The Future of Digital Media:
Where Are the Boundaries?
Taewoo Danny Kim
TechnoKimchi
qOoOp.kr
twdanny@gmail.com

“Hello,
my name is
Taewoo Danny Kim.
You can just call me
Danny (English),
or
태우 (Korean).”

Let’s talk about Korea

and the future of media

the boundaries between
on/off,
in particular

“Digital Capital” of the world

why?

Let’s play a guessing game!

% of Korean Households
with Broadband Internet

% of Korean Households
% of 20 something’sInternet
with Broadband that are
Cyworld members

# of SMSs
teens send
to each other
A DAY

10,000,000

# of Auction accounts
hacked

920,700,000,000

nhn’s 2007 revenue
(in won)

citizen
journalism
user generated content

Wikis
in elementary school

what about virtual?

22,000,000 users

22,000,000 user
100,000,000 users

3,000,000+ users

“So, what is real, Neo?”

3,000,000 users

3,000,000 users

what’s real?

who’s real?

what’s virtual?

who’s virtual?

what I can own?

who is it that I’m talking to?

is my Lineage wife
my real wife?

interface:
game gods and portals?

and the future?

connect on and off

MegaPhone turns pedestrians into players!

redefine

love

relationships

money

reputation

life