Monday, November 25, 2013

To find the best Korean food in LA, forget Yelp or Foursquare (Yahoo News/Tech in Asia: 8/21/2013 - Ken Chester)


In keeping with my theme of diaspora studies using Asia-made messaging apps, today I’m venturing into Korean territory with KakaoPlace (pictured above), a complementary service to the popular KakaoTalk messaging app.

Per chance, imagine that you have a serious craving for Korean cuisine – but don’t know which local eatery would best appease your desire. Perhaps you’d employ Yelp, Foursquare, or even Singapore-made Burpple. Although each of these would be a suitable choice, only KakaoPlace can provide culinary recommendations and reviews directly from a current user-base of nearby Korean nationals. And it works wherever its Korean users are – even here in the US. More...

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