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S. Korea Considers Lifting US Beef ban

Online Petition To Impeach President Lee

Whopping 1.3 Million signatures in a week !!

Buzz Hits Korean Blogs

“Ribbons Against Mad Cow” in Korean Blogs

Protest On Seoul Streets

Candlelight vigil by students protesting US beef imports

Protest On Street

South Korean student holds a candle and a placard

Buzz Hits Korean Blogs

Photos of the protest on blogs boosted the awareness

Buzz On Korean Blogs

“Mad Cow “ gathered steam since mid April & peaked in early May

Buzz Hits Seoul Streets

Protest becomes nightmare of law & administration

Buzz Hits Seoul Streets

Riot police officers detain a protester during a rally

Buzz Hits Seoul Streets

Korean farmers wearing funeral costumes in protest

Buzz Hits Seoul Streets

S. Korean trade union members joins in the rally

Buzz On Western Blogs

Protest remained behind the curtains untill June in West

Crowds cheering for the Korean team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup

“ Mad Cow” Candle Light Vigils

Passion + Participation = Power

Aftermath..

Facts About South Korea

35.6 M Internet users. Nearly three out of every four citizens connected to internet.

80 % of South Korean households have

broadband.

Google accounts for bare 1.7 % of South Korean Web searches.

55 % of regular Internet users accessed a social networking site in the last 30 days, (compared to 24% in the US)

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