How to use Mixi
Once you’ve successfully signed-up, you’ll want to add some personality to your Mixi pages… here’s how: On your main Mixi page, click on the “Edit Photos” link in the top left area of the screen (English screenshot here – Mixi English Screenshot) This will take you to the Edit Photos screen below. If this is [...]
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In Japanese, Mixi refers to posts as diary entries and what other sites may call your blog, Mixi calls your diary (ni-kki in Japanese). To write a post, click on the “Posts” button in your Mixi menu bar. It is the 3rd button from the left in Japanese: Here is a screenshot in English of [...]
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This is how you can select Canada in your “sign-up” or “edit profile” screens: Thanks to Chantelle for reminding me that Canadians dig Mixi too
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One of this site’s readers has just recommended that I introduce Rikai-chan. Averse to what the name would imply, she’s not some cute little anime or game character, but a life-saving Firefox extension which helps to translate difficult kanjis or any Japanese words you cannot read. It is compatible with all versions of Firefox and [...]
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If you, like me, are Australian – g’day. Now that’s out of the way, here’s how to find Australia in your profile and user registration screens in Mixi: (It’s the blue highlighted one!) Try not to be confused with Austria, which is directly below and has all the same characters bar one. It’s good to [...]
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This one has been heavily requested. Add some bling to your Mixi profile without having to read any Japanese: Customizing your Mixi profile Remember to try the “Formatting” orange button to add pretty colours to your profile
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Once inside Mixi, you will want to personalize your profile to show what you are interested in and maybe where you live, favourite movies, etc. To do this, click on the “profile” profile menu button at the top of the screen. You can find this easily by checking our English version of the Mixi screen [...]
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Whether you’re studying Japanese, into anime & j-pop or just love Japan, Mixi is your best chance of finding Japanese friends who are into the same things as you. With over 10 million users, it is the biggest hangout for Japanese people online. Let’s look at how to add friends to your “My Friends” list [...]
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Sending a message is an important skill to know in using Mixi and is not so hard to learn. Here’s how: Start by going to the Mixi page of the friend you would like to contact. Once there, there will be a blue menu bar running along the top of the page. The “Message” button [...]
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When signing-up to Mixi, or editing your user profile, you will want to specify which country you come from. In your Mixi user profile, you can also say where you are currently living. To help with this, I’ve compiled a list of common country names and their equivalents in Kanji, Katakana and Romaji (English) to [...]
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