Archive for: February , 2009

The Waiguoren’s Archives : February 2009

• 28   The Korean government embarks on Cloud R&D project
• 27   Anti-Theft Laptop Software Introduced
• 27   Nate to Start Real-Name System for Comments
• 27   Duel of Korean maps shows how difficult it is to dethrone the ruling king
• 26   Dokdo/Takeshima Island Dispute
• 26   Korean Search Market
• 26   Naver to release Opencast this March 1st.
• 25   Korean companies expand into housekeeping and wedding planning
• 25   Sweeping Reduction in Cell-Phone Costs for Low-Income Earners
• 24   Korean Mobile TV operators are struggling to survive
• 20   Universal Phone Charger Promised
• 19   Mobile phone usage statistics from Korea
• 18   Cowon N13 TPEG Plus A Premium GPS/Multimedia Bundle
• 18   IPTV Postal Service Available from Next Year
• 17   New Nate to Battle Portal King Naver
• 17   POSBRO G100 WiMax (4G) gaming device powered by Opera
• 16   Mobile TV May Be Off Air on Subways
• 16   My Naver never Fail to Deliver
• 16   Korean telcos, longing for Mobile IPTV
• 15   Which Google Products Make Money?
• 15   Naver, The Google Of South Korea
• 15   NHN Braces for Japan’s Search Market, Naver Japan
• 13   KT Jumps into Fixed VoIP Market
• 11   Japan: Message translation service brings heartbreak
• 11   Korean Children ‘Obsessed’ with Text Messaging
• 11   LG-GD910 3G Wrist Phone
• 11   Korean Digital TVs at No.1 in U.S. Market
• 11   LG Launches ‘Incite’ Smart Phone
• 11   TheFirstWorldwideWebstieWhereNothingHappens.com
• 10   North Korea web portal
• 10   Is Google Sync a shot at MobileMe?
• 09   Boom times for S Korea file share lawyers
• 09   CCTV Tower BURNING DOWN
• 09   Soribada: Korea’s P2P legalised, targets Europe
• 09   Tag Cloud in Korea (태그 클라우드 )
• 08   Samsung Prepares Android Phone For 2009
• 07   Introducing Korea Sparkling Widget
• 07   Interpark HM Brings You Closer to 4-Hour Workweek
• 07   Profits in Korea’s IPTV Market ‘to Expand 10-Fold’
• 07   Korea: Being Unemployed.
• 06   Daum Map Is Impressive, but Privacy Concerns Loom
• 06   Yahoo, the domestic first-class ultra-high resolution satellite map releases 60cm
• 06   Lovers in Seoul
• 05   Systems track sex offenders and taxi cabs
• 05   With Latitude, Google Fires Another Shot at Mobile Operators
• 05   While in Korea download a 120-minute film in just 12 seconds!
• 04   MySpace calls it quits in Korea
• 04   Korean Impressions of Foreign Business
• 03   Korean companies back e-Sports industry
• 02   Do you know what the “Gifticon” is?
• 02   NateOn 4.0 OpenBeta
• 02   Multi-Carrier Mobile Phone for Mission-Critical Service
• 02   Map of State of The Art : Mobile Terminals
• 02   By 2012 Koreans Will Get 1Gbps Broadband Connections
• 01   와이브로(WIBRO)폰으로 VoIP 통화하기… Fring
• 01   8 Predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2009
• 01   NHN restructures their Japanese operations

The Korean government embarks on Cloud R&D project

The Korea Communications Commission(KCC) announced that it plans to initiate a cloud R&D project under a three-year plan, 2009-2011, tentatively named “Next-generation digital cable broadcasting service technology development in a cloud computing environment”, which is aimed at developing and building so-called “Cloud storage”, a subset of “Cloud computing”.

“Cloud computing” is the term used to describe the utilization of the internet for the purpose of storing and processing data using online technology services. For example, Google Docs allows users to upload documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to Google’s data servers. Users can edit files using a Google application. Users can also publish documents so that other people can read them, which means Google Docs is also an example of cloud computing. www. HowStuffWorks.com

“Cloud storage” is a subset of “Cloud computing” based on a model of networked data storage where data is stored on multiple virtual servers, generally hosted by third parties, rather than being hosted on dedicated servers.

www.koreaninsight.com

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Anti-Theft Laptop Software Introduced

Anti-Theft Laptop Software Introduced

Computer software that enables a stolen laptop to seek help out loud has been developed. The Associated Press reported on Thursday that Front Door Software Corp. launched a Retriever program that combats laptop theft.

