AbstractThe following sections are included:The Impact of Social Media at Times of EmergenciesUse of Social Media by Local and Central Government OfficesThe Use of Social Media is a Demand of the TimesBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:The BLUE CARD’s Principal Partnerships and Requirements for ParticipationThe BLUE CARD Customer-Gathering EffectBLUE CARD’s Marketing Action Plan and its FutureBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:Suica as Integrated Circuit Railway Ticket and Electronic MoneyThe Ripple Effect of Introducing SuicaBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:The Necessity of Transmitting Information in the Management Consulting BusinessThe Effectiveness of Mediative Profiteering Through Information Dispatches for the MediaBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:Increase in Rakuten’s Share of the Financial BusinessThe Synergy Between the Rakuten Market and its Financial BusinessThe Future of Rakuten’s Financial Business

AbstractThe following sections are included:Explosive Growth of Linked Sites Through OpenID SupportEffective ID Sharing in Japan, a Nation Inundated with IDsThe Effect of Tie-Ups to Share Private IDs with Administrative ServicesNotesBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:Partnerships and Issuance Volumes Made Possible Through Point ProgramsRapid Partnerships that can be Obtained by Participating in Common Points ProgramsBibliography