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Net-Nexus Seoul

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hit-the-baangs dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Wired has a story in their new issue about Seoul, Korea and how it is The Bandwidth Capital of the World It is really interesting how popular the internet and cybercafes are as a social medium there. They also have a huge following of online game players, with over 70% of broadband users playing online. For me, the best quote about the business opportunities that have sprung up is '(We) wanted to focus on interaction. And what is more interactive than games? We made this market. We made new sectors. American media companies were just using online capacity to distribute offline media.'"

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  1. Re:So, how important is bandwidth? by SquadBoy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yup the kids there are all about the cyber cafes my nephew loves going out and he has bandwidth at home also. Having said that you can tell I've spent some time (~4 years) in Korea and am married to a Korean.

    And yes you are right the babes are *great* looking and if you are American and even a bit willing it is very easy to have all of them you want. Go and have fun. :).

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  2. That's great & all by checksum3 · · Score: 0, Troll

    but WE have Al Gore and HE invented the internet!

  3. My copper twisted pair... by CrazyDuke · · Score: 0, Troll

    Methinks that the thriving broadband market their may have something to do with the lack of near omnipotent media and telco corporations that hike prices by making an artificially low supply and by legally bribing other corporations and the government. But then again, I'm just another American consumer wh0re.

    Let the flames begin. :(

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