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February, 16-18, 2009: Attending Mobile World Congress - Barcelona

2010-01-29T03:24:22Z

Christopher and Kei will both be at the upcoming MWC in Barcelona from February 16 to the 18th. As always, please let us know if you would like to meet up! See you in Barcelona!

Wake Up World iPhone App released. New Social Video Alarm Clock!

2009-12-09T09:09:46Z

Infinita has just released Wake Up World on the iTunes App Store. Wake Up World is the world's first Social Video Alarm Clock for your iPhone and iPod Touch.

Set your alarm and wake up to a video sent to you by a friend, a loved one, or even a stranger. Even on the other side of the world, your friend or family member can send you the perfect morning wake up call.

With a Wake Up World account you can send and receive wake ups by choosing a video (or shooting your own!) and beaming it to your friend. The next time they wake up, it will be to the video you sent.

We will be adding some exciting updates in the near future, but for now check out the app at the iTunes App Store, or learn more at the Wake Up World web site.

December 7, 2009: Speaking at Heroes of The Mobile Screen - London

2009-12-05T20:51:46Z

Kei has been invited to speak at the event, Heroes of The Mobile Screen, in London this coming Monday. This will be the last major mobile event this year, with lots of great people speaking about mobile throughout the day. Check out the list of speakers here. If you're in the area, I highly recommend you take a look at who's around :-) Look forwards to seeing you there! and as always, please email me if you would like to meet up! Kei

December 7, 2009: Speaking at Heroes of The Mobile Screen - London

2009-12-05T20:51:46Z

November 19, 2009: Speaking at IFRA Digital Media Asia, Singapore

2009-11-16T03:39:24Z

Christopher will be giving an overview of current and potential future trends in mobile marketing and advertising in the Japanese market during Day 2 of the IFRA Digital Media Asia conference in Singapore Thursday, November 19, 2009. The conference, which takes place from November 18 to 20 at the Raffles City Convention Center, also features one day each focusing on online media and the e-reading market in Asia, respectively. Registration is here, and please do get in touch if you are attending (or in Singapore in general, for that matter) and would like to meet.

November 18, 2009: Speaking at Illinois Technology Association - Chicago

2009-10-26T06:02:19Z

"How can we apply what already works in Japan in our mobile market?" -- Christopher will share his views on this ever-popular question in a presentation to the llinois Technology Association's Mobile Visionary Roundtable event in Chicago on November 18, 2009 at 8:30 am local time. Due to travel schedule constraints, the presentation will be delivered via a live, interactive videocast. Some of the issues Christopher will touch upon include: - Understand why 9 in 10 Japanese use the Mobile Internet - See how mobile phones are being used as digital wallets, TVs, health monitoring devices - and how they can even help to keep your shoes dry - Discover how operators, handset manufacturers and content providers cooperate to create value - Learn how mobile advertising became a US$ 1 billion industry - Find out which players are pushing the boundaries of the medium - Understand what lessons all of this holds for other markets You can find more details about the event here, if you are in the Chicago area and would like to participate in this (or future) Mobile Visionary Roundtable events, please contact the Chairs: Tim Cascio +1 (773) 793-6209 Tim.Cascio@GSMarketingGroup.com Raymond J. Reinhardt +1 (312) 924-1681 Raymond@Cuddlephish.com

October 21-22, 2009: Speaking at Mobile VAS - Singapore

2009-10-20T03:51:48Z

Kei will be in Singapore the next few days to give a presentation at Mobile VAS 2009. His presentation will be focusing on the history and success of Japan's mobile industry. His appearances will be as follows: Day 1: October 21, 2009 Time: 9:15 - 9:40 Presentation: Insights into the future: Examining Value Added Services from An Advanced Market and Understanding How and Why It Works - How did the mobile industry in Japan get so big? The history and unique mechanism of the Japanese mobile industry - The roles that Japanese Carriers, Content Providers, Technical Enablers and the Clients who utilize the Mobile Platform play to spawn innovation create new user experiences and generate revenue and traffic. - VAS examples from the Japanese Carriers, Content Providers, Technical Enablers and Clients - Innovative services applicable in other markets - Lessons Learned / Summary Day 1: October 21, 2009 Time: 12:10 - 13:05 Break-out Group Discussion: The Road Ahead - Future of Mobile VAS in Asia; Opportunities and Challenges Day 2: October 22, 2009 Time: 12:10 - 13:05 Panel: Mobile Social Networking - Creating a New Kind of Lifestyle for the Mobile Phone Users - Understanding the market for Mobile Social Networking in Asia - Presentation of innovative ideas and services available in the market - Challenges we are looking at and solutions available for us to utilize - The Future of Mobile Social Networking - What lies ahead the road of Mobile Social Networking Moderator: Jaime Ocampo, APAC Head, Business Development-Mobile Friendster, Singapore Panelists: Rohit Sawhney, General Manager, Virgin Mobile, India John Martinez, Senior Manager, Marketing, Maxis, Malaysia Will be running around a bit, but please get in touch with me if you want to meet up!

