Web-based Service Trend

As I mentioned in my article before, it seems to me that use of internet changes every 2-3 years. about 5 years ago, it was just e-mails I mostly use. Websites were great to get information, but not for use. Then, e-Commerce came into shape of internet business. First not so many people believed in it worked. There were scams and frauds in its operation. People used to say they never know what kind of company you are dealing in e-Commerce.

Later, Web-auction came. People started to use it as a replacement or supplement of their "Garage Sale". People started to love the services which can be provided in internet.

Now people download musics, movies, 60 minutes, from Internet, trying to find least expensive book from the net after they checked in a book shop. My time spent with e-mails were greatly replaced with working time with Internet-based services.

Great service are free now thanks to the competitions. For example, I am writing this blog free. If I wanted to have a blog like this and now own e-mail system attached to my blog and website, it must have costed me a fortune, including major investment for own server.

Still there are large gap between what people want and what Internet-based services can provide. People do not realize it since human beings tend to live with what we could get and more or less being satisfied with them.

Aren't you jailed in your system presumption like this?
Free your mind to fly!!

For example, it was half a year ago, I tried to set click downloading and payment receiving system of the software I carry in my website and/or blog. I inquired several major system builders how much I need to invest to have that kind of capability. I do not mention here who replied but among 5 companies 4 American, 1 Japanese, answered me that I needed to spend more or less 10K$. I could not afford to it. So, I had almost given it up.

Then, this company, last one among 5 I mentioned above, got back with me that I can build this capability with poketful of money of less than 1,000 dollars. It was "EDC Diamond".

I will talk about them more in depth in several coming articles. But, for the people who hope to jumpstart learning. The followings are main links:

http://funami.edcdiamond.com/
http://www.shawfunami.com/
http://zhenintl.ws/

Over Curtural Bridge

It was about 3 years ago, I was standing outside of Shenyang Airport, China. Shenyang airport is like San Francisco Airport, departure level is high so that you feel like being on the top of a hill.

What a scale! 180 degree of huge flat land was there. It was the view of continuation of flat land until it ends with the border to the sky. Lower part of my eyes I was seeing the brown and green land. Upper part of my eyes were seeing Blue-Gray Sky, unlimited. Earth, Sky, and I. That were all there are.

With the breath-taking scale of the scenic view, I was talking to myself "Well, I now can understand why and how so many Japanese people wanted to come to China before WWII. (They are called "Bazoku" or "Manshu-zoku" that time.) I feel in the same way as they felt." Matter of the fact was I was nothing different from them.

It was 1996 when my previous employer sent me to San Francisco for stationing. I spinned out in 2001 for staying in US. I travelled to Japan, China, etc... so many times. Every time when I was out of Japan, I felt more comfortable. When I was in Shenyang Airport, I came to realize that it was not why and how, but the way I felt. No reason. Something in me, in my brain, in my system invited me out of Japan where I was borne and raised.

Japanese Gate, San Mateo, CA
But, I do not dislike Japan. I love Japan, and I learned that I love Japan after I started traveling and living in different countries. It was about 6 months ago, I met with this Japanese gentleman who works for TV Station. He and I talked about future of Japanese economy, business, presence in the world.

We agreed on the point that although less people are paying attention to Japan nowadays, its value never diminish nor disappear. Detail craftsmanship and quality consciousness are not lost. Is there any room for Japan to improve? Yes, there are. Maybe self-esteem, now. Japan and Japanese can be a little more proud of themselves (ourselves?). Japan is a beautiful country with kind, friendly, caring people. I wish you can re-visit your thinking about Japan, now. It may be the very time for Japan QC oriented mind to contribute to the world progress.


Check my websites to find out what I am doing:
http://funami.edcdiamond.com/
http://www.shawfunami.com/
http://zhenintl.ws/

Feel free to contact me:
shaw@zhenintl.ws
Shaw Funami
Fill the Missing Link

Internet Evolution

I was trying to remember today what I was doing with my PC 5 years ago, 10 years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago, etc...

It was around 1985 (a little more than 20 years ago) I had a discussion with my colleague if we should buy Word Processor or Personal Computer. My opinion was we should go for Word Processor, since the PC was so early stage that one cannot so easily use them. There were not much of software available.