If a thief fails to enter the correct password, a loud voice shouts, “Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen,” from the speaker. A message saying “Stolen laptop” and contact information of the owner appears onscreen every 30 seconds. Retriever also begins tracking down the location of the laptop while sending out the warning message.

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Nate to Start Real-Name System for Comments

SK Communications’ portal site Nate will introduce a real-name system for comments on news articles. The company on Wednesday said it will overhaul its news service to create a sound culture of public opinion in a country where vociferous Internet users often hide behind anonymity. Internet users will have to reveal their real name to add comments.

Duel of Korean maps shows how difficult it is to dethrone the ruling king

Blogger Channy Yun, on his Korean blog, recently posted that Daum Map’s traffic has slided back to its original level after a shark-jump peak in late January, when Daum launched Street View service. 

Please Read Complete Post HERE   Web 2.0 Asia

Dokdo/Takeshima Island Dispute

Perspective on Dokdo/Takeshima Island Dispute

Alex Brotman @ VictoryManual.com

 

The small image of an island next to the Naver logo reads, “Defend Dokdo!”

Meanwhile, in Japan, as I wanted to spark a heated discussion in an advanced-level course, I presented them with the topic and recent history of the Dokdo/Takeshima Island dispute. I had hoped they’d be able to logically discuss the issues and present their opinions of both national medias. “What’s Takeshima?” they asked.

If you aren’t familiar with the issue, the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute is an international political territorial conflict between the governments of South Korea and Japan over the Dokdo/Takeshima Island. (Dokdo is the Korean name for the island, Takeshima the Japanese name. The English name is “Liancourt Rocks”.)

Korean Search Market

Prestigious Financial Times included an article today about the Korean search market. Korea is, as you may already know, not “googlearized” as most other search markets in the world. Instead is Naver the leading portal. Actually, the article states that Naver now is the fifth biggest portal in the world. In Korea, 77 % of the internet searches are made there. Second is Daum with around 11 % and then Yahoo with around 4 %. Google? They have a share of below 2 % of the searches…

According to TechCrunch, Google is currently aiming at the Japanese market and the big search engine in China, Baidu, just lost its CFO under mysterious circumstances. Naver remains strong in Korea and are currently testing around 100 new innovations according to the FT article. One of the key benefits of Naver is the service Jisikin (means something like knowledge person) where people interact by asking and answering questions.

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Naver to release Opencast this March 1st.

Naver.com to release Opencast this Sunday

South Korean search engine Naver.com announced the release of Opencast this Sunday March 1st. I had a brief introduction by an Naver employee about the new feature. In short, Opencast can be best described as a widget showing random blogposts with a Twitter-like subscription function. (get it?) Ah, well… Perhaps you should see the video for an impression, or at least to see how slick the admin panel looks.

Naver.com has over 150 million views per day, the fact that they are tapping user generated content and displaying it on their frontpage is an interesting development.

Korean companies expand into housekeeping and wedding planning

Some Korean telecom and Internet companies are trying to find new businesses and services that tie into their core business. Chang Kim of Web 2.0 Asia recently profiled a housekeeping and childcare service started by the Korean e-commerce site Interpark.

 

The JoongAng Daily found that Korean telecom companies are taking on a similar strategy with companies like broadband Internet provider LG Dacom opening a wedding consulting business:

As of last year, Korea had a 93.6 percent handset penetration rate. Eighty percent of the country had access to high-speed Internet. Those figures left telecom operators little room to grow traditional service areas. So they’re going non-traditional.

Sweeping Reduction in Cell-Phone Costs for Low-Income Earners

Low-income earners will no longer need to endure complicated procedures to receive reduced cell-phone rates.

The Korea Communications Commission said during its operational report at the National Assembly, “A sweeping reduction will be implemented in order for the whole low income group to enjoy the benefit.”

According to the report, all eligible basic living benefit recipients will enjoy a 50-percent discount on basic charges and call charges within a monthly limit of W30,000 (US$1=W1,489).

Thanks to Chosun.com