In a recent article in Korea JoongAng Daily reported that Facebook is beginning to close the gap on Cyworld and may overtake it in coming years. With an interface that evokes the video game "The Sims," Cyworld has over 20 million users in Korea and...
The Korean social network, Cyworld, collapsed at last. After eight years of international search marketing, I've never seen such a crazy year of news, growth and just plain fun as 2010. We've seen the effects of Google.cn leaving mainland China...
It was developed by SK Communications, which also developed Cyworld (the most popular social media outlet in Korean history). Search marketers have deemed South Korea one of the toughest markets to figure out -- so tough that many have given up on it.
Facebook.com ranked as the top social network across the majority of individual markets in the region, while competing brands commanded the top position in certain markets, including Orkut in India, Mixi.jp in Japan, CyWorld in South Korea and...
