2011년 1월 22일 토요일

Kin-Search is awesome for SNS generation!

     Nowadays, as the Social Network Service Generation comes kin-search  service got spotlight. Social kin-searches like Quora, ChaCha, Sirclet, Hunch, and Ask.com, are most popular. This websites adapt kin-search and twitter, wikipedia's dictionary to give knowledges which would be adequate to users. Like this, Kin-search's characteristics are mixture of Q&A service, social platform, and dictionary.
     The way it works is like this. If users upload what they are curious about, neighbors, and experts understands their aspect and give most appropriate answer. Using this way, we can minify useless responds, which would satisfy users.
     This service changes the situation that most of the users use social space to create personal connections to forum of knowledge. What they argue about service model is accumulation of knowledge, grouping,  optimization of search, and knowledge share service based on social community.
   As these systems get popularity, even sites like Facebook and Twitter is adding social kin-search system. Facebook is running 'Facebook Questions' and Twitter take over 'Fluther' since last December. 

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희권, 안.(Huikwon, An.) "지식검색, SNS 시대에 새롭게 각광."(Kin-search, got spotlight from SNS generation.)Inews,2011.01.21. http://itnews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_serial=544630&g_menu=020600&rrf=nv.

2011년 1월 15일 토요일

Austrailian teen give up life for his brother

     January 13th, in Austrailia, Toowoomba, a teen gave up his life for his younger brother, during flood. Jordan, 13 years old,  Blake, 10 years old, and their mom were trapped in their car Monday by a flash flood in Austrailia. When rescuers come Jordan said "save my brother first" and died with his mother when they were swept away by flood waters.
     At the first, they were driving at the intersection of James and Kitchener streets about 2pm on Monday through water becase it was only up to it's car wheels. However, their car engine stopped and Ms Rice called triple zero for help. She was unable to call anyone else due to the fact that she had no phone credit.
     Even though Jordan was afraid of water, he did his best, even going to terrifying water, to save his little brother. People near there said that there was almost no help until rescuers come. They also recall Jordan as a 'Little Hero'


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"Australian teen gives up life for brother." UPI. com,  Jan. 13, 2011.  http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/01/13/Australian-teen-gives-up-life-for-brother/UPI-13541294959741/

Burley, Lasey. "Teen gives life to save brother." The Chronicle, Jan. 12, 2011. http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/01/12/jordan-rice-death-flood-sacrifice-brother-save/