SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A large number of social media users called for South Korea to acquire nuclear arms after North Korea detonated its fifth nuclear device Friday, a growing sign that the public wants change in the government’s non-proliferation policy stance. The spike in people calling for independent nuclear capabilities is also [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Short messages that are popular on social media such as Facebook or Instagram are now being published as a book. Aurum, part of the Munhakdongne Publishing Group, recently published a book called “A Storytelling Woman” written by Cho Yumi. Cho has gained fame by posting short, poetic messages on Facebook [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Dozens of foreigners were taken on a municipally organized tour of Seoul on Tuesday, with every part of the journey being documented in real-time on social media. More than 20 people from countries all over the world, including China, Malaysia, Turkey and Russia, took part in the 2016 Global Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jan 11 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been suggested that the reason China’s Xiaomi was able to grow into a successful international company in only five years was because of its efficient usage of social media. A recent report issued by the KT Economy and Management Research Center says that social media acted as [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Facebook is the most popular social networking service (SNS) in South Korea this year, a poll showed Tuesday, outpacing other global and local platforms. According to a survey by market researcher DMC Media on 780 SNS users aged between 19 and 59, 59.8 percent picked Facebook as their most-used [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite a sluggish domestic economy, mobile advertising has rapidly grown in South Korea thanks to widespread usage of smartphones and advanced mobile platform, data showed Wednesday. Once regarded as uncharted territory, mobile ad spending is estimated at 940 billion won (US$798.3 million) this year, soaring about 1,800 times since [...]
BURLINGTON, Mass. June, 13, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Endurance International Group (EIGI), a leading provider of cloud-based platform solutions designed to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed online, today released findings from its Very Small Business (VSB) Exploration. 596 VSB subscribers within the total Endurance subscriber base completed the survey. Endurance surveyed its subscribers to test: How [...]
Singapore, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Harnessing the power and influence of social media, Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2014 will see the debut of an innovative corporate social responsibility campaign to rally the global community towards the water cause. The first of its kind in the global water space, this campaign was introduced as part [...]
Boston, MA, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Crimson Hexagon, leading provider of software for social intelligence, has announced a new app integration with HootSuite, the world’s most widely used social relationship platform. The new integration powers social engagement for enterprises, allowing customers to gain valuable business insights and competitive analysis from online conversations. Powered by Crimson [...]
NEW YORK, Mar 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Individuals who follow Global Fortune 100 companies on Twitter are more connected and more influential than the average Twitter user, according to research that analyzes the influence and demographics of people using the social media platform. A detailed presentation and analysis of the findings is available here. This [...]