I remember that I bought my first laptop PC in 1992. DOS base PC could run English and Japanese OS. All available were Word Perfect, Lotus Spread Sheet. When I needed to change language, I needed to reboot whole system. I used to enjoy buying software in US, since I was living in Japan that time.

Soon Windows became available and then Internet. It costed me US$1700 to get my PC Internet ready.

It did not take so long Internet became multi-media. Then web 1.0, 2.0, and 2.0...

I am remembering in some period, e-mail was most important for, say, 5 years. And next 5-6 years, web-browsing was more important. Then, e-mail got more powerful. Web-browsing was replaced by Blog-browsing.

People started to talk about Web3.0. What will be the next trend in the Internet Evolution?





Check my websites to find out what I am doing:
http://funami.edcdiamond.com/
http://www.shawfunami.com/
http://zhenintl.ws/

Feel free to contact me:
shaw@zhenintl.ws
Shaw Funami
Fill the Missing Link

Website M&A and globalization

As explained in my foregoing article, Website M&A became an important part of my company business. But, my original business line was "Internationalization". How can we associate Website M&A with the "Internationalization"? The answer was quite simple. *zi* can go between off-shore companies' becoming partners, associates, Joint Ventures, alliances in global view point.

1 year ago, I replaced my old Windows PC with Mac OS X based MacBook and iMac. In addition, I bought 1st generation of iPhone. Despite the fact that I bought them all in California, USA, all the machines are compatible in international languages. All PC's and iPhone are running both Japanese and English. One PC was set for Chinese input system. This is how Apple - Mac was internationalized.

When you write blog, put up website, whatever you write and whatever you put up in your website is already international in their nature. We all should be ready for international business and market.

Please take a moment to visit my company's website for more details:

http://zhenintl.ws/Site_E/Web-based_Business.html




Check my websites to find out what I am doing:
http://funami.edcdiamond.com/
http://www.shawfunami.com/
http://zhenintl.ws/

Feel free to contact me:
shaw@zhenintl.ws
Shaw Funami
Fill the Missing Link

Website M&A

It was about 2 years ago, my friend invited me to be involved in Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Business. I said "No", first place. I have known M&A to be cruel in side of being bought out. I was involved in selling, buying companies, and forming Joint Ventures in past working experience. In any event, bought company loses identity and many employee chased out or spin out disappointed.

Then, I had an opportunity to learn updated situation on M&A. I learned that these days M&A is different from the days that I knew. Employees MBO (Management Buy Out) to save their own company from lausy management. Small Start up Ventures grow to marge for more services and operations. I finally decided to get myself involved in their M&A scheme.

M&A is nothing new in business world. It has been excercised for more than 100 years. 1980's European companies reformed themselves by using this method. In Reagan Administration, for the purpose of strengthening corporate America, anti-trust laws were modified. Then, there were a lot of M&A's, Buyouts, Takeovers, Hostile Acquisitions, White Nights... The time for Michael Milken, Ivan Bowsky.

Today, M&A plays important roles for Internet Venture Start ups grow in faster speed. It was new in our memory that Google bought out YouTube. I believe accelerating M&A in Internet, PC, Network business world will benefit both business and consumers for better site services.



Check my websites to find out what I am doing:
http://funami.edcdiamond.com/
http://www.shawfunami.com/
http://zhenintl.ws/

Feel free to contact me:
shaw@zhenintl.ws
Shaw Funami
Fill the Missing Link

Introduction of my company *zi* -zhen international, inc.-

Today, I wanted to introduce my company, zhen international, inc. (*zi). After I resigned Internet Security Company, I finallly became serious about starting my own business. I formed my company as an American Organization and registered in Hawaii, where I have never visited. I wanted my company being a business consultant professional conducting internationalization promotion and internet related business.

*zi* -zhen international, inc.- has 3 focuses:
- International Business Consultation, based on my international operation experience for 20 years.
- Internet Marketing Consultation and Business Development
- Software Marketing and Sales. I now carry a lot of softwares. But I started my software being centered on Visual Encoding Software.

All detail information is available in my website. I would like you to visit my English website of my baby, *zi*.

Here is the link:

http://zhenintl.ws/


Check my websites to find out what I am doing:
http://funami.edcdiamond.com/
http://www.shawfunami.com/
http://zhenintl.ws/

Feel free to contact me:
shaw@zhenintl.ws
Shaw Funami
Fill the Missing Link