November 4, 2009: Speaking at Forum IAB 2009, Warsaw

2009-10-15T09:04:07Z

Christopher will be in Warsaw to give a presentation at Forum IAB 2009, the biggest online marketing industry conference in Poland. He will be focusing on current trends and future developments in mobile marketing in Japan. Fun fact in this context: 15% of *all* orders made at McDonald's Japan involve customers redeeming mobile coupons, with a good number of the transactions being settled via NFC chips. Other speakers at Forum IAB 2009 include: Norm Johnston - Global Digital Leader, Mindshare Worldwide, UK Claude Spasevski, Advertising Business Development Director, Orange, France Dean Donaldson, Digital Experience Strategist, Eyeblaster, UK Mariota Essery, Art Director, Tribal DDB Amsterdam, Netherlands Matt Szymczyk, CEO, Zugara, USA Looks like a very interesting event - can't wait to go! For any meetups on November 4 (unfortunately, I only have time to stay for a day), please get in touch via email.

October 16, 2009: Speaking at Mobile2.0 - San Francisco

2009-10-15T07:50:02Z

Last minute post, Kei will be on a panel at Mobile 2.0 Developer Day in Mountain View. Panel: The App Explosion - International Trends & Learnings Moderator: Harald Niedhardt, CMO, Smaato Inc. Panelists: Laura A. Diaz, Partner Relations Manager, Partner & Developer Programs, NAVTEQ Kei Shimada, Founder & CEO, Infinita Inc. Look forwards to seeing you there!

October 1 to 3, 2009: Kei will be in Hong Kong.

2009-09-29T14:14:57Z

There are a bunch of places that I would love to visit, but there are only a handful that you can an year (unless you are super rich and have all the time you want,,, which unfortunately is not the case for me). Well, one of those places is Hong Kong, since Christopher mentioned that he was just amazed with the city and people, not to mention the food, the glitz and all... Short notice, but I will be flying in tomorrow for a stay till Saturday. As always, give me a ping if you would like to meet up :-) Kei

Kei quoted in 2 Articles

2009-09-29T05:44:28Z

Days roll by pretty quickly these days, so I am doing a little catching up now... Here are two links to articles that I was quoted in recently. [Date] August 31, 2009 [Media] The Times [Article] Japan prepares to challenge for global supremacy in mobile phones [Date] September 15, 2009 [Media] Media of Hong Kong [Article] Japanese mobile players unite to drive global expansion

