internet Use Support (Infrastructure)
■Internet Advertising Support (Media)
■Internet Finance
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Capital
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￥7,148,290,000
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*Flash® is an Adobe Systems Incorporated trademark or registered trademark in the US and other countries.