In the early nineteen hundreds, President Theodore Roosevelt enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust Law against the only railroad company [trust] that a group of wealth American businessmen formed jointly.
Roosevelt said he would no compromise in enforcing the law. He asked the Supreme Court to break up the railroad trust. “We are not attacking these big companies. We are only trying to do away with any evil in them. We are not hostile to them. But we believe they must be controlled to serve the public good.” The Supreme Court eventually ruled against the railroad trust.
Theodore Roosevelt also successfully coordinated the coal miners’ strikes of 1902 after many complications.
The present President smashed the hardlined Korean Confederation of Trade Unions as soon as he took office. The unions were gradually softened to continual governmental threats. Now the horned bull was changed to a meek sheep.
Some experts friendly to medium- and small-sized companies have criticized that big companies, especially conglomerates, squeeze extra ‘profits’ out of them. But it is also problematic that the medium and small companies are dependent upon the big ones excessively without technological and managerial efforts.
The President stressed many times that the conglomerates and subcontractors get along with each other. Recently the President referred to the big companies’ unfair dealing with subcontractors and lukewarm new employment. At the President’s saying, the conservative press criticized the President as anti-corporatism and anti-marketism. In my opinion, however, the Korean conservative presses are anti-medium and small company and anti-people. The conservative presses write the conglomerates and their descendants as celebrities and describe them as heroes or patriots contributing to exporting. They are not s journalism, but a press merchant for ads.
In Korea, the President must make efforts to be similar to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt simply did not referred to it but showed himself the conducts. (The end)
2010년 9월 3일 금요일
2010년 8월 7일 토요일
The Wise Choice of Korea's New People
In Korea, there are not noble families like Japan and Britain. The royal family and noble classes of the Chosun Dynasty, after the Japanese colonial period, were completely rooted out out of the Korean people and society. Korean people thought that the royal family and noble classes were considerably responsible for the shameful colony.
Since the new nation of 1945, the new established classes have been forming slowly. The first established group is the wealthy families named Jaebul like Samsung, LG, Hyundai etc. But Korea’s wealthy families are not respected by people, because most of them have been involved in irregularities, for example illegal inheritances and briberies, in addtion to lack of noblesse oblige.
Politicians, governmental servants, and knowledged scholars have not also earned the esteem of general people, because they looked self-dedicated, conceited, and not so able to deal with social long problematic affairs. Therefore, no classes have authority to persuade the people. In other words, the complaining and angry people are gradually revealing their power directly.
The today’s people are not the same as the past ones. The past ones are friendly to same hometown, same alumni, and private relationships. Whenever the election days come in, the old people used to vote for their privately related candidates. Now the new people changed, and at least began to change their past voting behaviors.
Korea’s democracy has evolved into more desirable directions step by step through people’s demoratic revolutions, the imprisonment of two corrupted ex-presidenst, etc.
In all these hard, but proud roads towards democracy, there appeared a class of ‘collective free-riders’. They are the prosecution. which could be said in fact the full benefiaries of Korea’s democracy. The people had needed the prosecution to punish the deeply rooted, corrupted politicians, governmental servants, and enterprisers. The prosecution at last jailed two ex-presidents. And at the latest, the prosecution summoned the just before president, Rho Moo-hyun, and pressed to confess his wrongdoings. The prosecution leaked out unconfirmed charges to the news media to create the good public opinions for their investigation. Rho Moo-hyun was a human-rights and labor-movement lawyer from a commercial high school, and as a stubborn progressive politican distanced himself from the wealthy families owning several big companies. He had a few friends of small and medium-sized enterprisers. He and his wife seemed to have gotten financial helps from them before the presidential office. The charged amount was ‘very small’.
The former president threw himself to dealth off the cliff behind his retired home. His death aroused tremendous people’s sympathy, especially younger generation and middle-agers. He has almost all popular factors that he is a self-made man, a solitary idealist against the establihsed classes, and that he is a warmer European dreamer other than an American dreamer of marketism and competition.
