GREE
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GREE is a Japan
ese social networking service founded by Yoshikazu Tanaka
and operated by GREE, Inc.
. As of January 2011 it is the largest social network in Japan, closely followed by Yahoo! Mobage and Mixi
, in terms of total users and the number one site in Japan based upon revenues and profitability. GREE, Inc.
is a public company with a value of several billions US dollars. GREE focuses primarily on mobile games and over ninety percent of its users access the site via their mobile phones. The company makes money by selling virtual goods to users such as clothes for their in-game avatar
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese social networking service founded by Yoshikazu Tanaka
Yoshikazu Tanaka
Yoshikazu Tanaka is a Japanese entrepreneur who is a developer of Social Networking Service GREE, provided by GREE, Inc. which is an Internet business company he founded.Yoshikazu Tanaka was born in Tokyo, Mitaka-City in 1977...
and operated by GREE, Inc.
GREE, Inc.
is a Japanese Internet media company with headquarters in Tokyo that has been operating social network service GREE since its establishment in December 2004....
. As of January 2011 it is the largest social network in Japan, closely followed by Yahoo! Mobage and Mixi
Mixi
mixi, Inc. is one of several social networking websites in Japan, founded in 2004. As of May 2008, mixi had over 21.6 million users and an 80% share of the social networking market in Japan...
, in terms of total users and the number one site in Japan based upon revenues and profitability. GREE, Inc.
GREE, Inc.
is a Japanese Internet media company with headquarters in Tokyo that has been operating social network service GREE since its establishment in December 2004....
is a public company with a value of several billions US dollars. GREE focuses primarily on mobile games and over ninety percent of its users access the site via their mobile phones. The company makes money by selling virtual goods to users such as clothes for their in-game avatar
Avatar (computing)
In computing, an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form, as in games or virtual worlds, or a two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and other online communities. It can also refer to a text...
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External links
- http://www.gree.jp/
- http://gree.co.jp/ Corporate site
- GREE International, Inc.