The underreported reason behind Mixi's stock taking a nosedive less than a month after its stock went supernova on its first day of trading.
Please don't post any personal details about the people involved, or even links to information. If you feel the need to know more, Google it.
Music by Plastic Soul Band
21 responses so far ↓
1 Tokyo Calling // Nov 15, 2006 at 3:51 pm
or two are taken along the way just make matters less coherent. Mercifully, your host closes with a promise to refrain from recording podcasts while pressing laundry for the foreseeable future. Links Mentioned: Edirol R-09 Digital Recorder Rich Pav on Mixi brouhaha Design Festa Yahoo Video Blogging Group Lunch Time Video blogpost Running time: 49'21" ..:.. Filesize: 17.0 mb Bit Rate: 48 Kbps (mono) ..:.. Sample Rate 44.100 As always, thanks for listening! !
2 Guzen Media Japan // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:13 am
Mixi has had some bad press recently when a members site was hacked and personal information and photos, some of them of his girlfriend in her birthday suit , were released into cyberspace. You can listen to a podcast from Herro Flom Japan about the scandal.
3 JGoth.com - Igor's MySpace Place // Dec 16, 2006 at 6:34 pm
a personal computer breech that exposed the lives of one couple as they became unwitting stars of the blogoshpere and the fallout that followed – but went largely unreported in mainstream media. Read JGoth.com's summary or hear the full details in Herro Flom Japan's podcast (an unfortunate name, but a great podcast).
4 Ben Miller | Tokyo // Dec 13, 2006 at 4:46 am
entries here refer to "mixi" and sometimes "identity." Earlier this week, I received visits from people using Google (mainly) to search for "mixi identity." I didn't understand this sudden interest until I read fukumimi's (Shin Fukushige) post. addenda podcast
5 Recognize Design // Nov 30, 2006 at 2:22 pm
4. mixi – By far the most popular Japanese social networking site, mixi made an IPO at $15,000 a share this year. I recommended buying and shorting. It shot up to $32,000 a share the next day before plummeting in the wake of the “Ass-Hair Burger” scandal (Umm…that’s Japan for you). 3. Google – I guess it’s hard to find. 2. 2ちゃんねる – 2 Channel, Japan’s biggest (by far) message board site. It’s anonymous and this is where the gloves come off. People who are normally forced into being
6 Tokyo Dan
// Oct 19, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Rich,
Didn't know you started podcasting again. Welcome back. Great story. When I first heard the title, I thought the podcast was going to be about Mos Burger with their strange menu.
Regards,
Dan
7 Tokyo Dan
// Oct 19, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Rich, it's me again. I'm writing this as I'm listening. I found out that you were podcasting again via Podshow's Plastic Soul Band page. The "Who's played this artist…" showed that you played the PSB.
Actually I was the guy that told them about the Podsafe Music Network in February. And I have played them extensively on my podcast. They really are great!. I've seen them live numerous times and my October 6th show features Kiyoko live, doing Janis Joplin. Her idol is Janis Joplin – and she kicked ass at that show. Also featured is a yet unreleased single called "Kyo wa Nandaka".
Here's a link to the show – listen from about 21 minutes into the podcast:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsHappeningInTokyo/~3/32758655/WHIT-10-06-2006.mp3
8 Rich Pav
// Oct 19, 2006 at 10:23 pm
I'm kinda back. When I have both the time and something interesting to say, I try to put one out.
The weekly gossip rags like Flash broke the burger story yesterday. It's sad for the victims that most of them published the private pics and described which cute cute celebrities she looks like. It entices the general public to search for them. That poor couple's lives have been destroyed.
One thing for sure, I'm no longer interested in getting a Mixi account.
9 Tokyo Dan
// Oct 19, 2006 at 10:25 pm
And if you want to see them live, I'll keep you posted. They're supposed to have a show in November in Kichijoji. After that the next show is January 13 in Kichijoji. Let's get together at one of these shows.
