Comments on: Cyworld Packs Up From U.S., Retreats to Korea

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:16:15 +0000

Many US cyworld members are flocking to Asian-U.com

there’s even a thread there call “Cyworld Refugee” (http://www.asian-u.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7966). lol

By: Give Me Two Minutes To Tell You Why Cyworld US Failed

Give Me Two Minutes To Tell You Why Cyworld US Failed — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:14:17 +0000

[...] In this case, SK didn’t get it, cut their losses on their $10 million investment and moved the operation back to Seoul late last year. [...]

By: Paid Content : Cyworld Shutting Down U.S. Service; So Much For $110 Million Earmark

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:38:54 +0000

[...] U.S. audiences, or rather users here couldn’t get used to the cutesy virtual world. Last year the company laid off all its staff and moved the U.S. ops to Korea. Now even that’s going. And times here have [...]

By: Big A

Big A — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:04:45 +0000

I tried using cyworld, but I am still hooked on http://www.citypixel.com/ because it provides the best blend between virtual worlds and social networks. Also they just launched a facebook app that’s very addicting: http://apps.facebook.com/citypixel/index.php

I would definitely recommend checking it out.

By: TechLang - Vietnam technology, startups, venture » Blog Archive » Korean Cyworld Cuts China Staff By Nearly 50%, What about Vietnam?

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:35:28 +0000

[...] US financial crisis spreaded all over the world, Korean Social Networking Service (SNS) Cyworld left the US market. The withdrawal did not stop with two Asian markets: Taiwan and China. “As the largest SNS [...]

By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Euphoria subsiding, now its down to business

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:50:17 +0000

[...] FWIW everyting single thing I told these people to do – they ignored. Now I hate to say I told you… [...]

By: Virtual Worlds: Is The US Simply Not Ready? | A Media Circus

Virtual Worlds: Is The US Simply Not Ready? | A Media Circus — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:46:09 +0000

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By: exapted

exapted — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:56:39 +0000

Cyworld is extremely popular in mainland China. The funny thing is, the focus of Cyworld in China is maps and location. In Guangzhou, I could even find my building on their sort of cute map, and I could see who was online and nearby. They cover many of the major cities in mainland China. Now That’s Cool!

I created an account in US Cyworld and all I saw was some empty “room” I could edit. I think they should have made a facebook location/map app! They would have been huge.

By: Goodbye, Cruel Cyworld! »TechAddress

Goodbye, Cruel Cyworld! »TechAddress — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:31:35 +0000

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By: Goodbye, Cruel Cyworld!

Goodbye, Cruel Cyworld! — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:00:55 +0000

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