Koreans are Using SNS for 2 and a half hour per day

The netizen ( korean used to call for web user as that name) who using a SNS forming a human networks based on internet are currently hanging out for 2 and a half hour per day, according to the National Internet Development Agency of Korea.

In 6 case out of ten, they are using SNS for friendship or association sharing their daily lifes and a matter of common interest. Especially, 86.9% among the users in s. korea replied that they have been in SNS more than 3 years sopended 151.2 mins per day.

Actually, 93.0% whick is almost of respondents said to survey that they are using SNS for friendship, only.

And 71.5% have experienced with various supports to give or take via SNS regarding their task, study or homework. 57.3% among respondents said they could make up their interests on issues of social phenomenon.
Those results could explain the fact that the SNS is really important space to communicate within social life.

According to the patterns classified along type of using SNS, 56.4% of respondents say that they are usually in the site of association such as club or cafe site. and the 54.4% tend to used blog or minihomepage like cyworld.com.
For those who used to hanging around instant messenger like nateon or MSN is reached up to 47.2%.

But in case of users in virtual world, second life was only resulted 4.4% among all.
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Educational games are now emerging as next generation blue ocean.

The Koean online game contents are now introduced in Education market.Some of the edu center starts their online lecture when playing game and the other make the game contents using educational issues.

Almost experts are saying that educational game markets will reach to valuable market which can be profitable of couple of million dollars with in 2 or 3 years.

As i posted and introduced that one of the representative education institutes is Korea Univ where recently made their presence in Secondlife.

and even a famous english hakwon (which means private school or educational institution), Chungdam english school had made their innovative content, Talk Virtul with T entertainment where is being as korean locational provider of Linden Lab
For People have their owned head set, they can be joined in English class in the virtual presence. Also, they built up their virtual language lab in SL.



It seems to be working well. because as well known about korean's intense aspirations of english learning trends, they will become like crazy using game for learn about language. it's more fun and easy way to learn.
That's especailly true as virtual space for learning simplifies the process greatly, making it a casual experience instead of a real boring school stuffs as younger generations used to be in online game in S. Korea.

The Seoul Central District Court clears Minerva' sentence

Have you ever heard about the Minerva? A blogger who criticized the government's crappy economic policies and later got summoned to the court in jan due to the spreading falsehoods in South Korea.

The Seoul Central District Court clears his sentence as founding his innocent of violating the nation's electronic communications laws. he is now free of charge.

I feel really ashamed on South Korea that they were trying to punish and force to resrict the freedom of speech on the internet at a time.
I don't care either his opinions on economy that mainly caused his claim were the false information or he intended to damage public interests. (Honestly, Many of his predictions and opinions turned out to be true) But the only thing that goverment did wrong with this case is the fact that they didn't take their responsibility for their wrong leadership and policy.

Minerva was just a man who post his opinion on the forum site and gain his reputation for his practical and logical argument on economy circumstances.
His logic deserves to respect and was sound. there ain't a leaap in his analisys.

But the big media, especially the newspaper media chosun, joongang and Donga begant to deal his issues that had become big reputiation over the forum site and release his article and subjective criticism without any percolation.

His critical opinion was just only a speech on casual site's forum not for opinion to have intention damaging public intersest on South Korea.
However, the goverment who wanted to use the setting case of violating the nation’s electronic communications laws need to file their claim to those media companies, not minerva.

stupid goverment

Korea Univ have launched their own islands in SL

What a glitz and glitter day that one of the finest university in S. Korea have their presense in Secondlife to educate student in Virtual World.

AKA Virtual KU(korea Univ) campuse in SL was developed by korean community, Sera Korea sponsored by T-entertainment company and they would started their virtual class from 2nd March.
Oh damn i just missed their class in SL... lol

However, the island of KU is simply well made and mocked up their real site. So any one from various countries could experience the Korea Univ, virtually
That's the delightful way to exposure their name and let students come and know how Korea Univ looks like :-)

The representative from sera korea, Mr park announced to public that they will keep add more educational service on the site and establish the intergrated educational solution. i am so expecting with those.
In addition, Korea University will extend the technology to students in Second Life, by creating interactive video lecture that help students grasp tough and tedious class.

Get L$100 as participating in survey!

Get L$100 as participating in survey!

UX Lab of the Seoul Women’s University is currently working on survey for impressions on 3D virtual space.
When you completely fill out the survey forms, we will provide you L$100 for each and every participant.

1. Website for survey : http://swuux.cafe24.com
2. How to enroll your account on website.
- You have to make an entry with same account names using in SL.
3. Notabene : L$100 will be claimed properly when participant’s both accounts are matched between SL and survey site.

A term of survey (SLT)
1st 22nd ~ 26th Feb
2nd 1st ~ 5th Mar
3rd 8th ~ 12th Mar
4th 15th ~ 19th Mar

A closing of survey (SLT)
1st 7pm, 26th, Feb, Thursday
2nd 7pm, 6th, Mar, Thursday
3rd 7pm, 12th, Mar, Thursday
4th 7pm,19th Mar, Thursday



4. Payday
Each Friday of every weeks.
( L$100 will be provided to every participant on each Friday of every weeks. We will add a name to a list in http://blog.naver.com/swuux at 7pm each Friday.(SLT)

Attentions (a escape clause)
We won’t pay L$ 100 in case of …
When you fill out the survey forms by dishonesty such as submitted either continual or same numbers.
When You didn’t fill out the forms completely.
When We can’t match and find out your account properly due to the wrong submitted name.

MCST budets for Virtual World until 2012

MCST ( Ministry of Culture, Sprots and Tourism Republic of Korea) announced that they are going to foster Virtual World Platforms and Contents as strategic industries on 8th Oct.

well it's just hard to wrap up the whole range of their announcements. however, i will try.

There are 5 field specified for this issue.
CG (Computer Graphic) industry, Digital Virtual World, Convergenced contents of Broadcasts and networks, ubiquitous education contents and Virtual Contents will be fostered until 2012 with investing 650 billion won ( about 500 million dollars in us$).

Because they expect that the market with those industries aggregate US$ 5 billion in 2012. At the same time, much of the money is being spent on education, tourism, traing and new economic sectors meant to enhance international competitiveness and create new 130k jobs in Korea.

Moreover if i focus on part of the Virtual world plan, they have couple of plan developing 4 more gates including Sungnyemun(" Gate of Exalted Ceremonies" ), Virtual Tour contents and Virtual Government service etc.
Even a private organization will be included for create new virtual service sector.
An estimated cost will be 30 billion won ( us$ 22 millions ) .

You can read and download the article in here

Acid Mall Promotional Video

One of Acid mall's manager, Hcho Jun had made this promotional video for casual .
That is nice work with music "A Thousand mile" by Vanessa Carlton.

I am sure that you can get more of fashion stuffs when you come by.

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