Category Archives: Tech

Retrospective: Working in NHN

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Everytime I enjoy a Capuccino it remind me of my good time in NHN, particularly the time I spent with my colleagues chilling in the cafeteria. NHN for those who are unfamiliar is like the “Google+Yahoo” of South Korea. It … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Apple

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I am a big Apple fan. 2003 – The first laptop I bought when I left my hometown and when study in Paris was an Apple. I stayed with Apple since that. At that time, my boyfriend was studying to … Continue reading →

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“How do you make a videogame that, in some sense, is a religion”

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

via Anson Again how games can impact real life. And people doing interesting stuff. A bit crazy but interesting. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/07/mf_chainworld/all/?pid=6414 I NEED to go to GDC now… (Game Developers Conference)

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Serious Games and Jane McGonigal

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

A few days ago, I heart for the first time the concept of Serious Games. I was meeting for my work a famous Game developing company and they mentioned that Serious Games ought to become the fastest growing part of their business. Serious Games? Wh… Continue reading →

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Transparency, Tolerance and Facebook – Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Next week I will attend Techcrunch Disrupt SF where Mark Zuckerberg will have a fireside talk and I am really excited.I am a huge fan of Mark Zuckerberg. I read the Facebook Connect, the article about him in Time, watched several of his talks (inc… Continue reading →

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My interview about start-up ecosystem in China – growVC podcast

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I have been lucky enough to be interviewed on growVC podcast (podcast about global entrepreneurship and start-ups crowdsourcing).Was pretty nervous because I have a hard time to position myself as an expert in anything, but I shared my experience … Continue reading →

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About grassrootsly.com

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

http://www.grassrootsly.com It is my start-up, I launched the website 2 weeks ago but thought about the idea about 2 years ago (it evolved a lot since).Pitch: grassrootsly is a solution to connect Brands to offline local communities. ex: Your are … Continue reading →

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Is it right to make money from ignorance? AKA. how it took me 4h to set up my free email account from my domain…

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I finally got myself a website (www.grassrootsly.com), decided to use weebly which is a great website design and hosting platform for non developers. There is a small learning curve but all in all very easy to use. For the more advance ideas of my… Continue reading →

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Seeking partners for a techie coworking space in Wudaokou – URGENT!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

After spending a few weeks working in Lush / Bridge Cafe / Sculpting in Time and MAAN coffee, i finally found myself an office…for until April 5. It is my friend iOS coding school, appleschool.cnI was meaning to write a blog post titled “Learnin… Continue reading →

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Are you more a Mark or more a Steve ?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I think regardless which questions you are talking about, in which aspect your are looking at it,you can always divide the world into 2. And when it comes to people who want to live their passion, I can see of them: the Mark (Zuckerberg) and the S… Continue reading →

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