September 13, 2010
- GMO MAKESHOP
September 13, 2010
Press Release
GMO MAKESHOP Co. Ltd.
GMO MAKESHOP Introduces “mixi Check” Button to Shopping Web Sites ItemPOST and GiriGiri Market
Tokyo – September 13, 2010 – GMO Internet Group company, GMO MAKESHOP, announces that as of today online shopping websites ItemPOST and GiriGiri Market will feature the mixi Check button, a new service by mixi, inc. the operator of social networking service, mixi.
mixi Check Tie-Up
mixi Check is a new communication tool for the social networking service, mixi that provides users with a simple way to share information. Users can share interesting news articles and other information with their mixi friends, and find out what other mixi users are reading.
GMO MAKESHOP has placed the mixi Check button on each product page of shopping website ItemPOST and social commerce website GiriGiri Market. Visitors can click on the mixi “check” button to add a product to their mixi list of favorites or to encourage friends to purchase the same item (*1). mixi users will also be able to take advantage of the service to consult comments and reviews by their mixi friends when shopping online.
(*1) GiriGiri Market allows the user to “check” the site itself, not individual products.
ItemPOST (http://www.makeshop.jp/main/attraction/itempost/index.html) Japanese only
ItemPOST is a shopping portal site that allows MakeShop stores to display their products free-of-charge.
GiriGiri Market: Shopping Portal Site (http://www.girima.jp/ Japanese only)
GiriGiri Market features a series of limited time offers – usually between one and three days – on just released products and other in-demand items made available using the MakeShop Social Limited Time Sale tool. All products are made available at a discounted price once a pre-determined number buyers is reached. Visitors to GiriGiri Market who find something they like can recruit other buyers by posting the product to Twitter or Facebook.
GMO MakeShop will continue to provide its customers with convenient services and contribute to the growth of ecommerce in Japan.
GMO MAKESHOP
The core of GMO MAKESHOP operations is MakeShop, a feature-rich online store construction and management ASP service that anyone can operated and enjoy. One of the world's top online store construction ASPs, MakeShop has been used to establish over 19,000 PC and now mobile online stores in Japan and over 140,000 online stores in Korea. MakeShop is continuously developing new ecommerce services including ItemPOST, a product registration search portal and Live! a video editing suite, Shoptweet, a Twitter tool for ecommerce, and most recently Social Limited Time Sale, a group discount ecommerce service.
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About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, ecommerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449).
GMO MAKESHOP Co. Ltd.
Company Name | GMO MakeShop Co. Ltd. http://www.makeshop.jp |
Location | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Kazuyoshi Mukaihatake |
Business Description | - Ecommerce ASP Services - Ecommerce Solutions - Web Development |
Capital | 15,000,000 yen |
GMO Internet Inc.
Company Name | GMO Internet Inc. http://www.gmo.jp/en (TSE First Section Code: 9449) |
Location | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Masatoshi Kumagai |
Business Description | - Web Infrastructure & Ecommerce - Internet Media |
Capital | 1.27 billion yen |