The new people are angry about the prosecutors. The prosecutors are from the middle and poor classes. Most of them have an inclination seeking success, for example gripping political power, social privileges, and wealth on their hands. Of course, they have a sense of justice, however their collective interest and solidarity of the prosecutors themselves appeared stronger than social responsibilities, contribution to community and universal principles. They are usually married to wealthy families.
In the military autocratic period, the political power controlled the prosecution as well as the people. In today’s almost complete democracy, no power can control the prosecution. The prosecution has the exclusive right to investigate and prosecute any suspect. All classes except for the prosecutors themselves are fearful of them. The prosecution has become an only autocratic class in Korea. After leaving the office, they are able to choose three ways, independent lawyer or lawmaker, or corporate solicitor for the conglomerates.
The people have known not only such a fact of the proscutors’ privileges, but also their ‘curved’ ambitions. The people began to pay attention to the prosecutors’ behaviors. Just in time, the incident of ‘sponsored’ prosecutors happened. The ‘dark’ customary sponsorship between the prosecutors and enterprisers stirred up the public and mass media. The congress was forced to organize the special prosecutors to investigate the case objectively. The president appointed the special prosecutors recommended from the congress.
This year there were two elections. The new people showed their clear will at these elections. The voters gave the insolent ruling party severe defeat at the earlier election, whereas at the later election they made stern judgment to the opposition party which ignored the people’s expectations after the earlier overwhelming winning.
The new people would become a real soruce and asset of true advancement. What a wonderful phenomenon in Korean modern history.! (The end)
Since the new nation of 1945, the new established classes have been forming slowly. The first established group is the wealthy families named Jaebul like Samsung, LG, Hyundai etc. But Korea’s wealthy families are not respected by people, because most of them have been involved in irregularities, for example illegal inheritances and briberies, in addtion to lack of noblesse oblige.
Politicians, governmental servants, and knowledged scholars have not also earned the esteem of general people, because they looked self-dedicated, conceited, and not so able to deal with social long problematic affairs. Therefore, no classes have authority to persuade the people. In other words, the complaining and angry people are gradually revealing their power directly.
The today’s people are not the same as the past ones. The past ones are friendly to same hometown, same alumni, and private relationships. Whenever the election days come in, the old people used to vote for their privately related candidates. Now the new people changed, and at least began to change their past voting behaviors.
Korea’s democracy has evolved into more desirable directions step by step through people’s demoratic revolutions, the imprisonment of two corrupted ex-presidenst, etc.
In all these hard, but proud roads towards democracy, there appeared a class of ‘collective free-riders’. They are the prosecution. which could be said in fact the full benefiaries of Korea’s democracy. The people had needed the prosecution to punish the deeply rooted, corrupted politicians, governmental servants, and enterprisers. The prosecution at last jailed two ex-presidents. And at the latest, the prosecution summoned the just before president, Rho Moo-hyun, and pressed to confess his wrongdoings. The prosecution leaked out unconfirmed charges to the news media to create the good public opinions for their investigation. Rho Moo-hyun was a human-rights and labor-movement lawyer from a commercial high school, and as a stubborn progressive politican distanced himself from the wealthy families owning several big companies. He had a few friends of small and medium-sized enterprisers. He and his wife seemed to have gotten financial helps from them before the presidential office. The charged amount was ‘very small’.
The former president threw himself to dealth off the cliff behind his retired home. His death aroused tremendous people’s sympathy, especially younger generation and middle-agers. He has almost all popular factors that he is a self-made man, a solitary idealist against the establihsed classes, and that he is a warmer European dreamer other than an American dreamer of marketism and competition.
The new people are angry about the prosecutors. The prosecutors are from the middle and poor classes. Most of them have an inclination seeking success, for example gripping political power, social privileges, and wealth on their hands. Of course, they have a sense of justice, however their collective interest and solidarity of the prosecutors themselves appeared stronger than social responsibilities, contribution to community and universal principles. They are usually married to wealthy families.
