Posted on 14 July 2011. Tags: cats, cuteness.com, dogs, facebok, Foursquare, me2day, North Korean twitter, Petloves.me, puppies, SNS, Tweetmix
Having perhaps tired of the cutthroat competition for human users, one new Korean social media site is going for a largely untapped demographic — household pets.
Launching in Beta at the end of last month, Petloves.me replaces human profiles with those of dogs and cats (and, presumably, any other type of pet). Though the service doesn’t, sadly, allow the beasts to use the service themselves, owners can create a profile for their pet — including breed, age and sex — and then communicate on its behalf in the comments thread below. If visitors approve, they can click on the Yeppeoyo! (“It’s pretty!”) button and leave a message. Read the full story
Posted in Tech
Posted on 20 August 2010. Tags: censorship, freedom of information, freedom of internet, Korean Internet, Korean National Security Act, Lee Myung-bak, north korea, North Korean twitter, Uriminzok
I may well be in trouble.
But I doubt it is for the curse words or the poor grammar.
It could be the numerous North Korean themed pictures, posts and youtube clips.
But it’s not because of my views on freedom of expression.
It all started on Monday…
You see, under the South Korean National Security Act (국가 보안법) Posting NK-Friendly stuff will land your ass in jail (or not):
Relaying and posting material sympathetic to North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-il on the Internet is a clear violation of the National Security Law, a court ruled Monday.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced a 40-year old man, identified only by his surname Lee, to two years in jail, suspended for three years, finding him guilty of disseminating documents and songs praising the communist state and its activities.
Songs!
Oh oh!
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Posted in Media, Politics
