Wired Seoul, The World's Most Networked City

Time magazine has a good piece on Seoul, the world's most wired city. I lived in Seoul from 2000 to 2004 where I really learned that most behaviors related to technology usage are not culturally bound but dependent on the availability and ubiquity of technology. Some of my thoughts are in an old piece, "Where Technology Is Ubiquitous, Opportunity Abounds."

"Seoul: World's Most Wired Megacity Gets More So" TIME

"Wired Seoul" (photo essay)

The systems ensure that the city's 20 million residents live within one giant hot spot, where wireless access is available from almost anywhere for a small fee.

John Legend & Ambassador Stephens Charity Event in Seoul on March 28th

Our NetKAL colleague, Kevin Kim, is organizing a charity event in Seoul. Our friends Sonny, Roy and Esther are helping out too.

"John Legend in Seoul for a Night of Charity for Children" will be held at Bamboo House (www.bamboohouse.or.kr) in Yeoksam-dong.

It will be on Saturday, March 28, 2009. The event starts at 6:00pm and it is limited to 75 tickets at W1,000,000 (US$700) each. Please RSVP to seoulfoundation@yahoo.com if you are interested in attending.