@VentureSquare

3. 콘텐츠 등록 방법

VentureSquare is an online space hosted by online blog media company TNM Media where ventures can communicate and share information with one another.

VentureSquare is a registered media outlet but has chosen to operate differently to most outlets in terms of operation, content, distribution and copyright policy.

The difference between regular online media outlets and VentureSquare can be summarized into two parts.

Firstly, unlike regular media outlets, VentureSquare wants to provide information on small businesses and entrepreneurs and offer these companies an open platform to share information which each other.

Secondly, VentureSquare encourages freedom in the production and distribution of VentureSquare's accumlated content through various channels.

Most content on VentureSquare is open copyright and can be used for commercial purposes if the original author is attributed. This is a copyright policy that is more open than CCL — which allows copies, distribution, transmission and presentation for non-commercial purposes. As open as this policy is, likewise, production and distribution of content must adhere to the rules that are in place. Below are some particular things which should be paid attention to when writing or posting content.

■ Users must not in any form post directly copied original content in partial or full form. However, this may not apply if the content was created by the user, or permission from the original author has been given.

■ If directly posting the press release of a company, government organization or a public relations agency, a source must be displayed at the bottom of the post.

■ Users must not post any partial or full content from regular media outlets. In the unavoidable situation where original content must be quoted, sources and links must be displayed in the post. Furthermore, if using diagrams, graphs and charts from statistics, surveys or other research materials, a source must be displayed.

■ Any images, video, audio or other multimedia content must have the source clearly displayed. Also, if video has been filmed or produced directly by the user then the user's name and ID must be clearly displayed. If content has been offered by a company, the original author, affiliation, company and name must be added.

■ Particularly in the case of images, many images are taken directly from a company's website or press release. In this case also, users have to agree to the company's content and privacy policies in advance. Please make sure to refer to the companies copyright policies and that you do not infringe upon them in any way.

■ During interviews or company visits there are cases where unverified information is covered. Particularly in the case of companies trying to market to advertise themselves, please remove any objective points when writing your article.

■ Before posting and/or publishing content, please make sure that there are no errors or misspellings in the title, numbers, technical terms, quantities, money amounts, dates or names for companies. Additionally, if a problem is discovered please edit it immediately or if editing is not possible, please notify VentureSquare staff with the correction which needs to be made.

Those who have prior experience with Tistory or Textcube will not have any difficulties with the interface. There is no strict guidelines for the format of articles. However, please keep in mind the following points when submitting articles to ensure some form of consistency among contributors.

* To get to the dashboard
Go to www.venturesquare.net and press the [Q] button to get to the login page.

(1) Title

Please keep the title concise and short when possible. Please refrain from putting misleading titles in order to attract readership.

(2) Category

Categories can be edited or added at any time. Please read through and select the most suitable sub-category for the article.

(3) Tags

Please add the necessary keywords. For proper nouns such as organisation name, enterprises, people, product or technology, please try to write in the Hangul script.

(4) Region

Please do not fill in the 'Region' field. It will be used to categorize other data in the future.

(6) Uploading Photos

Select the file after clicking on [File Upload]. After inserting the file in the main content box, click on the file and a pop-up window will appear on the right side of the screen. Please put down the original source link in the 'Caption' field. Sources can be cited in the following ways:

(Photo source: www.venturesquare.net ): Files that are taken from a site / blog that utilizes CCL
(Photo source: VentureSquare): Files that are directly supplied by individuals, corporations or public relations.
(Photo source: Geuman's Ringblog): Original content created by the writer. Use the blog name, nickname or real name.

* Watermarks are allowed for original photos taken by the contributor. However, watermarks are not allowed on photos taken from other sites, blogs under the CCL or photos taken by other individuals / corporations.

(9) Article status

Please select the [Private] option. The editorial team will publish the article after proofreading.

(10) Completion of article submission

Please check through the title, main content, uploaded files, time of publishing, article status etc. again before clicking on [Go back after saving].

