Posted by Yefeng on December 15, 2010
Hi guys,
My name is Yefeng Liu, I'm a PhD candidate from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
For my phd research I am developing a mobile social search system for foreigner travelers who do not have Japanese as their first language. I am looking for people who want to test this system. The system works like this: When you are traveling in Japan you are bound to find lots of stuff that you do not understand, for some you might really want or need to know what it means. This could range from signs to strange Japanese customs. This service will answer all your questions, just take a picture and upload it via our free iPhone app. A local expert from an volunteers' community will support you and answer your question.
If you are in Japan in January or February, I would like to invite you to participate in my user. I will send you the beta version iPhone application for free and when you are in Japan you can send pictures whenever you want (if you worried about overseas 3g usage fee, you can also take the picture and save it, and send it when you arrive any free WIFI spot). At the end of your stay in Japan we will send you an e-mail with a few questions, which will only take about 10 minutes to fill out. Participation in this test will only take about 30 minutes of your time (installing the software and answering the questions) and you benefit from the knowledge of the local expert that answer your questions.
If you're interested in participating, please drop me an email and I will get back to you with detailed information.
My contact: yefeng@dcl.info.waseda.ac.jp
Thank you very much,
Best Regards,
Yefeng