http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Thoughts on interesting companies, trends, and technologies. en-us yskim@ysk.com 2010-03-25T15:04:33-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000210.html A Chicken and Pig are making breakfast together. The Chicken lays eggs and makes fried eggs. The pig cuts its belly and makes bacon. The question is, who�s more committed to making breakfast? Some might say that the Chicken is more committed because it�s contributing its future generation. Others might say that the pig is more committed because it�s contributing its own body. The story can also be used to illustrate the differences between US and Korea Entrepreneurs. 210@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Tech Companies 2010-03-25T15:04:33-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000209.html Like all living things, companies thrive and prosper when they�re part of a diverse ecosystem that provides the right infrastructure for sustained growth and development. Internet and software ecosystems are interesting because they are usually formed around the initial success of a single company that emerges from a highly competitive environment. If this company can nurture and grow this initial ecosystem, they enjoy a significant competitive advantage that eventually leads to market domination. 209@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Technology Trends 2009-07-27T14:43:22-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000208.html The recent fire sale of Helio by SK Telecom to Virgin Mobile for $39M has made me reflect on Korean technology companies in the United States. Korea is one of the most advanced countries when it comes to technology,... 208@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Business 2008-06-29T12:21:48-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000207.html Here's my 3 minute interview on Fox Business Network regarding Askpedia and the cease and desist from IAC. Link to high res version... 207@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Askpedia 2008-04-03T10:21:48-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000206.html It has been a while since I posted on this blog. The primary reason is because most of my time has been consumed by Askpedia. The hard work is starting to pay off. Askpedia recently crosses 100,000 registered users.... 206@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Askpedia 2008-03-24T15:22:33-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000205.html After Alpha and Private Testing for a few months, I'm excited to announce that Askpedia.com is now in Open Beta. Basically, this means that anybody can access the sign and ask/answer questions. All of the site functionality, including payments for... 205@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Askpedia 2007-07-02T06:41:28-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000204.html I'm pleased to announce that we have launched the Askpedia Alpha program. After many months of hard work, it's gratifying to have other people use our service and provide valuable feedback. We know we still have a lot of... 204@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Askpedia 2007-03-22T03:46:23-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000203.html It has been a while since I posted anything on this blog. It's not because of a lack of topics. Over the last few months, there have been some pretty interesting developments in the whole Web 2.0 space. Instead... 203@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Personal 2006-08-31T00:52:03-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000190.html The best business books have a profound yet easy to understand insight based on a simple observation. The Innovator's Dilemma is one of those books. It is also one of the best examples of why there is always hope for startups in the technology space, even when competing against market leading companies. 190@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Technology Trends 2006-01-13T19:43:12-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000189.html It has been a while since I posted an entry to my blog. The primary reason for not blogging over the last year and a half has been my position at WebEx in the CTO office. ... Well, that's all changing now. 189@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Personal 2006-01-09T23:14:02-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000187.html I have been a Netflix customer for some time now and it has been interesting to see the company grow and evolve, given the changing dynamics of their space. With their success, they have attracted the attention of 800 lb gorillas such as Blockbuster and WalMart who recently launched similar services. The billion dollar question for Netflix is, can it survive and continue to lead the market? 187@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Tech Companies 2004-09-10T16:35:12-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000122.html Friendster recently announced that Scott Sassa, former President of NBC West Coast, will be taking over the CEO role from interim CEO, Tim Koogle, former CEO of Yahoo. Scott Sassa is the former wunderkind at Fox Network, Turner Entertainment, NBC, etc. where he has a solid track record of hits such as 'West Wing', 'Fear Factor', and 'Law & Order: SVU'. Scott Sassa is an interesting choice to run a company like Friendster. 122@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Tech Companies 2004-06-08T23:42:49-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000121.html One of the great things about blogging is the spirit of information sharing within the community. An example of this is Jeff Nolan's summary of the Accel/SNRC symposium on Service-Oriented Flexible Computing on his blog. Instead of paying $350, you can read Jeff's blog to get the highlights. Of course, you're missing out on the networking and offline discussions, but given the cost of admission to Jeff's blog, it's the next best thing. 121@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Technology Trends 2004-06-08T22:50:40-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000120.html Sony announced today that they will be exiting the PDA market in the US and European markets. On the surface, this seems surprising since Sony was the third largest vendor of handheld PDA's in 2003 with a 14% market share. It's also a significant blow to the Palm OS platform and PalmSoure, the licensor of the Palm OS platform, since Sony was the second largest seller of Palm OS devices after Palm One. 120@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Tech Companies 2004-06-01T23:30:43-08:00 http://www.ysk.com/blog/archives/000119.html I can�t recall the last time I used the Yellow Pages and it looks like companies are beginning to recognize this trend. The New York Times has an article on a study by the Kelsey Group which indicates that small companies less than 10 years old rely more on online advertising than listings on print Yellow Pages. 119@http://www.ysk.com/blog/ Online Search 2004-05-31T15:15:09-08:00