10 missb
// Oct 20, 2006 at 12:42 am
egad…what a total nightmare for her. Yikes.
11 maiku
// Oct 20, 2006 at 4:28 pm
wow, poor girl. what a loser for taking advantage of someone by spreading illegaly obtained personal stuff like that. hopefully that guy gets whats comming to him.
anyways, I'm really enjoying listening to the podcasts! it feels so nostalgic checking the feed for new shows and listening to them when they come out XD
12 Rich Pav
// Oct 20, 2006 at 4:54 pm
Not just her, but her family, her friends, her employer…
I saw a screenshot online from a TV news program that two people were arrested. On the way home tonight I'm going to pick up a few of the gossip rags to see how they covered it.
It wasn't just two people passing the photos around–more like hundreds or thousands of people. And "ass hair burger" and her real name are top search engine queries.
I guess it's hard for people not involved in the Japanese online community to understand how huge this incident became. Mixi has 7 million subscribers, and a lot of them don't hide their identies. This was a real wake-up call to be more careful from now on.
What I can't understand is why Mixi reacted so heavy-handedly by deleting so many accounts with complete disregard as to whether or not they were involved. Did somone in power who doesn't understand the Internet put the fear of God into them? That's what tarnished their reputation the most. Pissing off bloggers is a bad idea. They tend to complain in a big way to an enormous audience. I was hoping to get a Mixi account, but I've changed my mind.
BTW, if you ever want to explain MySpace to someone in Japan, you have to tell them "it's like Mixi" because they've never heard of it. YouTube, on the other hand, is all the rage here.
13 Rich Pav
// Oct 20, 2006 at 4:57 pm
I definitely want to go to their next live show. Please keep me posted.
That's an interesting URL you posted. I didn't know you could do that with FeedBurner.
14 tokyobilly
// Oct 20, 2006 at 6:24 pm
great podcast rich… i had no idea about this story…
15 MC
// Oct 23, 2006 at 9:43 pm
This is probably the best band you've featured so far – love them! I'll definitely be looking for their website. Also, I think you've captured the essence of podcasting. It's informal and spontaneous. I know you prefer the videocasting, which I really enjoy as well, but you do a great job with the podcast. I was really happy you picked it up again, even if it's only when the mood strikes you. Again, that's the spirit of the thing. Keep it up and thanks!!!
16 Finding Japan » Blog Archive » mixi scandal
// Oct 27, 2006 at 6:52 am
[...] Again, I wanted to point out some excellent podcasting from Rich Pav and HerroFlomJapan commenting on the Mixi scandal and the dilemma of Web 2.0 and social networking. Then, he puts the icing on the cake with some killer Japanese blues music. Please, go check it out this episode, if you know what's good for you. ^_^ [...]
17 Dan
// Oct 30, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Hello Rich,
Plastic Soul Band's next show is at Bar Drop in Kichijoji on December 24.
http://www.drop.co.jp/pcindex.html
18 ken
// Nov 27, 2006 at 9:26 pm
Rich, this is crazy…I heard a bit about the story, but I didn't realize how damn funny it is.
19 LaneO
// Jan 3, 2007 at 5:15 pm
did you say "exploding star"? maybe you're looking for the word: nova? great podcast. btw, when you spoke to someone when it sounded like you were done doing whatever you were doing, i thought you said "gozaimasu…" i was just in Japan and i thought i heard a couple of people use it and what little nihongo i know it is used as a suffix like in arigatō gozimasu. so is this a new slang or hip-speak? i know the Japanese love to shorten words. thanks!
20 Herro Flom Japan » Blog Archive » Some Sorta Scary Stats and future direction
// Feb 17, 2007 at 10:16 pm
[...] around 1,000 plays per episode, but it takes a while for the numbers to get up there. The "Ass Hair Burger Festival," which was the last episode I did in 2006, has been listened to over 4,000 [...]
21 I joined LJ only to comment - mixi and nicovideo - the MySpace and youtube(?) of Japan
// Apr 19, 2007 at 7:13 am
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