Crisscross
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| Crisscross K.K | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | Tokyo, Japan (1993) |
| Headquarters | Omotesando, Tokyo |
| Key people | Mark Devlin CEO & Publisher Mary Devlin, Deputy CEO, Co-founder |
| Industry | Publishing : Internet |
| Products | Metropolis : Crisscross News |
| Slogan | Everything connects |
| Website | www.crisscross.com |
- This article is about the company; for other meanings, see Criss Cross.
Crisscross K.K. is a privately held company based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1993 by Mark and Mary Devlin.
The company was formed to publish Tokyo Classified, a weekly classified ads freepaper for Tokyo's English-speaking community.[1] The magazine, which was renamed to Metropolis in 2003,[2] is the largest distribution English magazine in Japan, with a distribution of 30,000 copies each week throughout Tokyo, Yokohama and Chiba. Metropolis is the only English magazine in Japan that has its circulation certified by Japan's Audit Bureau of Circulations.[3] Over the years the magazine's content has expanded to include features and commentaries about life in Japan, extensive Tokyo events listings, bar and restaurant reviews, and hundreds of classified ads.
From February 1994 to January 2000 the company also operated Crisscross Internet, an Internet Provider business that allowed customers to connect to the Internet anonymously (no user name or password required) via a premium-rate telephone number.
In June 2000, Crisscross started Japan Today[4], an interactive news site that was one of the first news sites in the world to allow users to post comments under any news story.[citation needed]
In December 2005, the Company expanded its news coverage to include U.S. and world news and renamed the site "Crisscross News". The news site name reverted back to Japan Today in October 2006.
In March 2006 the company launched Crisscross,[5] a social networking service that lets users compare and link profile information such as their life goals and favorite items.[6] The site makes use of tags.
Crisscross KK also operates a boutique creative agency, called Crisscross Creative.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Mark Devlin speech to Entrepreneurs' Association of Tokyo. markdevlin.com (September, 2004). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ Coming of Age (feature on Metropolis history). Metropolis (2003). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ Metropolis Audit Bureau of Circulations certificate. metropolis.co.jp (Jul-Dec, 2006). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ Japan Today. Japan Today (2003). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ Crisscross: International Friends Network. crisscross.com (2003). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ Keeping in Touch. Newsweek (May 15, 2006). Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
- ^ Crisscross Creative. Crisscross Creative (February 4, 2007). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