In the military autocratic period, the political power controlled the prosecution as well as the people. In today’s almost complete democracy, no power can control the prosecution. The prosecution has the exclusive right to investigate and prosecute any suspect. All classes except for the prosecutors themselves are fearful of them. The prosecution has become an only autocratic class in Korea. After leaving the office, they are able to choose three ways, independent lawyer or lawmaker, or corporate solicitor for the conglomerates.
The people have known not only such a fact of the proscutors’ privileges, but also their ‘curved’ ambitions. The people began to pay attention to the prosecutors’ behaviors. Just in time, the incident of ‘sponsored’ prosecutors happened. The ‘dark’ customary sponsorship between the prosecutors and enterprisers stirred up the public and mass media. The congress was forced to organize the special prosecutors to investigate the case objectively. The president appointed the special prosecutors recommended from the congress.
This year there were two elections. The new people showed their clear will at these elections. The voters gave the insolent ruling party severe defeat at the earlier election, whereas at the later election they made stern judgment to the opposition party which ignored the people’s expectations after the earlier overwhelming winning.
The new people would become a real soruce and asset of true advancement. What a wonderful phenomenon in Korean modern history.! (The end)
2010년 7월 31일 토요일
The Wild Old West of the Smartphone and SNS
Mass media have had many problems, though they have some good advantages to society such as democracy. One of the most blamed problems is that the voices of mass media might not be representative of the general people, rather even could be much twisted, biased, or exaggerated than the balanced line.
Since 1990s, some unreasonable and blind lauders for any new media including internet and new technologies appeared and disappeared repeatedly. They almost seem irresponsible for their arguments. If their overstated praises proved wrong, they slyly change their logic, saying the conditions and situations have unexpectedly become altered.
Recently as users of facebook and twitter increase explosively worldwide, flippant cultists for SNS (Social Networking Services) appeared on the new media publicizing stage. They argue that the information on the SNS could be the most faithful. Some foxy advertisers are advertising that the ads of SNS would be much effective. And then thoughtless reporters write as a parrot that the cultists and followers are saying. The social media publicists debase traditional media intentionally as if a jealous girl sneers at her syster’s flaws.
Friends’ talks are believable? That claim is really foolish! The talks on the SNS are believable or unbelievable. If your friend says ‘Inception’ is very interesting, you could believe his judgment. But if the goods and services are becoming expensive and complex, the information on the SNS is in fact useless for you to judge on buying or not. Moreover, how to survey these delicate information which is sure to be too ambiguous to interpret? And how about the tremendous survey cost?
As you know, the effects of advertisements on the traditional media such as newspapers and TV are still incalculable. The Internet sites argue that they are so targeted that their ads effects are calculable. The assertion that the Internet ads are more targeted looks only logically correct, the consistent relationship between the Internet ads and purchasing is hardly provable. In my opinion, the most substantial and useful effect of ads is to create and boost a good impression and image about the advertising goods and services as broad and deep in people as possible. Without this mood-creation, the simple targeting is at best similar to direct-mail marketing. Target marketing itself is absurdly exaggerated.
In a stance of companies, especially producing consumer goods. the SNS are irritable, because the SNS are speakers of bad rumors and evaluations. People instinctly like rumors and slanders. People see immediately whether some viral words are publicist-made or not.
In conclusion, do not brag about a few conveniences of the SNS and smart phone. Humble yourselves. Time will judge the big mouth and the real champion. (The end)
Since 1990s, some unreasonable and blind lauders for any new media including internet and new technologies appeared and disappeared repeatedly. They almost seem irresponsible for their arguments. If their overstated praises proved wrong, they slyly change their logic, saying the conditions and situations have unexpectedly become altered.
Recently as users of facebook and twitter increase explosively worldwide, flippant cultists for SNS (Social Networking Services) appeared on the new media publicizing stage. They argue that the information on the SNS could be the most faithful. Some foxy advertisers are advertising that the ads of SNS would be much effective. And then thoughtless reporters write as a parrot that the cultists and followers are saying. The social media publicists debase traditional media intentionally as if a jealous girl sneers at her syster’s flaws.
