Cyworld plans to adopt OpenSocial
May 28th, 2009 | Published in Google OpenSocial
Annyonghaseyo!
My name is Kyle Kim and I work on the Open Cyworld project at SK Communications in Korea. We are very excited to announce that we plan to adopt OpenSocial for Cyworld, which is the biggest social networking service in Korea with more than 23 million members registered under their real names!
Also known as the first ever SNS with an established business model of selling virtual items with own virtual currency, Dotori (acorns), we are looking for quality applications that will enhance our users’ experience on Cyworld.
We plan to launch a closed beta developer sandbox in July and an open beta service by the end of September (Dotori payment API will be launched later this year). There will also be a conference in July, introducing Open Cyworld project to media, industry as well as developers.
We believe there will be plenty of opportunities for you as a developer:
About SK Communications
SK Communications is an affiliate of SK Group, the 3rd largest corporation in Korea, and a direct subsidiary of SK Telecom, the dominant telecommunications provider in Korea with over 50% of market share.
A leading online service provider, SK Communications offers wide range of services including Cyworld (SNS), NateOn (IM), Nate (Portal), etc.
About Cyworld
Cyworld is the biggest real-name based social networking service in the world. With more than 23 million registered members, Cyworld users consist of 48% of total Korean population and 66% of all internet users in Korea. Main business model is digital item sales, which includes decorations for “Minihompies” and music.
Cyworld earns more than 7 billion KRW per month in revenue from digital item sales; Average revenue per user is about 2,700 KRW per month.
Cyworld Fact Sheet (as of December 2008)
[Update: Changed link to point to Cyworld Korea, since that's where OpenSocial will be launched.]
My name is Kyle Kim and I work on the Open Cyworld project at SK Communications in Korea. We are very excited to announce that we plan to adopt OpenSocial for Cyworld, which is the biggest social networking service in Korea with more than 23 million members registered under their real names!
Also known as the first ever SNS with an established business model of selling virtual items with own virtual currency, Dotori (acorns), we are looking for quality applications that will enhance our users’ experience on Cyworld.
We plan to launch a closed beta developer sandbox in July and an open beta service by the end of September (Dotori payment API will be launched later this year). There will also be a conference in July, introducing Open Cyworld project to media, industry as well as developers.
We believe there will be plenty of opportunities for you as a developer:
- The biggest real-name based network in the world
- Payment API with proven virtual currency, Dotori
- Viral distribution system integrated with NateOn, the leading instant messenger in Korea with 27 million registered members
About SK Communications
SK Communications is an affiliate of SK Group, the 3rd largest corporation in Korea, and a direct subsidiary of SK Telecom, the dominant telecommunications provider in Korea with over 50% of market share.
A leading online service provider, SK Communications offers wide range of services including Cyworld (SNS), NateOn (IM), Nate (Portal), etc.
About Cyworld
Cyworld is the biggest real-name based social networking service in the world. With more than 23 million registered members, Cyworld users consist of 48% of total Korean population and 66% of all internet users in Korea. Main business model is digital item sales, which includes decorations for “Minihompies” and music.
Cyworld earns more than 7 billion KRW per month in revenue from digital item sales; Average revenue per user is about 2,700 KRW per month.
Cyworld Fact Sheet (as of December 2008)
- 23 million registered members
- Among them, 13.6 million members log in on the site more than once per month
- Average number of 1-chon (friends) per member, 47.8
- All Cyworld members are connected to each other by 4.5 degrees of separation
- 6.6 billion photographs uploaded
- 19.6 billion postings
- 12 million postings posted everyday
- 8 million replies posted everyday
- 2,320 stars with Cyworld Minihompies
- 1.7 million members visiting their Minihompies everyday
[Update: Changed link to point to Cyworld Korea, since that's where OpenSocial will be launched.]