Korea's Information Society 한국의 정보 사회: Language and Culture as a Double-edged Sword

Korea's Information Society 한국의 정보 사회: Language and Culture as a Double-edged Sword:
James Larson writes:

"[...] Korean language and its Hangeul alphabet are also a source of nationalistic pride and can be viewed as limiting Korea's participation in the global internet. The most popular and dominant search engine in South Korea is Naver, a service that searches only Korean language (Hangeul) web sites and documents. The nation's immensely popular social networking site, Cyworld, failed in its initial attempt to penetrate markets outside of Korea. The new government of President Lee Myung Bak is facing opposition to its plan to improve English education, in part because some Koreans believe it will diminish appreciation of the Korean language."