<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
online	B-Architecture
community	I-Architecture
for	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
test	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
by	O
Takahiro	B-Application
Kamitani	I-Application
and	O
Takanori	O
Katagiri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixiv	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Sendagaya	O
,	O
Shibuya	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixiv	B-Application
aims	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
place	O
for	O
artists	O
to	O
exhibit	O
their	O
illustrations	O
and	O
get	O
feedback	O
via	O
a	O
rating	O
system	O
and	O
user	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
are	O
organized	O
in	O
an	O
extensive	O
tag	B-General_Concept
structure	O
which	O
forms	O
the	O
backbone	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
as	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
programmer	B-Application
Takahiro	B-Application
Kamitani	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
himself	O
an	O
artist	O
known	O
as	O
Bakotsu	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
exceeded	O
10,000	O
only	O
nineteen	O
days	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
difficult	O
for	O
Kamitani	O
to	O
maintain	O
Pixiv	B-Application
on	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
establish	O
Crooc	O
Inc	O
.	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
management	O
company	O
Crooc	O
was	O
renamed	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CEO	O
of	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
Takanori	O
Katagiri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixiv	B-Application
's	O
main	O
concept	O
is	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
submit	O
their	O
own	O
art	O
illustrations	O
,	O
which	O
excludes	O
most	O
forms	O
of	O
photography	O
;	O
creative	O
writing	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
submitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
where	O
one	O
can	O
rate	O
contributions	O
,	O
leave	O
comments	O
on	O
art	O
pieces	O
,	O
and	O
change	O
tags	B-General_Concept
on	O
any	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
flexibility	O
of	O
tags	B-General_Concept
,	O
users	O
can	O
start	O
impromptu	O
user-generated	O
participation	O
events	O
where	O
users	O
submit	O
art	O
related	O
to	O
a	O
common	O
specific	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
user	O
has	O
a	O
personal	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
system	I-Application
where	O
other	O
users	O
can	O
leave	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixiv	B-Application
differentiates	O
itself	O
from	O
its	O
most	O
notable	O
American	O
counterpart	O
,	O
DeviantArt	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
permits	O
hardcore	O
pornography	O
to	O
be	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
genitals	O
censored	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
conform	O
with	O
Japanese	O
obscenity	O
laws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
's	O
global	O
policy	O
includes	O
protecting	O
the	O
privacy	O
of	O
all	O
Pixiv	B-Application
users	O
,	O
and	O
refraining	O
from	O
posting	O
others	O
 '	O
works	O
,	O
reprinting	O
others	O
 '	O
works	O
without	O
permission	O
,	O
and	O
advertising	O
for	O
commerce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
explains	O
the	O
subtitle	O
"	O
Pixiv	B-Application
,	O
the	O
online	O
artist	O
's	O
community	O
,	O
aims	O
to	O
be	O
that	O
place.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Formal	O
events	O
are	O
periodically	O
held	O
on	O
Pixiv	B-Application
to	O
gather	O
participation	O
in	O
formal	O
events	O
revolving	O
around	O
a	O
common	O
theme	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
year	O
;	O
these	O
events	O
revolve	O
around	O
the	O
user-submitted	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
seasonal	O
events	O
occur	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tie-ins	O
with	O
the	O
holidays	O
Halloween	B-Application
,	O
Christmas	O
,	O
New	O
Years	O
,	O
and	O
Tanabata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
fixed	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
these	O
seasonal	O
submissions	O
,	O
and	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
logo	O
design	O
and	O
star-rating	O
system	O
are	O
altered	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
stars	O
are	O
pumpkins	O
during	O
the	O
Halloween-tie	O
in	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
and	O
thereafter	O
the	O
Tanabata	O
event	O
in	O
mid-2008	O
,	O
prizes	O
are	O
offered	O
by	O
either	O
sponsors	O
or	O
from	O
Pixiv	B-Application
itself	O
for	O
participants	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
whose	O
art	O
proves	O
to	O
be	O
popular	O
with	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
during	O
seasonal	O
events	O
,	O
sponsors	O
can	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
Pixiv	B-Application
on	O
PR	O
events	O
,	O
again	O
offering	O
prizes	O
to	O
the	O
users	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixiv	B-Application
has	O
held	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
"	O
Doodle	O
4	O
Pixiv	B-Application
"	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
inspired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Doodle4Google	O
competition	O
where	O
participating	O
