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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Search engine Empas.com is ready for a comeback in Korea
Empas.com is a South Korean web portal dating back as far as 1998. They became big with their cocky slogan: “If Yahoo canÂ’t find it, Empas can.” Empas ranks five out of five on our list of (most visited) Korean … Continue reading
Daum: boring, but innovative in user generated content
Daum communications is huge, they are the biggest operator of Korean websites and they also operate in China with 365ren.com, and in the U.S. with the acquired Lycos portal. The word ‘Daum’ is Korean for ‘next’, but at first sight, they might come over as another boring web portal aiming for sensational celebrity news, or is it?
Okay, Browsing to Daum.net feels like browsing through time at first. DonÂ’t be surprised to see a banner in the middle of the screen, offering you a Daum car insurance, or other income streams in in-house finance or shopping products. However, Daum.net scores (40 million active users) with UCG (user generated content) and sensational news.
Search engine Naver is best in localized results, example for others?
We see increasing amounts of search engines popping up on the internet, they are using advanced algorithms to come up with better results. Not in Korea, at least not at Naver. Employees analyze, index and produces content for their search … Continue reading
[Magazine] Interview about Opencoffee, by Junited
Laurentiu Borza from student magazine ‘Junited’ interviewed me about the opencoffee meetings that we organize here in Sweden. I talk about the original initiator of opencoffee, why we do it, and what is going on in the coffee gatherings. I made a scan … Continue reading
Social community Cyworld a trendsetter in E-commerce?
Cyworld is a social networking site, not big, and attempts to go abroad have failed in both Europe and Japan. Currently, they don’t even have an English interface. However, Cyworld got my attention because of their business model, and the … Continue reading
Introduction to five popular Korean websites
Today we will start creating a profile of populair South Korean websites. In the following days we will discuss the following websites: 1. cyworld.com (social network) 2. Naver.com  (Search engine) 3. Daum.net (Web portal, competitor of Nate) 4. empas.com (Search engine … Continue reading
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Why so little Korean web companies get ‘Techcrunched’
Most Koreans are addicted to the web, I wonder, Seoul must be a breeding place for new web ventures? I approached Chang W. Kim, to get an idea of what is going on. Chang is CEO of the biggest blog site in Korea. He explains his views on European projects, the Seoul web-scene and funding in his region. Continue reading
A profile of the connectivity in South Korea
South Korea is the most connected country in the world, their network leaps far beyond that of Europe, the Arabic countries, China or the USA. It’s all part of their vision to create an “ubiquitous networked world”. Well, I had … Continue reading
3 famous Dutch Internet Journalists
This is a comparison of the blogs of three ‘web celebrities’ from the Netherlands over time. There are many Dutch ‘web celebrities’, but I want to focus on the famous internet journalists from our country. I looked at two basic … Continue reading
Introduction to the South-Korean web serie
During the next few weeks I will publish a series of posts about the South Korean internet market. I want to raise discussion about the trends, review web 2.0 websites and blogs and interview influential web 2.0 entrepreneurs from South-Korea. … Continue reading
Flying to asia during the Olympics
Flying to South Korea is expensive during the Olympics in Beijing. My friend from Beijing told me that the prices are dramatically increased for every Asian country for that matter. In search of a solution, I asked businessmen/women from different … Continue reading
Moving from Imovie ’06 to ’08 was a surprise
I have always been a fan of the quick and easy movie suite for mac called Imovie I had finally had the chance to play with the latest version ~Imovie ’08 during the weekend. At first, Imovie 08 was a … Continue reading
Video podcast ‘Urban lifestyle’ in Amsterdam
Is your company looking for more international exposure? My friends from Stockholm record a video-podcast called ‘Urban Lifestyle Report’, and they will be visiting Amsterdam On the 29th and 30th of May! They are looking for entrepreneurs from the Amsterdam region … Continue reading
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