Ecademy down, or server blocking access from Japan?

Quite often I face server down when using Ecademy in the nights.
And this is happening again to me, in the middle of sending messages to other members. I might have to rewrite all the messages during this period. This really sucks…
Why is UK servers are so weak? Ecademy server often only accepts access within UK […]

Gree APIs

Unlike mixi, Gree has APIs available.
http://labs.gree.jp/Top/API.html
But only one function available.
http://labs.gree.jp/Top/API/Keyword.html

mixi API(s)

As mixi follows OpenSocial, they plan to release some of APIs to developers.
Currently their APIs are only available to some of advertisers on mixi.
Here’re some of known APIs and methods to retrieve data from mixi. And please note I never am a programmer, so I can’t answer any technical questions.
Getting Ashiato, list of users viewed […]

Japan’s SNS Reviews

Is mixi still the largest community in Japan?
Answer is yes. mixi, most popular Japanese casual social networking service still ranks No.1 among other social networking services in Japan.
However, Gree, the second largest SNS in Japan has been increasing user numbers with their improved mobile site. Mostly the users are female age between 20 to 30.
(Below […]

My Social Networks on Ning doesn’t work well

I’ve been a member of Tokyo 2.0 (where Web 2.0 lovers meet in Tokyo) on Ning, and I’ve lately joined a few other networks. However My Social Networks only shows Tokyo 2.0 and other networks I belong to are not listed.
How can I list all the groups I belong to on Ning?