[article] Yahoo boosts presence in S Korea

from : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5054626.stm

Yahoo has expanded its interests in South Korea, buying a strategic
stake in e-commerce provider Gmarket.
The US internet search and media firm has paid 57bn won ($60m) to buy
a 10% holding in the Seoul-based business.

The investment will help Gmarket to grow outside its own market, while
giving Yahoo a stake in a potentially lucrative e-commerce
destination.

The e-commerce and internet search sectors in Korea are generally
dominated by home-grown firms.

Gmarket is a mass-market online retailer, selling a wide range of
goods ranging from jeans to toiletries.

Yahoo has targeted east Asia as a growth area because of its high
level of internet access and rising income levels.

More than 60% of households in South Korea have access to broadband
internet services, the highest figure in the world.

Yahoo also bought a 40% take in Alibaba, a Chinese online auction
business, last year for $1bn - a clear signal that it wanted to
challenge eBay in the world's fastest-growing online markets.

Yahoo is buying the Gmarket stake from venture capital firm Oak
Investment Partners.

It already has a presence in South Korea through its Yahoo Korea
portal and web search firm Overture Korea.

The two companies said they would look to exploit commercial
opportunities in South Korea as Gmarket seeks to raise awareness of
its services and attract new users.

"Gmarket's strength in e-commerce complements the strong offerings we
already provide in Korea across communications, content and search,"
said Dan Rosensweig, Yahoo's chief operating officer.

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Paul wrote:

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On 8 Jun 2006 05:52:00 -0700, "webseoguy" <webseoguy (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Paul wrote:
from : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5054626.stm

Thanks for the info Paul, I posted it on my SEO latest news page at
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No problem webseoguy
I hope you found it of use.
You can say what you like about the BBC, but they do give out decent
reports at times

Take care
plh
Paul

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On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:16:16 -0500, Paul
<lamewolf2004[REMOVE]@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 8 Jun 2006 05:52:00 -0700, "webseoguy" <webseoguy (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:


Paul wrote:
from : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5054626.stm

Thanks for the info Paul, I posted it on my SEO latest news page at
http://webrankingconsultants.com/seo...test-news.html

No problem webseoguy
I hope you found it of use.
You can say what you like about the BBC, but they do give out decent
reports at times

Take care
plh
Paul

Obviously that will have to end when they realise the collective wish
to be in direct competition with Google. They'll have someone like
Matt Cutts with a posh accent emolliating disinformation everywhere.

BB
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On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:31:35 GMT, Big Bill <kruse (AT) cityscape (DOT) co.uk>
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:16:16 -0500, Paul
lamewolf2004[REMOVE]@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 8 Jun 2006 05:52:00 -0700, "webseoguy" <webseoguy (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:


Paul wrote:
from : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5054626.stm

Thanks for the info Paul, I posted it on my SEO latest news page at
http://webrankingconsultants.com/seo...test-news.html

No problem webseoguy
I hope you found it of use.
You can say what you like about the BBC, but they do give out decent
reports at times

Take care
plh
Paul

Obviously that will have to end when they realise the collective wish
to be in direct competition with Google. They'll have someone like
Matt Cutts with a posh accent emolliating disinformation everywhere.

BB

and charge you £200 a year for the privilege
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__/ [ Paul ] on Thursday 08 June 2006 15:41 \__

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:31:35 GMT, Big Bill <kruse (AT) cityscape (DOT) co.uk
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:16:16 -0500, Paul
lamewolf2004[REMOVE]@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 8 Jun 2006 05:52:00 -0700, "webseoguy" <webseoguy (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Paul wrote:
from : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5054626.stm

Thanks for the info Paul, I posted it on my SEO latest news page at
http://webrankingconsultants.com/seo...test-news.html

No problem webseoguy
I hope you found it of use.
You can say what you like about the BBC, but they do give out decent
reports at times


Obviously that will have to end when they realise the collective wish
to be in direct competition with Google. They'll have someone like
Matt Cutts with a posh accent emolliating disinformation everywhere.

and charge you £200 a year for the privilege

I believe you are refrring to directory inclusion here. Take or add a dollar.

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On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:10:43 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups (AT) schestowitz (DOT) com> wrote:

__/ [ Paul ] on Thursday 08 June 2006 15:41 \__

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:31:35 GMT, Big Bill <kruse (AT) cityscape (DOT) co.uk
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:16:16 -0500, Paul
lamewolf2004[REMOVE]@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 8 Jun 2006 05:52:00 -0700, "webseoguy" <webseoguy (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Paul wrote:
from : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5054626.stm

Thanks for the info Paul, I posted it on my SEO latest news page at
http://webrankingconsultants.com/seo...test-news.html

No problem webseoguy
I hope you found it of use.
You can say what you like about the BBC, but they do give out decent
reports at times


Obviously that will have to end when they realise the collective wish
to be in direct competition with Google. They'll have someone like
Matt Cutts with a posh accent emolliating disinformation everywhere.

and charge you £200 a year for the privilege

I believe you are refrring to directory inclusion here. Take or add a dollar.

No - licence fee - whatever it is. <g>
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