Friends’ talks are believable? That claim is really foolish! The talks on the SNS are believable or unbelievable. If your friend says ‘Inception’ is very interesting, you could believe his judgment. But if the goods and services are becoming expensive and complex, the information on the SNS is in fact useless for you to judge on buying or not. Moreover, how to survey these delicate information which is sure to be too ambiguous to interpret? And how about the tremendous survey cost?
As you know, the effects of advertisements on the traditional media such as newspapers and TV are still incalculable. The Internet sites argue that they are so targeted that their ads effects are calculable. The assertion that the Internet ads are more targeted looks only logically correct, the consistent relationship between the Internet ads and purchasing is hardly provable. In my opinion, the most substantial and useful effect of ads is to create and boost a good impression and image about the advertising goods and services as broad and deep in people as possible. Without this mood-creation, the simple targeting is at best similar to direct-mail marketing. Target marketing itself is absurdly exaggerated.
In a stance of companies, especially producing consumer goods. the SNS are irritable, because the SNS are speakers of bad rumors and evaluations. People instinctly like rumors and slanders. People see immediately whether some viral words are publicist-made or not.
In conclusion, do not brag about a few conveniences of the SNS and smart phone. Humble yourselves. Time will judge the big mouth and the real champion. (The end)
2010년 7월 28일 수요일
A Regional Newspaper's Experiment
In Korea there is a regional newspaper owned by 6300 residents of Keyngsang Nam Do (south Province of Korea). The newspaper named Keyngnam Domin Daily was founded in 1999 for the purpose of an independent press freed from the ruling power, for example, the conservative party, some conglomerates, and central authorities.
Last month, the paper changed chief editor. New chief editor is Kim Joo-wan who has shown real professionalism and been sincerely committed to public journalism. Just before being selected chief editor, he had left the paper and set up a new internet news site titled 100in.com, consisting of 100 free lancers [bloggers]. The 100in.com also seeks regional and public journalism.
Kim said firmly, “Regional news media must go nearer to their communities. There is no other selection. Beyond merely reporting regional news very well, we will dig out the present issues, uncover social shady places, investigate indigenous corruption and structural irregularities.”
He added, “Regional papers have not been subject to big internet portals fortunately, as the portals excluded regional papers. We are planning to form online regional community through public journalism and real region-friendly determination.”
In Korea, even central major newspapers are dependent on big portals, let alone internet news sites. But in my opinion, internet expansion that seems never to stop is almost approaching the peak. As smartphones might further internet expansion a little, there has to be no large jump.
People will begin to feel tired of rubbish information, meaningless twittering, ubiquitous ads. People have to look for real faithful information and a moving contents. (The end)
Last month, the paper changed chief editor. New chief editor is Kim Joo-wan who has shown real professionalism and been sincerely committed to public journalism. Just before being selected chief editor, he had left the paper and set up a new internet news site titled 100in.com, consisting of 100 free lancers [bloggers]. The 100in.com also seeks regional and public journalism.
Kim said firmly, “Regional news media must go nearer to their communities. There is no other selection. Beyond merely reporting regional news very well, we will dig out the present issues, uncover social shady places, investigate indigenous corruption and structural irregularities.”
He added, “Regional papers have not been subject to big internet portals fortunately, as the portals excluded regional papers. We are planning to form online regional community through public journalism and real region-friendly determination.”
In Korea, even central major newspapers are dependent on big portals, let alone internet news sites. But in my opinion, internet expansion that seems never to stop is almost approaching the peak. As smartphones might further internet expansion a little, there has to be no large jump.
People will begin to feel tired of rubbish information, meaningless twittering, ubiquitous ads. People have to look for real faithful information and a moving contents. (The end)
2010년 7월 18일 일요일
Unpleasant Banner Ads
Whenever I enter into Kores’s news sites, they do not fail to irritate my emotions because their banner ads cover part of the report I want to read. Presumably since last year, most news sites begin to place two banners over the report. Moreover, banners’ photos such as implants and diet ads do not seem to match news, and perhaps people have to grimace at the unpleasant pictures.