members	O
take	O
the	O
Pixiv	B-Application
logo	O
and	O
modify	O
it	O
in	O
some	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Comiket	O
73	O
convention	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
users	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
"	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Edition	O
C73	O
Catalog	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
via	O
the	O
tags	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
following	O
this	O
Pixiv	B-Application
began	O
setting	O
up	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
for	O
members	O
participating	O
at	O
Comiket	O
starting	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
Comiket	O
74	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
same	O
lines	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
fan	O
art	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
(	O
about	O
3.9	O
%	O
of	O
all	O
submissions	O
)	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
also	O
sets	O
up	O
a	O
similar	O
catalog	O
for	O
the	O
annual	O
Reitaisai	O
Touhou	B-Application
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
top	O
page	O
of	O
Pixiv	B-Application
is	O
viewed	O
when	O
not	O
logged	O
in	O
,	O
a	O
random	O
selection	O
of	O
the	O
newest	O
highly	O
rated	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
are	O
previewed	O
as	O
thumbnails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
tags	B-General_Concept
from	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
submissions	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
tag	B-Application
cloud	I-Application
under	O
the	O
illustrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tag	B-Application
clouds	I-Application
are	O
displayed	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
official	O
events	O
and	O
new	O
illustrations	O
from	O
favorited	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
user	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
personal	O
BBS	B-Application
which	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
or	O
anyone	O
else	O
,	O
can	O
write	O
comments	O
on	O
with	O
a	O
limit	O
of	O
140	B-Application
characters	I-Application
,	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
60	O
most-recent	O
entries	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
submitted	O
image	O
is	O
larger	O
than	O
600x600	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
image	O
will	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
600-pixel	O
length	O
image	O
on	O
the	O
image	O
's	O
page	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
clicked	O
,	O
will	O
open	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
browser	O
window	O
or	O
tab	O
containing	O
the	O
full	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
short	O
comment	O
on	O
an	O
image	O
with	O
a	O
limit	O
of	O
140	B-Application
characters	I-Application
;	O
the	O
20	O
most-recent	O
comments	O
are	O
posted	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
delete	O
their	O
own	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
tags	B-General_Concept
are	O
attached	O
to	O
each	O
image	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
by	O
any	O
Pixiv	B-Application
user	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
tag	B-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
added	O
,	O
even	O
overly	O
specific	O
tags	B-General_Concept
containing	O
full	O
sentences	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
only	O
ten	O
tags	B-General_Concept
per	O
image	O
are	O
allowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previews	O
of	O
submissions	O
can	O
be	O
embedded	O
into	O
other	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
blogs	O
which	O
link	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
image	O
's	O
page	O
on	O
Pixiv	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tags	B-General_Concept
are	O
an	O
important	O
feature	O
of	O
Pixiv	B-Application
which	O
enable	O
images	O
to	O
be	O
grouped	O
together	O
in	O
common	O
themes	O
and	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
each	O
image	O
is	O
only	O
allowed	O
ten	O
tags	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
artist	O
who	O
posted	O
a	O
given	O
image	O
can	O
choose	O
which	O
tags	B-General_Concept
to	O
lock	O
or	O
unlock	O
;	O
if	O
a	O
given	O
tag	B-General_Concept
is	O
unlocked	O
,	O
any	O
user	O
can	O
remove	O
or	O
alter	O
the	O
tag	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
user	O
can	O
add	O
in	O
additional	O
tags	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
report	O
any	O
unpleasant	O
or	O
defamatory	O
tags	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
contains	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
5,000	O
used	O
tags	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most-used	O
tags	B-General_Concept
at	O
the	O
top	O
;	O
the	O
two	O
most-used	O
tags	B-General_Concept
are	O
"	O
Touhou	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
original	O
"	O
with	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
submissions	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
lists	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
images	O
with	O
common	O
tags	B-General_Concept
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
original	O
"	O
tag	B-General_Concept
is	O
used	O
the	O
most	O
by	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bookmarks	O
