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PROMOTION
QONECT AI LABO:

A SOCIAL NETWORKING INTEGRATION APPLICATION
SET TO REVOLUTIONIZE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY BY USING

AI AND AR TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE TWO-WAY,

REAL-WORLD CONNECTIONS

In this bold, new financial world of block- about to achieve this goal through
chain platforms, cryptocurrencies and bit- the development of the QONECT
coin billionaires, companies that develop APP and Token,” he says.
user-friendly applications like to bolster Yoshida, a former corporate
their image by referring to themselves finance IT specialist has stepped
as Laboratories. But, that is a misnomer, forward with a commitment to
according to Naokuni Yoshida, chief execu- achieve seamless connections
tive officer of QONECT AI LABO. between online and offline bar-
“The term Laboratory should only be riers. To achieve this pivotal con-
applied to those capable of revolutionizing nection, Yoshida has teamed
the overall social ecosystem. QONECT is up with chief operating officer
Hikaru Shishido, a for-
mer restaurant pro- From the left, QONECT AI LABO COO, Hikaru
fessional, to establish Shishido, and CEO, Naokuni Yoshida.
QONECT CORP.
seamless connection between online and
Real Connections with offline operations. “That’s when we real-
Computer Networks ized the need for a new platform capable
“It is inconvenient to have boot up of better two-way connection between
applications, such as Facebook, the real world and computer networks,”
Twitter, Instagram and LINE, and Shishido says.
post separate messages just in No application existed that was capable
order to make a simple announce- of making the connection between the
ment,” says Shishido. “That is why actions of a user who visits a restaurant
the QONECT APP started with an or a retail outlet after reading about it on
integration function that allows the a SNS, and the individual who made the
AR Connects Online and Offline user to see information posted on original SNS posting about the outlet.
An image of QONECT used at the start-up one SNS [social networking site] on That is where the QONECT CORP
stage to connect online and offline information. all their other social networks.” expertise comes into play.
Recommendations are displayed on a smartphone When Shishido and his col- Yoshida knew that by using an aug-
screen, along with the images from the immediate leagues looked a little more mented reality (AR) application func-
locality. Can also be used as an attribution function deeply, however, they realized tion it was already possible to connect
to achieve accurate tracking of information. that it was not possible to make a location information with internet-based

“Numerous SNS formats, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LINE,
play a core role in information distribution, but real-world contacts remain
underdeveloped. This is about to change following the development of the
QONECT APP. Originally created to unify management of SNS, the QONECT
APP does more than boost user-convenience. The unique QONECT Token is
based on an Ethereum blockchain technology driven by a unique combination of
artificial intelligence and augmented reality. The introduction of the QONECT
APP and Token are about to revolutionize the existing economic system.”

— NAOKUNI YOSHIDA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, QONECT AI LABO