Japanese Social Networking: Can mixi survive Line, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.? [REISSUE]

http://socialnetworkingnews.org/japanese-social-networking-can-mixi-survive-line-facebook-twitter-instagram-etc-reissue/

Long under siege from Facebook, Twitter, and more recently, the semi-social Line, and confronted by a shift toward more open and international social networking options, Japan’s native mixi has signaled what looks a lot like retreat: it’s been announced that they will effectively merge with istyle, an online marketing company best known for its cosmetics sales site, @cosme

Source: akihabaranews.com

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