are	O
organized	O
by	O
tags	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
image	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
by	O
the	O
bookmarker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
can	O
add	O
their	O
friends	O
as	O
"	O
my	O
picks	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
my	O
Pixiv	B-Application
"	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
listing	O
organized	O
by	O
the	O
order	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
members	O
joined	O
Pixiv	B-Application
starting	O
with	O
the	O
earliest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
pay	O
a	O
fee	O
of	O
525	O
yen	O
per	O
month	O
to	O
obtain	O
an	O
upgraded	O
account	O
known	O
as	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Premium	O
users	O
are	O
given	O
2,000	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Points	O
(	O
abbreviated	O
pp	O
)	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
which	O
users	O
give	O
to	O
others	O
they	O
like	O
and	O
support	O
via	O
a	O
"	O
goodP	O
"	O
button	O
visible	O
on	O
each	O
user	O
's	O
user	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
points	O
to	O
exchange	O
them	O
for	O
original	O
Pixiv	B-Application
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
premium	O
users	O
can	O
organize	O
the	O
events	O
,	O
but	O
any	O
Pixiv	B-Application
member	O
can	O
view	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
calendar	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
member	O
can	O
join	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
are	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
Pixiv	B-Application
to	O
meet	O
offline	O
in	O
user-organized	O
events	O
to	O
showcase	O
art	O
,	O
dōjinshi	O
,	O
or	O
anything	O
else	O
Pixiv-related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Pixiv-related	O
events	O
can	O
be	O
organized	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
community	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
any	O
event	O
which	O
is	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
unsuitable	O
will	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
people	O
can	O
be	O
given	O
co-managerial	O
status	O
on	O
Pixiv	B-Application
for	O
an	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
search	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
enables	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
images	O
via	O
their	O
tags	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
by	O
their	O
titles	O
and	O
captions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
random-tag	O
search	O
feature	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
excludes	O
the	O
adult	O
images	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
forty	O
images	O
are	O
displayed	O
as	O
thumbnails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
is	O
available	O
called	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Mobile	O
or	O
for	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
February	O
27	O
and	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
held	O
their	O
first	O
convention	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Festa	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
East	O
Design	O
Festa	O
Gallery	O
in	O
Omotesandō	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Participants	O
could	O
freely	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
art	O
exhibits	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
ways	O
one	O
can	O
interact	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
:	O
via	O
rating	O
an	O
image	O
from	O
one	O
to	O
ten	O
(	O
low	O
to	O
high	O
)	O
stars	O
,	O
making	O
comments	O
about	O
an	O
image	O
,	O
or	O
having	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
tags	B-General_Concept
on	O
any	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
participants	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
blank	O
tags	B-General_Concept
that	O
they	O
could	O
write	O
anything	O
they	O
wanted	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
attach	O
below	O
a	O
given	O
art	O
piece	O
;	O
each	O
art	O
piece	O
had	O
ten	O
spots	O
to	O
place	O
tags	B-General_Concept
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
attractions	O
included	O
an	O
area	O
where	O
participants	O
could	O
draw	O
art	O
pieces	O
and	O
get	O
feedback	O
from	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Zone	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
floor	O
which	O
contained	O
an	O
exhibit	O
chronicling	O
the	O
-year	O
history	O
of	O
Pixiv	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
participant	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
quiz	O
sheet	O
regarding	O
Pixiv	B-Application
trivia	O
whose	O
answers	O
could	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Festa	O
convention	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
place	O
between	O
July	O
11	O
–	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
third	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Festa	O
held	O
between	O
June	O
12	O
–	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
East	O
and	O
West	O
Design	O
Festa	O
Galleries	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Festa	O
was	O
held	O
between	O
October	O
16	O
–	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixiv	B-Application
held	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Market	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Big	O
