Ameba, a Japanese blog service with seven million users, launched a free new micro-blogging service for its members, Ameba Now

Ameba has integrated its trademark cute emoji better known to us Americans as emoticons into the messages that users can post. “Given that Twitter doesn’t have this function so beloved by Japanese users, could it give Ameba Now the edge over its American rival?”

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http://now.ameba.jp/now/