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, […]
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Korean Online Shopping Site Coupang Receives $1 Billion Investment
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Leading South Korean online retail company Coupang announced on Wednesday that it had secured $1 billion from Softbank, a Japanese Internet […]
Google Still Struggling to Diversify Beyond White, Asian Men
Above photo: Google campus (Photo by Shawn Collins) by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google isn’t making much headway diversifying its workforce beyond white and Asian […]
Google Opens First Asian ‘Startup Campus’ in Seoul
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s startup scene is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing in the world, and Google’s “Campus Seoul” is expected to […]
Samsung’s $92 Tizen Smartphone Might Be the Next Big Thing
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Samsung just unveiled a new smartphone on Wednesday, but it’s probably not among those you’re looking for. That is unless you’re in […]
LG Unveils a Refined G Flex 2 Smartphone at CES
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Once upon a time before phones became smart, they were also curved to fit the angle of our faces. So, why did […]
Google Reveals South Korea’s Top Searches of 2014
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s that time of year again. As 2014 draws to a close, Google has compiled a list of this year’s most searched topics […]
Samsung’s Flexible ‘Wearables’ Unlock Potential for New Designs
by JAMES S. KIM What’s great about “wearable” devices like Google Glass is that they don’t just offer fancy tech — they can be quite fashionable, too. For instance, […]
Video of The Week: Google India’s Heartwarming Ad
Ready to have your heartstrings pulled? This ad for Google India will sure do the trick. The video, titled “Google Search: Reunion,” focuses on two men in their elder […]
People Magazine Can’t Tell Asians Apart
A billion-dollar love triangle is big news right? So it would have probably been a good idea for People magazine to publish a picture of the right Asian girl, […]
Monday’s Link Attack: Steven Yeun, Miss Korea, Erotic Garden
Steven Yeun: ‘The Walking Dead’ aims for my groin Zap2it “It seems like ‘The Walking Dead’ just kind of aims for my groin,” Steven Yeun, who spent the latest […]
