SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans are relying on social media to air their grievances, more so than for positive feelings, a new study has found. Artificial intelligence-based big data analysis released by Daumsoft on Monday revealed that more South Koreans expressed their personal feelings on social media last year [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Pronounced “howl” in Korean, “haul” is to shopping what “mukbang” is to food. An online phenomenon exclusive to South Korea, mukbang refers to a vlogger filming him or herself consuming vast amounts of food all in one sitting while simultaneously continuing to hold a conversation with viewers. Swap out [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Over 56,000 online petitions have been created since President Moon Jae-in, to commemorate his 100th day in office, said the Blue House website would serve as a bulletin board for citizens to post their requests directly to the nation’s highest ranking public servant. So far, seven petitions have accrued [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent scandal involving a Seoul bus driver and his supposed role in separating a mother from her young daughter has many contemplating the role social media plays in focusing national attention on public issues. According to Daumsoft, an AI-based big data analysis firm, there had been 223,737 mentions [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — More South Koreans are traveling solo to avoid unnecessary stress and focus on resting well, a big data study has revealed. According to data released on Monday by artificial intelligence-based big data analytics company Daumsoft, the number of times ‘traveling alone’ was mentioned on social network services increased notably [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed the most popular keywords used by South Koreans on social media in recent years, a list that includes ‘rent’, ‘loan’, and ‘self interior’. Amid gloomy prospects of home ownership with a growing number of South Koreans considered ‘rent poor’, the number of mentions of [...]