Ask.jp announced that they will end the search service on June 25. They ad services has been ended in May. The search services include web, blog, products and category search. Ask opened its beta version in August 2004, and the official version in February 2005. They have been struggling to gain the market share in Japan from the beginning.
Ask.jp will continue providing the online business solutions to corporations.


The impact of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions in marketing
Introduction If your company is targeting international markets, then it is essential that you tailor your marketing campaigns to the local culture of each market. Culture profoundly affects the way