North Korea Couldn’t Hit the Side of a Barn
Brendan Taylor of Asia Times says that North Korea is like a ‘neglected child." It acts out because it would rather be yelled out than ignored. Meaning – Washington needs to pay attention to its short...
View ArticleWal-Mart Gets Bought Out by Korean Shinsagae
Wal-Mart has been purchased by South Korean Shinsagae . Wal-Mart is South Korea that is. Wal-Mart said the will "focus their efforts where they can have the greatest impact on their growth strategy."...
View ArticleWal-Mart Becomes E-Mart
I think it is interesting that Wal-Mart couldn’t make it in South Korea. Shinsegae bought Wal-Mart out and changed the name to E-Mart. They decided to save money by only changing half the signs on the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Never Sleeps
Microsoft never sleeps, I reckon. Question: Where is Microsoft NOT involved in a law suit. Regulators in South Korea have rejected MS’ appeal of an antitrust ruling and now MS must fight back. "No...
View ArticleCyworld Takes On Myspace (part 1)
I have been waiting for this…not with baited breath, and I haven’t lost any sleep over it…but I have been anxiously waiting for South Korea’s Cyworld to make its debut in the US. I love it when the...
View ArticleCyworld Takes On Myspace (part 2)
Myspace takes all comers, of which I am proudly NOT one. Facebook is for college kids. I have an account, but don’t remember my login or password. Friendster and Xanga is for twentysomethings and I...
View ArticleWatching Your Friend Die – # 2
A commenter wrote in response to my post Watching Your Friend Die "I think the group of Korean missionaries are pretty selfish, myself. What did they expect to happen? Think of all of the worry and...
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