<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, daum]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, daum]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/daum http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/daum <![CDATA[Wired parent buys Ars Technica — and Webmonkey, too?]]> TechCrunch reports that CondeNet, the online arm of Condé Nast and the parent of Wired.com, has bought Ars Technica, a rival technology news site. But if the latest issue of Wired is any indication, that's not the only tech property that's moved to CondeNet recently. On page 24, Wired's June issue announces a new version of Webmonkey, a defunct site for Web developers, under a list of Wired.com features:

He's Back!
Webmonkey was the original Web-developer's resource. now it's reborn as the go-to destination for programmers of all levels. Flex your skills at Webmonkey.com.
The Webmonkey site, which was originally launched by HotWired, the online arm of Wired, in 1996, shows no sign of recent activity, and the old logo hasn't been changed to match the one that appears in Wired. Webmonkey was not part of Condé Nast's $25 million purchase of Wired Digital in 2006 from Lycos, which is now a subsidiary of Korean Internet company Daum.]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391462&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Korean Internet kingpin suspected in massive gambling scandal]]> Lee Jae-woong - ValleywagLee Jae-woong has a gambling problem. The Daum chief is suspected in a scandal that's rattling the highest levels of South Korea's government and businesses. He's one of fifty suspects ordered to stay in the country pending an investigation of companies that allegedly bribed government officials to allow illegal vouchers to be issued for video gambling games.

When we say "highest levels," we mean it — this week, South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook Tuesday apologized to the public for the entire situation and promised to fight the rampant illegal gambling now going on at about 14,000 arcades. No word yet on how much trouble this means for Lee Jae-woong or Daum (Korea's leading e-mail provider and owner of Lycos).

PM Apologizes for 'Sea Story' Scandal [Korea Times]

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