I know their financial trouble so much that they are desperately struggling to survive. The very cause that news sites were caught in the egde of survival is thought the low quality of the reports. In Korea, few trained journalists moved to internet news sites because of less pay and harder work than newspapers’.
If the Korea’s biggest portal, Naver, do not permit internet news sites to show their news contents on the central window, they are hardly able to exist as news site. Internet portals made newspapers sales decrease, and as a result, newspapers had laid older journalists off. The discharged journalists gave up their jobs, and transferred to other work, for example, public relations.
The advent of internet portals and news sites made difficult financial situations of traditional newspapers and magazines. The problem is that while the portals have become bigger and richer, tradidtional news media and internet news sites have turned poorer and are deeply dependent on the portals, so that the journalists, whether they belong to newspapers or internet news sites, are in a low morale. What is worse, in order to increase clicking on their reports, news sites use tricky and ‘hook’ titles, of which real contents are too exaggerated or even different.
Only faithful, informative and useful news and analyses can attract ads enough to sustain news sites continually. Now Korea’s online journalism urgently needs qualified journalists. Who can pay the qualified journalists? Now there seems to be no solution. (The end)
I know their financial trouble so much that they are desperately struggling to survive. The very cause that news sites were caught in the egde of survival is thought the low quality of the reports. In Korea, few trained journalists moved to internet news sites because of less pay and harder work than newspapers’.
If the Korea’s biggest portal, Naver, do not permit internet news sites to show their news contents on the central window, they are hardly able to exist as news site. Internet portals made newspapers sales decrease, and as a result, newspapers had laid older journalists off. The discharged journalists gave up their jobs, and transferred to other work, for example, public relations.
The advent of internet portals and news sites made difficult financial situations of traditional newspapers and magazines. The problem is that while the portals have become bigger and richer, tradidtional news media and internet news sites have turned poorer and are deeply dependent on the portals, so that the journalists, whether they belong to newspapers or internet news sites, are in a low morale. What is worse, in order to increase clicking on their reports, news sites use tricky and ‘hook’ titles, of which real contents are too exaggerated or even different.
Only faithful, informative and useful news and analyses can attract ads enough to sustain news sites continually. Now Korea’s online journalism urgently needs qualified journalists. Who can pay the qualified journalists? Now there seems to be no solution. (The end)
2010년 7월 10일 토요일
TimaxSoft's disappointment
TimaxSoft, local largest SW company, was entered into a state of workout July 6th by its main bank, Woori bank. TimaxSoft has experienced severe financial difficulties for challenging against global competitors like MS.
The company is Korea’s typical SW one founded by Dr. Bak Dae-hyun, ex-professor of KAIST. The major cause of TimaxSoft’s failure is considered excessive diversification from its competent middle-way SW. That is the company invested much capital to develop and launch local-made OS first against MS Window, and also ran into SI market, where large companies had already occupied stably. In the last 2008, the company exceeded sales of 100 billion won, the first record accomplishment as a local SW firm. Many people praised its ambition and expected surprising success, as feeling a little doubtful.
When the company plunged into the SI market, large companies began to regard TimaxSoft as their competitor. The alternative window replacing MS Window delayed its real launching, and as a result Timaxcore, SW developing subsidiary of TimaxSoft, was taken over by Samsung SDS.
TimaxSoft’s failure tells us above all that the small enterpreneur’s company focuses on its own best ability. Too quick diversification could bring passionate novice into close extinction. (The end)
The company is Korea’s typical SW one founded by Dr. Bak Dae-hyun, ex-professor of KAIST. The major cause of TimaxSoft’s failure is considered excessive diversification from its competent middle-way SW. That is the company invested much capital to develop and launch local-made OS first against MS Window, and also ran into SI market, where large companies had already occupied stably. In the last 2008, the company exceeded sales of 100 billion won, the first record accomplishment as a local SW firm. Many people praised its ambition and expected surprising success, as feeling a little doubtful.
