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08 Sep 08
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Some 35 million of South Korea's total 48 million residents regularly use broadband Internet.
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Insoo doesn't even have to take the phone out of his pocket to send an SMS. He knows how to slide it open, which buttons to push how many times to reach the "Send SMS" menu option, compose the entire text message, and hit the send button -- all without even looking at the phone. This is especially handy when he needs to send an SMS during class.
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Whenever funny things happen during the day, Insoo and friends shoot video with their phones and send the clip to portal sites, hoping their clips will be featured on the portals' homepages.
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The PC Bang offers skilled game players like Insoo perks such as free transportation.
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nsoo has a difficult math problem as homework. He posts it up on Naver Knowledge iN, a popular online Q&A service with some 70 million entries.
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nsoo's 12-year-old sister twists his arm to give up the computer so she can post a new entry on her own Cyworld homepage. Cyworld is regarded as popular among 20-year-old women, which is exactly why an 12-year-old girl aspires to use the service.
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29 Jul 08
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17 Apr 08
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The first thing Insoo does after Hakwon is, of course, turn on the PC. Insoo has a difficult math problem as homework. He posts it up on Naver Knowledge iN, a popular online Q&A service with some 70 million entries.
Within about 10 minutes of posting, someone chimes in with a good answer, and Insoo awards him with some "Knowledge Power" points -- knowledge-based economy in action among 14-year-olds.
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29 Nov 07
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Some 35 million of South Korea's total 48 million residents regularly use broadband Internet.
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It is not uncommon to see a 45-year-old gentleman indulging himself in the popular online game Lineage II in a local "PC Bang" (Internet cafe).
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Still, it's the kids who most actively embrace the bleeding-edge technologies.
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Insoo Kim, 14, is a typical junior high school student in Seoul.
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Insoo doesn't even have to take the phone out of his pocket to send an SMS. He knows how to slide it open, which buttons to push how many times to reach the "Send SMS" menu option, compose the entire text message, and hit the send button -- all without even looking at the phone.
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The PC Bang offers skilled game players like Insoo perks such as free transportation.
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The first thing Insoo does after Hakwon is, of course, turn on the PC. Insoo has a difficult math problem as homework. He posts it up on Naver Knowledge iN, a popular online Q&A service with some 70 million entries
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Within about 10 minutes of posting, someone chimes in with a good answer, and Insoo awards him with some "Knowledge Power" points -- knowledge-based economy in action among 14-year-olds
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It means he has just posted new Cyworld content. Insoo clicks on the icon to read the new post and leaves a comment -- something Insoo is expected to do as a "1-chon" (Cyworld buddy).
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Cyworld is regarded as popular among 20-year-old women, which is exactly why an 12-year-old girl aspires to use the service
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Gone are the days when kids bought CDs by their favorite singers. For the young generation, music is deemed something that must be consumed over the 'Net -- CDs are for their parents. To date, Cyworld's minihompy streaming music sales amount to more than 200 million songs, or $100 million in revenue.
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L@jost EU projectnsoo Kim, 14, is a typical junior high school student in Seoul. Like all his classmates, Insoo's main means of communication with his buddies is text messaging.
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laura malitansoo Kim, 14, is a typical junior high school student in Seoul. Like all his classmates, Insoo's main means of communication with his buddies is text messaging.
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28 Nov 07
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A day in the (digital) life of a South Korean boy
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27 Nov 07
Alan Levinensoo Kim, 14, is a typical junior high school student in Seoul. Like all his classmates, Insoo's main means of communication with his buddies is text messaging.
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Brian C. SmithSome 35 million of South Korea's total 48 million residents regularly use broadband Internet. As such, Internet usage is not restricted to the younger generation: It is not uncommon to see a 45-year-old gentleman indulging himself in the popular online ga
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