Monthly Archives: June 2008

Free public transport in Hong Kong, Britain and The Netherlands

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 … Continue reading

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Linkedin introduces targeted advertising

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 … Continue reading

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Conclusion of the South Korean web profile serie

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? … Continue reading

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If you like the web, I bet you love South Korea too

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 … Continue reading

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Why most Koreans stopped using auction sites

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 … Continue reading

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