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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Korean Google Korea is here.

The "more Korean Google Korea" is here, at Google.co.kr.


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10 comments:

  1. José MaríaDecember 6, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    So more than minimalistic appoach is, as I suspected, the "celebrity approach".

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  2. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    What I hate is the fact that I am automatically redirected to the Korean version. If I wanted to go there, then I would NOT have typed: "google.COM".

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  3. BrianDecember 6, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    I agree, extrakorea.

    And, why would I want to search google.co.kr in English, as it sometimes asks?

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  4. UnknownDecember 6, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    Just type in

    http://www.google.com/ncr

    or bookmark the above link to avoid being redirected to Google's Korean homepage (think NCR stands for "no country redirect").

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  5. PeterDecember 6, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    The design's less "busy" than I would have expected. Compared to, say, Naver, it's still pretty minimalist.

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  6. old oDecember 6, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    If you're iGoogle account is signed in, nothing changes. :)

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  7. kushiboDecember 7, 2009 at 4:38 AM

    I think this strikes just the right amount of balance between the super busy layout that is reminiscent of the signage on a commercial building in front of a bus terminal, and the single-field style typical of Google.

    I dare say that a lot of Koreans will find this more attractive than the other two options.

    I'm surprised that Google didn't go for pushing or piggybacking the i-Google format a bit more for their Korean market, though this is a nice approach.

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  8. UnknownDecember 7, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    My mind is blown.

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  9. @koreangovDecember 7, 2009 at 11:58 AM

    But wait there is so more.

    http://governmentofkorea.blogspot.com/2009/12/google-to-koreanize-main-page-next.html

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  10. justinDecember 8, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    meh... still too plain for Korean's taste.. :P

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