Comments on: Technorati Japan Closes Service October 23 http://asiajin.com/blog/2009/10/14/technorati-japan-closes-service-october-23/ The Next Generation Internet Trends in Japan and Asia Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:34:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sabrina http://asiajin.com/blog/2009/10/14/technorati-japan-closes-service-october-23/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Sabrina Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:50:40 +0000 http://asiajin.com/blog/?p=5970#comment-2533 Regarding some of korean Web service providers, they also had same financial difficulties due to severe competition at the same industry. Some closed, and the other is merged or acquired by major top players. Recently, Major portals (of course the #1 in Korea is Naver.com) are still in struggle to enlarge their power all over the web service section with thier own. The most important revenue is from the advertisement, so they try to increase user view or page view. In case of SK communications, which operates #1 SNS service 'Cyworld.com' and #3 Portal 'Nate.com(nate.com+empas.com)' ,started to merge the main page of two different services. In case of closed SNS service Cyworld.com, selling the decoration items and musics doesn't make enough money as much as at the boom-up stage. And their ambicious Portal ,which merged Lycos and Empas for being more massive and attractive web portal, also was in hardtime with definite gap between #2 and #3 portal. Even though they bought kind of powerful searching engine, it haven't worked at all. About a month before, two web services' main page were joint togather in one NATE.COM page. This was very effective to raise up PV and UV in short time. It still remains a problem whether this will create enough advertisement income or not, however it may work as a turn around if they keep this trend and adding new services co-working with SK Telcom's App. Store. This arbitration will be continued for a whire in matured web service industry. Regarding some of korean Web service providers, they also had same financial difficulties due to severe competition at the same industry. Some closed, and the other is merged or acquired by major top players.

Recently, Major portals (of course the #1 in Korea is Naver.com) are still in struggle to enlarge their power all over the web service section with thier own.
The most important revenue is from the advertisement, so they try to increase user view or page view.

In case of SK communications, which operates #1 SNS service ‘Cyworld.com’ and #3 Portal ‘Nate.com(nate.com+empas.com)’ ,started to merge the main page of two different services.
In case of closed SNS service Cyworld.com, selling the decoration items and musics doesn’t make enough money as much as at the boom-up stage.
And their ambicious Portal ,which merged Lycos and Empas for being more massive and attractive web portal, also was in hardtime with definite gap between #2 and #3 portal. Even though they bought kind of powerful searching engine, it haven’t worked at all.

About a month before, two web services’ main page were joint togather in one NATE.COM page. This was very effective to raise up PV and UV in short time.

It still remains a problem whether this will create enough advertisement income or not, however it may work as a turn around if they keep this trend and adding new services co-working with SK Telcom’s App. Store.

This arbitration will be continued for a whire in matured web service industry.

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