Koreans have long embraced the benefits of online auction websites, and since 2000 when GMarket entered the marketplace the website has had great success. It is now considered a reference when looking to buy something online. Such has been the success of this company that they went public on June 29th, 2006 on Nasdaq and […]
On February 17th, Korean company Gretech, will broadcast the Star Invitational games through GomTV. The Star Invitationals are a Starcraft e-sports tournament hosted here in Korea. The tournament is sponsored by LG, Intel and Gretech, and will be broadcast live in English as well. This along with a fully functional website with game and player […]
Almost anywhere in the world you travel to, you should be able to locate public payphones fairly easily. In Korea, payphones are still to be found, yet almost without exception they are not being used. They stand almost as if they were monuments or relics, yet without the esthetic quality.
In Korea, given the level of […]
As many blogs and tech news sites have reported the IFPI, or the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has released a new report on the state of the worldwide music industry. This new report sheds some light on the current trends and gives us some ideas on what to expect from the future. The Industry […]
When looking at the evolution of mobile phones it is striking to see the technological development, but it is also quite interesting to note the adoption of fashion in the industry. Not only are the devices we use developing more functions, but companies are now spending more and more time an money investing in creating […]
As I’ve noticed a couple of entries today about OK Cashbag and mobile coupons (here and here in English). Through my company Veyond I have been participating in projects related to this matter so I thought I put in some comments.
OK Cashbag is a loyalty program initiated and controlled by the SK Group. It was […]
As 2007 comes to an end a lot of new years lists are coming out. I just want to comment the selection of person of the year 2007 by iNews24, one of the largest IT news providers in Korea. They selected Son Ju Eun who is the CEO of the biggest e-learning company here, Megastudy. […]
Here comes a Christmas greeting from Seoul! I hope you enjoy the Christmas with many hard gifts under the tree. In Korea, Christmas has developed into a couple’s holiday (compare with Valentine’s Day) which differs pretty much from the Western family oriented way of celebrating.
However, not all guys have the fortunate possibility to spend the […]
Four years before Second Life was launched and achieved success, a Korean service called Dada World with similar features was launched. Unfortunately did it fail and went under in the IT bubble but also for being ahead of its time in many ways. The project was led by a professor of Kwang Woon university who […]
A Korean gaming news website published results of a survey among young internet users. The survey has been conducted by two websites www.Puppyred.com and www.ontooniverse.com among 86.000 surfers aged 8-13. Puppyred.com is something like Second Life for children, whereas Ontooniverse.com is a website of a cable TV program comparable to Cartoon Network. Despite a likely […]
