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basic info 2008/01/18 16:32
Yup, I'll be at your service. While I've been digesting lots and lots of information on what's going on and my brain is right now explode with so many thoughts. And I know these are GOOD ones.
One problem I'm struggling with right now is I don't know where to begin. So can YOU GUYS maybe come and pop the soda can?
Some candidates are: ("here" here means "in Korea")
- how cool mobile gadgets are here
- how the new economics of "free" is being played out here
- why Korea has such an advanced gaming industry
- a rumor on communiation and broadcasting convergence
- why fast are 3.5 networks (Wibro and T-Login) are being deployed here
- what are some of the undesirable effects of fast growing digital culture among teens
- some of the less known IT/Media giants here, besides Samsung, LG, SKT, KT, and Naver
Please give your feedback. Anything sensible will be greatly welcomed!
Ok, well, then. Have a great weekend!
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basic info 2008/01/16 16:44
TechnoKimchi runs on a blog hosting service called Tistory, which belongs to Daum, No. 2 portal in Korea. Tistory runs on an open source blogging tool called Textcube (formerly known as "Tattertools"), which is led by Tatter and Company, of which Chang W. Kim of Web 2.0 Asia is a co-CEO.Anyhow, Textcube comes with a plugin named Tatterdesk, which makes the blog kind of look like a magazine site. I applied the plugin to TechnoKimchi and that's why TechnoKimchi looks like what it looks like right now.Of all the entries on the front page, the first part, shown below, is the list of most recent blog posts. You can see the actual dates of post creation.Right below them are my hand-picked posts from this blog. I believe those posts will be quite helpful for those who visit TechnoKimchi for the first time.What do you guys think? Is this format more reader-friendly than our common blog format with the most recent entry covering the top? I'm sorry that there are some Korean charaters here and there which some of you might not understand; however TechnoKimchi is soon going to be wearing new themes/skins so again, please wait with patience :)Let me know what you guys think!
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basic info 2008/01/16 01:15
Some people have been emailing me asking who I am, what I do and stuff. Just thought I might have a brief introduction of myself here. I mean "relatively brief" :) - Born in Korea, educated in U.S. from high school up to graduate school,
- A computer science major,
- Been back in Korea since 2003,
- Worked for a great company named Samsung SDS for about 4 years,
- Then quit the great company to become a full-time blogger (the first one in Korea as far as I know),
- Known as the "Web 2.0 Evangelist" in Korea for my passion and enthusiasm for the changes related to "Web 2.0",
- Blogger behind Taewoo's Log (Taewoo is my Korean name), one of the most widely read blogs in Korea with nearly 6,000 RSS subscribers, covering various aspects of the Web: technical, social, economic and legal,
- Enjoying his last year as twenty-something before turning the big 3-0,
- Author of the recently published book Meconomy, which examines the new economic landscape shaped by the Web with individuals being the powerful suppliers,
- Currently works part-time as the global marketer for openmaru (more on this later), running its English blog,
- A regular contributor to Korea Herald on "multiculturalism", starting in late January,
- And loves Korea, Music (esp. piano), NBA, all kinds of Asian food, and Jesus.
This ain't my resume, but hopefully this will give you guys more context as you try to digest more stuff on TechnoKimchi.Since I took a big break from all knowledge-gaining activities late last year for personal reasons, I've been trying to fill up my knowledge buffer before I start pumping out great stuff about Korea. So just a little bit more patience, then you shall receive much :)Always, thank you all!brought to you by
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basic info 2008/01/10 21:50
I'm back. FOR REAL, this time. :)For many personal and professional reasons, this blog has not been really taken care of for...say 2 months or so. But now it's 2008 and I'm ready to get it going again.Fortunately, I've had a chance to talk to A LOT of people last couple of months in real life, over skype, and through email, etc. What's amazing is that people are still very interested in what's happening here in Korea. Of course, things here simply rock :)Good news is that I'm getting my Wibro modem back tomorrow. To tell you the truth, I had lost it months ago and because of how the contract was structured, I wasn't able to get a new modem till now. Once I get it, you know TechnoKimchi is going WILD again!Thanks for your patience and interests. I've needed some time to grow as a person more than anything, overcoming some of the personal hardships. (Yes, I was secretely in love with this girl and it didn't quite work out, so you know how hard that must've been --> this is when you use the expression "OTL") I think I'm through now and ready to fly for another exciting year.By the way, my book is out. It's named "Meconomy", meaning that the current "Web 2.0" landscape encourages and even empowers individuals, (i.e. ME) to be the center of the economic force. You can purchase the Korean version of it HERE. Sorry, folks, so far it's ONLY in Korean, but for anyone who's interested, I'm up for publishing it in another language! If you're interested, please let me know.I'll do my best to bring you all some good news and insight about the digital generation here. It'll be about e-sports league, digital devices, citizen journalism, Google vs. Naver, the new 3-D Cyworld, the importance of cultural understanding when going global, and some personal stories as well.Just for your information, this is how I'm going to be smiling all year in 2008. See ya all soon :)brought to you by
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