Web 2.0 and UCC…future present of the Dream Society
UCC (User Created Content), the measurable tool for Web 2.0 has been making headlines as of late.
The Korea Times reports a poll by the CBS finds 68.1% do not know what the term/definition of UCC is. Only 32% was aware of it. The numbers appear skewed because of the discrepance to other sources. Also, I was expecting a larger percentage acknowledging the trend.
Channy’s POV differs to the Korea Times article to a point I can vouch for. The numbers he reports is in line to my gut feel.
Daum Cafe was success story of the largest online community service. From now on it has 600 million forums and 2.1 billion articles by 22 million users in Korea.
The highlight statement that needs to be recognized is that, Korean users and their online activities have flourished, a pace far sooner than the rest of the world. UCC is similar to the better known User Generated Content (UGC), except the latter became mainstream in 2005. The term and usage of UCC has been in play since 1999 by Daum, a Korean portal.
Poli Sci Professor Jim Dator and KT Futures Researcher Yong-seok Seo accounted Korea as the leading pioneer of “Dream Society”, where the premise is not producing or having information but in creating identities and fantasies. Powered by the hallyu phenomenon, Korea is a sign of the future present. Its society is already ubiquitous meaning people are producing, consuming, and interacting on their own without added help. Cyworld, My Space, YouTube, Current TV, and so on are just a handful of examples that are leading this front.
Document Link: “Korea as the wave of a future: The emerging Dream Society of icons and asethetic experiences”, by Jim Dator and Yong-Seok Seo
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