Comments on: The Ass Hair Burger Festival

By: I joined LJ only to comment - mixi and nicovideo - the MySpace and youtube(?) of Japan

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:13:29 +0000

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By: Herro Flom Japan » Blog Archive » Some Sorta Scary Stats and future direction

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:16:15 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: LaneO

LaneO — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:15:03 +0000

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!

By: ken

ken — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:26:35 +0000

Rich, this is crazy…I heard a bit about the story, but I didn't realize how damn funny it is.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:07:28 +0000

Hello Rich,

Plastic Soul Band's next show is at Bar Drop in Kichijoji on December 24.
http://www.drop.co.jp/pcindex.html

By: Finding Japan » Blog Archive » mixi scandal

Finding Japan » Blog Archive » mixi scandal — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:52:06 +0000

[...] 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. ^_^ [...]

By: MC

MC — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:43:25 +0000

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!!!

By: tokyobilly

tokyobilly — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:24:05 +0000

great podcast rich… i had no idea about this story…

By: Rich Pav

Rich Pav — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:57:19 +0000

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.

By: Rich Pav

Rich Pav — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:54:01 +0000

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.

By: maiku

maiku — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:28:19 +0000

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

By: missb

missb — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:42:40 +0000

egad…what a total nightmare for her. Yikes.

By: Tokyo Dan

Tokyo Dan — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:25:07 +0000

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.

By: Rich Pav

Rich Pav — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:23:03 +0000

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.

By: Tokyo Dan

Tokyo Dan — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:21:44 +0000

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

By: Tokyo Dan

Tokyo Dan — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:07:13 +0000

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

By: Tokyo Calling

Tokyo Calling — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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! !

By: Guzen Media Japan

Guzen Media Japan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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.

By: JGoth.com - Igor's MySpace Place

JGoth.com - Igor's MySpace Place — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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).

By: Ben Miller | Tokyo

Ben Miller | Tokyo — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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

By: Recognize Design

Recognize Design — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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