The Future of Digital Media:

Where Are the Boundaries?

Taewoo Danny Kim

TechnoKimchiTechnoKimchiTechnoKimchiTechnoKimchi

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 KoreaLet’s talk about Korea

and the future of mediaand the future of media

the boundaries between

on/off,on/off,

in particular

“Digital Capital” of the world“Digital Capital” of the world

why?why?

Let’s play a guessing game!Let’s play a guessing game!

% of Korean Households with Broadband Internet

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

# of SMSsteens send

to each otherto each otherA DAY

10,000,00010,000,000

# of Auction accounts hacked

920,700,000,000920,700,000,000

nhn’s 2007 revenue(in won)

citizenjournalism

user generated content

Wikisin elementary school

what about virtual?what about virtual?

22,000,000 users

22,000,000 user100,000,000 users

3,000,000+ users

“So, what is real, Neo?”

3,000,000 users

3,000,000 users

what’s real?what’s real?

who’s real?who’s real?

what’s virtual?what’s virtual?

who’s virtual?who’s virtual?

what I can own?what I can own?

who is it that I’m talking to?who is it that I’m talking to?

is my Lineage wifemy real wife?my real wife?

interface:

game gods and portals?game gods and portals?

and the future?

connect on and off

MegaPhone turns pedestrians into players!

redefine

love

relationships

money

reputation

life