When the company plunged into the SI market, large companies began to regard TimaxSoft as their competitor. The alternative window replacing MS Window delayed its real launching, and as a result Timaxcore, SW developing subsidiary of TimaxSoft, was taken over by Samsung SDS.
TimaxSoft’s failure tells us above all that the small enterpreneur’s company focuses on its own best ability. Too quick diversification could bring passionate novice into close extinction. (The end)
2010년 7월 8일 목요일
Low-speed Electric Car in Seoul
Low-speed electric vehicles are running on Seoul roads with a speed of 60 kilometers (37.3 miles) per hour or less from last April.
The electric vehicle weighs 1361kg (including battery). The fuel cost is estimated one tenth (140,000 won per year) of the gas vehicle expenses. Presently Seoul city government operates five ones for the use of ordinary city working and watching illegal parking. And the city plans to increase to a total of 15 ones by the end of this year.
The general people can buy the electric vehilces from next year. One charging battery can run 60-100km. CT&T, electric vehicle firm, has exported e-Zone two-seat car, which is smaller than GM Daewoo’s four-seat Matiz – one of the most popular minicar here.
The company called the electric car more cost-effective than other mincars, singling out the Matiz. To travel 120 kilometers, the e-Zone uses 12 kilowatts of home electricity, which CT&T said would cost 1,120 won, while the Matiz would cosume 8 liters (2.1gallons) of gasoline, which would sell for 13,313 won. The vehicle can be charged at home.
CT&T was founded in 2002 by former Hyndai Motor executives, including CT&T CEO Lee Young-ki. Since then it has been developing electric cars, for example, golf carts. The company said that it will continue to focus on exports.
AD Motors produces a two-seat electric car, the Aurora. That vehilce is capable of 120 kilometers of travel on a full charge, which is obtained from a regular home outlet. AD Motors was also founded by former Hyndai Motor engineers. It has a factory and research center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, capable of producing 500 vehicles a month, with production to ramp up to 2,000 by the end of this year.
Assuming it runs 100 kilometers per day over 20 days a month, it would cost only 10,000 won for electricity. It would take four or five hours to charge the vehicle at home, and the battery is meant to last 10 years. (The end)
The electric vehicle weighs 1361kg (including battery). The fuel cost is estimated one tenth (140,000 won per year) of the gas vehicle expenses. Presently Seoul city government operates five ones for the use of ordinary city working and watching illegal parking. And the city plans to increase to a total of 15 ones by the end of this year.
The general people can buy the electric vehilces from next year. One charging battery can run 60-100km. CT&T, electric vehicle firm, has exported e-Zone two-seat car, which is smaller than GM Daewoo’s four-seat Matiz – one of the most popular minicar here.
The company called the electric car more cost-effective than other mincars, singling out the Matiz. To travel 120 kilometers, the e-Zone uses 12 kilowatts of home electricity, which CT&T said would cost 1,120 won, while the Matiz would cosume 8 liters (2.1gallons) of gasoline, which would sell for 13,313 won. The vehicle can be charged at home.
CT&T was founded in 2002 by former Hyndai Motor executives, including CT&T CEO Lee Young-ki. Since then it has been developing electric cars, for example, golf carts. The company said that it will continue to focus on exports.
AD Motors produces a two-seat electric car, the Aurora. That vehilce is capable of 120 kilometers of travel on a full charge, which is obtained from a regular home outlet. AD Motors was also founded by former Hyndai Motor engineers. It has a factory and research center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, capable of producing 500 vehicles a month, with production to ramp up to 2,000 by the end of this year.
Assuming it runs 100 kilometers per day over 20 days a month, it would cost only 10,000 won for electricity. It would take four or five hours to charge the vehicle at home, and the battery is meant to last 10 years. (The end)
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