Some exciting new beginnings today. On the technology front a buzz began this morning with a discussion about Twitter's upcoming launch of their first localization outside of English - in Japan! This was followed by watching the actual press conference at their Digital Garage headquarters in Tokyo which motivated me enough to realize this really was an important story! My first thoughts were to share it OUTSIDE of Japan since there are plenty of commentators WITHIN Japan to cover it. The first answer to come to mind was Allen Stern of CenterNetworks, an excellent blog out of New York covering the world of 2.0, conferences and other happenings in the world.

Allen was VERY accomodating and we had the article up and running within a few minutes... long before most of the other networks were aware of the story. So is the advantage of actually being here.. rather than getting a second or third hand report of the news.

I'm really excited about what Twitter is planning for the future, and even though it may be slightly laced with advertising, it still will be a big push for the platform internationally.

I'm also really excited about my new relationship with CenterNetwork. A great guy and a great team moving forward with new media and technology. Thanks Allen and looking forward to working with you again soon!