Archive for June, 2008

Free public transport in Hong Kong, Britain and The Netherlands

Posted under Technology on Saturday, 21 June 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
Okay, its not as simple as free, but Dr. B. Jacobs, computer science professor at the Radboud University Nijmegen has demonstrated how to copy the smart travel cards, and travel for free in London last June. His demonstration alarmed the card maker NXP, who claimed that the publication was...
Free public transport in Hong Kong, Britain and The Netherlands
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Linkedin introduces targeted advertising

Posted under Technology on Monday, 16 June 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
LinkedIn has introduced a clever new functionality on their platform today, by announcing a limited first version of Linkedin DirectAds. DirectAds allows you to target advertisements on age, gender, industry, or seniority of ad viewers. Two weeks ago co-editor Robin reported the soft-launch, now...
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Conclusion of the South Korean web profile serie

Posted under Internet, Korea, Media / In The News on Tuesday, 10 June 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
Enter the hyper connected society, Korea has an astounding 90 percent connected to the Internet with 3G and a nation wide coverage of a South Korean version of Wimax. What websites are popular over there, and does Korea have a web 2.0 scene? To find that out, follow my first...
Conclusion of the South Korean web profile serie
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If you like the web, I bet you love South Korea too

Posted under Technology on Tuesday, 10 June 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
That is, if you like to be connected to the Internet all day, while enjoying the fastest connections in the world! Enter the hyper connected society, with an astounding 90 percent of the country connected with 3G and a nation wide coverage of a South Korean version of Wimax. How and why...
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Why most Koreans stopped using auction sites

Posted under Entrepreneurship on Friday, 6 June 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
If we talk about auction websites we usually think of Ebay, but not in Korea. The Koreans experience the fierce competition between two auction portals, but recently, something changed. Gmarket was founded in 2000 by Young Bae Ku, and had a revenue of 188 million dollar in 2007.The second...
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