by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Cats and the Internet go together like American cheese on a cheeseburger. Or, as the Internet would have it, “cheezburger.” Who would […]
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YouTube Chef Maangchi Debuts New Cookbook
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Emily Kwangsook Kim—better known as Maangchi—-gets approached all the time by strangers as she’s out and about. She may not recognize the friendly, excited faces that greet […]
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 Eavesdropping Smart TVs Raise Concerns
by YOUKYUNG LEE, AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Watch what you say in your living room. Samsung’s smart TV could be listening. And sharing. At least that’s what […]
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 […]
North Korea Calls Obama a ‘Monkey,’ Blames U.S. for Internet Outage
by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at […]
North Korea’s Internet Shuts Down, Cyberattack Suspected
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea’s Internet connection has been hit with outages and is currently offline, according to the New York Times. The network failure comes […]
SKoreans Consider Leaving KakaoTalk Amid Concerns Of Government Surveillance
by JAMES S. KIM Many South Koreans are considering leaving KakaoTalk and switching to other mobile messaging applications due to concerns over a government crackdown on rumors circulating on social media, according […]
North Korea Bans Wi-Fi Use, Which Was Limited To Begin With
by STEVE HAN North Korea has banned foreign tourists from using wireless Internet access, according to reports from China, presumably in an effort to further clamp down on its […]
Blind 11-Year-Old Sings Amazing “Wrecking Ball” Cover
It goes without saying that Miley Cyrus has generated quite a bit of attention for herself the past few months. Though some may shake their head at the provocative […]
The Baby Box: Hope for Abandoned Babies of South Korea
Things on the internet go viral for a reason. Videos of puppies and babies go viral because the cuteness appeases us. Controversial news goes viral because, as much as […]
Spring 2013 | The Market | The Awful Truth: I Screen, You Screen
DEPT The Market Issue Spring 2013 Author Paul Nakayama In an age where “check her out” means online and not from across the room, columnist Paul Nakayama wonders if […]
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 […]
Monday’s Link Attack: Dokdo, Steven Yeun, Internet Addicts
Japanese Lawmakers Denied Entry in South Korea New York Times Airport immigration officials denied entry to three Japanese lawmakers on Monday, thwarting their plan to travel close to a […]
Thursday's Link Attack: NK Famine Overblown? Baltimore Murder, KA Joins Grantland
Reports of North Korea food shortages overblown, say US, South Korea Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo News The US and South Korea disagree with the United Nations World Food […]
