There was an interesting article about big data based businesses of major credit card companies in Korea. According to Korea Economic Daily, two major card companies, Shinhan and Samsung, see big data as a new business opportunity while Hyundai Card is skeptical about it. Recently Shinhan and Samsung are each driving their data based services. […]
R data is huge, so it is general to analyze on a desktop (local computer) or a server which provides better computing power. However, the former is inconvenient when you analyze data without your computer while the latter requires a complicated set-up process. There is an option to use cloud DB without paying money: Google […]
There are several ways to put graphs and tables into a blog on WordPress. One of them is Visualizer plug-in, which is easy to handle and straightforward to input data. [ Barchart using Visualizer (example: Monthly Bill for Utility) ] [visualizer id=”1656″] However, the plug-in is limited to use CSV file and does not reflect […]
Recently in Korea, there was a news report that major shareholders in SundayToz sold their shares to SMILEGATE. SundayToz is a mobile game developing company established in 2009. The company was positioned as the number one social game developing company in Korea since its Anipang series became a hit, recording 28 million downloads. Their newly […]
Why do people read Greek mythology and enthusiastically watch movies on the based on these stories such as Titan? Gods and goddesses in the story are one of reasons that make it attractive. They have super power and they are immortal. In a business world, there are a few companies that are like the characters […]
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Era of Wearable Device – Smartwatch
Galaxy Gear (Source: samsung.com) There is lots of news about “Smartwatch” these days. In the TV show, Two and a Half Men, we can see Ashton Kutcher wearing Pebble, which is one of his investing companies. Wearable device, especially smartwatch, is no longer a gadget for techies. According to Digital Trends, 1.2 million smartwatches were […]
Many bloggers try hard to increase the number of visitors to their blogs. In order to intrigue readers, they use several plug-ins related to SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Simply, one of the most important ways to bring readers to your blog is search result. The other way is to keep your readers who once visited […]
The book, Hooked:How to Build Habit-Forming Products written by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover, deals with how to habituate people’s behavior in a business perspective. Authors of this book try to explain about each phase of habit-forming process in detail by exemplifying internet services and products. Actually it appears that the messages of the book […]
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Game of Numbers
The new season of Game of Thrones will air on April 6th. As a big fan of the show, I am looking forward to watching the next story of John Snow and Daenerys, actually I wonder how big Daenerys’ dragons will become. The internet service industry is another version of Game of Thrones, which is […]
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If Apple Meets Tesla
I worked as a business strategist and business developer in LBS (Location Based Service) and telematics industry. I launched a high end telematics service in collaboration with Renault Samsung Motors in 2006. Car manufacturers and telecommunication companies drove the market until late 2000. Still after more than a decade, the result from these efforts is […]