Comments on: Chris Pirillo, Cyworld and social networking

By: Rico

Rico — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:56:40 +0000

Quote from A Korean Cyworld User

“Although more users are present in Cyworld, problems that myspace had (u know, sexual predator, murder and stuff)never happend or less frequent in cyworld.”… (end quote)

Isn’t that due to Cyworld Korea having it’s members input their National ID number as part of the sign up process? In the US version, they only make you put in your email address and verify it… Leaves the door open to all that you mentioned above.

By: Stefan Hayden » Blog Archive » Cyworld comes to the US

Stefan Hayden » Blog Archive » Cyworld comes to the US — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:56:33 +0000

[...] comes to the US. I’d be more obsessed if the site stopped giving me MySQL errors. See my previous notes on Cyworldand visit my Minihome. # [...]

By: LLB

LLB — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:02:48 +0000

In the context of the statement…

The trick seems to be offering something for free and then making available other stuff to buy.

…trick doesn’t imply deception, but rather an (otherwise) unknown method for accomplishing the task at hand.

By: Stefan Hayden

Stefan Hayden — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:39:56 +0000

I agree with you. I think you just misunderstood me.

By: A Korean Cyworld User

A Korean Cyworld User — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 05:27:48 +0000

Hello. I’m leaving a comment for your article because it sort of sounds a little sarcastic.
You used the word ‘trick’ about their marketing.
But the reality is that we (Korean ppl) all know and realize how much money they make by skins(backgrounds), song, and other items. And most ppl want to spend money to decorate their minihompy and when they don’t want to, they simply don’t buy things. And cyworld isn’t taking off in the U.S. YET. They didn’t even open or present an American-version Cyworld. Besides, cyworld existed years before myspace was created and in my opinion, comparing myspace to cyworld, myspace loses. Although more users are present in Cyworld, problems that myspace had (u know, sexual predator, murder and stuff)never happend or less frequent in cyworld.

By: Stefan Hayden

Stefan Hayden — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:02:56 +0000

So glad to hear. I Know Chris didn’t mean anything by it and I certainly not going to stop listening any time soon keep up the great interviews.

By: Ponzi

Ponzi — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 22:05:32 +0000

You got me, I giggled out loud at above noted time. As for Rick from Cyworld, we love Rick! We think he’s really smart and nice to boot. Sometimes, Chris is a bit crass (if you haven’t noticed) he usually bites the ones he likes the most. Glad to hear you like the podcasts! :)