Infinita supports Smaato Mobile Advertising Awards

2009-09-17T01:38:18Z

We are pleased to announce our participation in the Smaato Mobile Advertising Awards as a member of the jury - with the mission find the coolest ad-enabled mobile content on the planet. Please contact Harald Neidhardt at Smaato directly if you think you deserve the championship belt. Full press release follows: Smaato Mobile Advertising Award open for global entries Awarding the innovation of mobile developers and publishers for the second year Berlin, GERMANY / San Francisco, CA - September 09, 2009 - Smaato Inc., a leading mobile ad optimizer, announces the Smaato Mobile Advertising Award 2009. After the success of last year's competition, Smaato is opening entries to find the coolest ad-enabled mobile content on the planet. This year, the competition will be broken into three categories: iPhone, mobile website and applications and games running on all other platforms. Participation is for free! More information is provided at www.smaato.com/award. Smaato will invite the winners of each category to participate at Mobile World Congress, taking place in Barcelona, Spain in February 2010. The event is the world's largest mobile conference and exhibition and gives the winning companies the chance to strut their stuff in front of the entire mobile community. If that wasn't enough, Smaato will also make a number of introductions for winners to VC's at partner level. Additional prizes are: a booth at M-Days in Munich, Germany in January 2010, free tickets for Mobile World Congress, and many more. "The Smaato Mobile Advertising Award 2008 was an instant success. With more than 100 entrants in its first year we could not ask for more positive feedback. We think this is a clear indicator that there is a lot of creativity and positive energy in the mobile ecosystem. The best is yet to come!" comments Harald Neidhardt, CMO & Co-Founder of Smaato the competition last year. The Smaato Award 2009 features a world-class jury of leading influencers in the mobile community: Bambi Francisco (vator.tv), Bena Roberts (GoMoNews), Caroline Lewko (WIP), Giselle Tsirulnik (Mobile Marketer), James Cameron (Camerjam), Jim Cook (MobiAdNews), Kei Shimada (Infinita), Lubna Dajani (Mobile Monday, NYC), Mark Wächter (Mobile Monday, Germany & BVDW), Matthäus Krzykowski (Editor, VB), Matthew Snyder (IAB), Michelle Sklar (bnetTV), Peggy Anne Salz (MSearchGroove), Ragnar Kruse (Smaato Inc.), Rudy De Waele (dotOpen/mTrends), Tim Green (ME UK), Tomi Ahonen (Author), Trey Harvin (mobiThinking). The jury will look at: unique approach, traction in the market, idea, originality, company positioning and branding to name a few. Deadline for submissions is October 9th, 2009. The winner will be announced at the Mobile 2.0 conference in San Francisco, October 15th, 2009. Press contact Smaato Inc. Harald Neidhardt CMO & Co-Founder harald@smaato.com Smaato Inc. 3 Lagoon Drive, Suite 170 Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Phone (USA): +1 (650) 286 11 98 Phone (Europe) +49 (40) 35 71 83 88 www.smaato.com twitter: @smaato_soma About Smaato Inc. Smaato is a pioneering mobile advertising company that operates the leading mobile ad optimization platform called SOMA (Smaato Open Mobile Advertising) and partners with mobile publishers, developers, ad networks and operators. SOMA's unique feature is the aggregation of multiple leading ad networks globally to maximize mobile advertising ARPU. SOMA can be easily integrated with ad networks, ad inventory owners (publishers, developers and operators) and 3rd party ad technology providers. Smaato is an active member of the Mobile Marketing Association, the dot.mobi Advisory Group and the German Digital Media Association BVDW. Smaato received a Top 100 Private Company Award by AlwaysOn Media (2009 & 2007) and was an Andrew Seybold Choice Awards finalist at CTIA 2008 for best Newcomer, among other awards. Smaato Inc. is based in Redwood Shores, California. The privately held company was founded in 2005 by an experienced International management team. The European headquarters are in Hamburg, Germany.

Infinita.tv on YouTube and Facebook

2009-08-24T02:25:09Z

In order to make Infinita.tv content more easily accessible, we've just launched a YouTube channel, and you can also connect with us on Facebook. Of course, the Infinita.tv website itself continues to be available as well. In related news, check out this write-up of Infinita.tv on MobileCrunch!

September 3, 2009: Speaking at ad:tech - Tokyo 2009

2009-08-13T08:49:23Z

Kei will be speaking at the first ad:tech conference in Tokyo scheduled to be held on September 2 and 3, 2009. Panel: Effective Mobile Marketing Tools & Case Studies Moderator: Akihiko Tokuhisa, Director, CTO and Head of e-Business Group, D.A.Consortium Panelists: John Lagerling, Vice President and General Manager, Japan, admob Inc. Alvin Foo, VP or Sales, China and SE Asia, Velti Kei Shimada, Founder & CEO, Infinita Inc. Time: 2:30pm - 3:25pm Kei is planning to be there for the two days, so contact him if you want to chat over a latte!

Presentation from Mobile Copenhagen 2009

2009-06-30T08:00:18Z

Returning to the topic of Denmark, here's the presentation Christopher recently gave at the Mobile Copenhagen 2009 conference. Topics covered include all sorts of interesting data on what Japanese users buy via mobile, how they pay for it, and how much they spend, along with some cool service examples from the likes of Girlswalker, Otetsudai Networks and Louie Vuitton -- check it out:

Future Insight: Mobile Commerce in Japan

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Much thanks to the conference organizer, Mr Kasper Haagensen at Mimer Group in Copenhagen!