Sight	O
in	O
Ariake	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
period	O
for	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Premium	O
members	O
was	O
held	O
between	O
July	O
31	O
and	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
application	O
period	O
for	O
regular	O
Pixiv	B-Application
members	O
was	O
held	O
between	O
August	O
25	O
and	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
Pixiv	B-Application
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
began	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
expanding	O
Pixiv	B-Application
beyond	O
its	O
website	O
's	O
boundaries	O
while	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
Pixiv	B-Application
account	O
for	O
other	O
peripheral	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
launched	O
an	O
oekaki	O
Internet	O
forum	O
called	O
Drawr	O
,	O
which	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Pixiv	B-Application
account	O
can	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
uses	O
a	O
Flash-based	O
system	O
to	O
enable	O
users	O
to	O
draw	O
art	O
via	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Pixiv	B-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
search	O
feature	O
as	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
tags	B-General_Concept
available	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
sign-up	O
or	O
login	O
to	O
Drawr	O
to	O
browse	O
the	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
launched	O
a	O
web	O
service	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
called	O
DrawTwit	O
,	O
which	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
can	O
use	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
draw	O
artwork	O
and	O
post	O
them	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
can	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
artwork	O
with	O
either	O
writing	O
a	O
110-character	O
limit	O
or	O
drawing	O
a	O
140-brush	O
stroke	O
limit	O
image	O
response	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
spirit	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
's	O
limit	O
of	O
140	B-Application
characters	I-Application
per	O
tweet	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DrawTwit	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
temporary	O
service	O
available	O
during	O
maintenance	O
of	O
the	O
Pixiv	B-Application
website	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
service	O
proved	O
popular	O
enough	O
to	O
develop	O
into	O
its	O
own	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Livedoor	O
,	O
a	O
blogging	O
service	O
called	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Blog	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Pixiv	B-Application
account	O
can	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pixiv	B-Application
wiki	B-Protocol
called	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Encyclopedia	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
index	O
and	O
define	O
the	O
more	O
than	O
1.6	O
million	O
different	O
tags	B-General_Concept
used	O
on	O
Pixiv	B-Application
,	O
which	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Pixiv	B-Application
account	O
can	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English-language	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
encyclopedia	O
and	O
an	O
English-language	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
started	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
oekaki	O
chat	O
service	O
called	O
Pixiv	B-Application
Chat	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
draw	O
oekaki	O
art	O
while	O
in	O
a	O
chat	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Enterbrain	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
began	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
online	O
magazine	O
entitled	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
contains	O
information	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
Pixiv	B-Application
community	O
,	O
and	O
useful	O
information	O
for	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
news	O
articles	O
on	O
latest	O
Pixiv	B-Application
news	O
,	O
how-to	O
articles	O
,	O
interviews	O
with	O
popular	O
artists	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
columns	O
,	O
including	O
other	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixiv	B-Application
also	O
launched	O
Pawoo	O
,	O
an	O
instance	O
of	O
the	O
decentralized	O
open	O
source	O
social	O
media	O
network	O
Mastodon	B-Application
,	O
for	O
its	O
artist	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pawoo	O
Music	O
,	O
another	O
Mastodon	B-Application
instance	O
focusing	O
on	O
music	O
services	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
shutdown	O
Pawoo	O
Music	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
and	O
end	O
support	O
for	O
Pawoo	O
's	O
mobile	O
Mastodon	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pawoo	O
is	O
banned	O
by	O
most	O
instances	O
on	O
Mastodon	B-Application
due	O
to	O
allowing	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Pixiv	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
of	O
pixivFanbox	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
to	O
connect	O
creators	O
and	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
pixivFanbox	O
was	O
reworked	O
,	O
opening	O
up	O
registration	O
for	O
anyone	O
on	O
Pixiv	B-Application
.	O
</s>
