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It's fleeting. There are lots of social phenomena in Japan that have never taken off in the States and vice-versa. Remember when Zynga and Farmville were the b
by monkmartinez 10y ago
It's fleeting. There are lots of social phenomena in Japan that have never taken off in the States and vice-versa.
Remember when Zynga and Farmville were the best thing since sliced bread? Remember the dotcom days when companies were worth millions(Billions) based on potential? That is what is happening here. There is no hook to keep these users for the next 5 to 10 years. Something "cooler/hipper/awesomer/badasser" is being coded right now...
- nihonde 10y agoYour takeaway from my comment was that I think everything Japan does will later be popular in America? I didn't say that. I do see plenty of examples of stuff that pops in the west years after it was a hit in Japan. However, the point of my earlier comment is that Japan (and many other parts of Asia) have been adapting their language to new media, and stickers are an important extension of that, and thus are tied to quite a fundamental aspect of human life.