Under a new agreement with the California Department of Fair Employment, online marketplace and hospitality service Airbnb has vowed to continue efforts in fighting discrimination, including training its employees, […]
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A Meal and a Webcam Form Unlikely Recipe for South Korean Fame
Pictured Above: Kim Sung-jin, 14, broadcasts himself eating delivery Chinese food in his room at home in Bucheon, south of Seoul. Better known to his viewers by the nickname […]
Tinder Claims It Has North Koreans Users
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Tinder threw a public tantrum on Twitter earlier this week in response to a Vanity Fair article that criticized the app’s hook-up culture and […]
Naver to Launch Global K-pop Streaming App
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Keeping up with your K-pop idols is about to get a whole lot easier. South Korean search portal Naver is set to […]
Report: Samsung, Google Censor LGBTQ Apps in South Korea
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Samsung and Google have banned a number of gay social networking apps in South Korea and in other countries in recent years, […]
Tech Startups Find a Home in Koreatown’s Kolabs
Pictured above: The team behind RushOrder, led by CEO Eric Kim, standing at right. (Photo by Narith Ta) by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com From trendy cafes and […]
Will New Yorkers Go Cuckoo for KakaoTaxi?
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Daum Kakao Corp. is considering bringing South Korea’s most popular cab-hailing app service to the Big Apple, according to Bloomberg. KakaoTaxi launched […]
South Koreans Seeking Transparency Develop MERS Info-Sharing Tools
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Koreans frustrated over the government’s handling of the MERS virus outbreak have taken matters into their own hands and have been […]
Prying Parents: Phone Monitoring Apps Flourish in South Korea
by YOUKYUNG LEE | @YKLeeAp AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Chang-june can be miles from his 12-year-old son but still know when he plays a smartphone game. With […]
Lonely Korean Teens Seek Comfort in ‘Imaginary Friend’ App
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com In a move that’s strikingly similar to sci-fi romantic comedy film Her, more than 4 million lonely South Koreans are using a messenger app […]
Dictionary App Helps North Korean Defectors Speak ‘Southern’
Pictured above: An instructor demonstrates how to use a dictionary app to a group of teen North Korean defectors. (Photo via Cheil Worldwide) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com […]
KakaoTaxi Hits the Road in South Korea, Challenging Uber
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Daum Kakao on Tuesday launched its new cab-hailing app KakaoTaxi in South Korea to compete with Uber, which has recently been subjected to […]
South Korea Develops Smartphone Apps to Help Curb Student Suicide
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government has been developing a number of smartphone apps to help warn parents when their child might be at […]
Meet the Korean American Sisters Behind Dating App Coffee Meets Bagel
Pictured above: Sisters Arum, Dawoon and Soo Kang (L to R), at their office in San Francisco. (Photo by Andria Lo). by LISA WONG MACABASCO During a talk at […]
Gangnam Becomes Hot Spot for Korean Startups
by YOUKYUNG LEE, AP Technology Writer Follow @YKLeeAP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The uber-trendy Seoul neighborhood made famous by the “Gangnam Style” K-pop hit is known for status-conscious people, […]