 

Main Category	Sub-Category	Details
News Trend	News & Events	Information on news and events
	Trends	Business trends (local / global)
	Weekly news archives	Weekly summary (Korean / English)
Entrepreneurs & Startups	Korea’s Startups	Introduction of Korean startups
	International Startups	Introduction of global startups
	Venture Focus	Wide variety of content relating to ventures
	Startups in Korea (English)	Introducing Korean startups in English
Startup Guide	Startup Guide	Guide on running a startup
	Global Guide	Guide on advancing to overseas markets
	Investment Guide	Guide on investment
	Marketing Guide	Guide on marketing
	Technology & Solution Guide	Guide on Technology and Solution
VS Lounge	Think Lounge	Issues worth thinking about
	Book Review	Recommendations and book reviews
	Corporate Social Responsibility	Giving something back to society
	Sketch & Archives	Events sketch, videos, presentation reports etc

 

2009 년 12월을 기준으로 국내에는 약 1만 9,000개의 벤처기업이 열악한 환경 속에서 치열한 경쟁을 벌이고 있었습니다. 하지만 국내의 벤처 기업들이 넘어할 산과 경쟁해야할 상대는 너무 높고 버거운 것이 현실입니다. 이런 척박한 현실 속에서 유익한 정보와 희망을 주는 벤처기업을 위한 등대가 되고자 벤처스퀘어가 탄생했습니다.

성공한 벤처, 돈 되는 벤처에만 관심을 갖는 사회. 벤처기업에는 관심이 없는 기존의 미디어와 개인. 벤처투자가 투기로 여겨지는 환경. 이런 것들 속에서 국내벤처가 성공할 수 있는 기반을 마련하는 것은 쉽지 않은 일입니다. 정보 부족과 변하지 않는 시장 여건 역시 벤처의 발목을 잡고 있는 장애물입니다.

벤처스퀘어는 황무지와 같은 국내의 벤처기업들의 현실 속에서 정보와 소통의 공간이 되었으면 합니다. 앞으로 벤처스퀘어는 개인, 미디어, 대기업, 벤처 투자사들과 벤처기업을 이어주는, 나눔과 공유의 네트워크 허브가 되어 지속가능하고 건전한 벤처 생태환경을 만들기 위해 최선을 다하겠습니다.

좋은 스타트업과 벤처와 기업가는 더 널리 알려야 한다는 공유의 정신
이런 목표를 현실화시키기 위해 벤처스퀘어는 국내에서는 최초로 CCL의 저작권 표시 단계 가운데 저작자만 표시하면 상업적 이용까지 허용하는 등 광범위한 오픈 저작권 개념을 도입하는 매체로 운영될 예정입니다. 이는 사회적으로 의미있는 정보는 더 많이 확산되고 더 많이 읽혀야 한다는 믿음 때문입니다. 물론 필진의 글에 따라 저작권 범위는 달라질 것입니다.

또한 실질적이고 현실적으로 벤처인들에게 도움을 주기 위한 벤처 선배들의 투자 네트워크도 활성화할 예정입니다. 이들은 후배 벤처들이 겪게 될 어려움과 실질적으로 겪게 될 기업 운영에 대한 노하우를 조언해줄 예정입니다.

궁극적으로는 벤처스퀘어에 소개된 벤처들끼리의 네트워크를 통해 상호 상생하는 방법을 초기부터 구축하도록 도움을 줄 예정이며, 창업초기부터 세계적인 벤처를 꿈꿀 수 있도록 벤처 소식을 발빠르게 영문화하고 영어권 검색 최적화에 힘쓰겠습니다. 미국의 테크크런치가 운영하는 벤처인을 위한 열린 데이터베이스인 크런치베이스와 마찬가지로 국내 벤처기업의 열린 데이터베이스를 시스템으로 구축하여 누구나 자신은 물론 주변의 벤처 기업과 벤처 인물 정보를 쌓을 수 있도록 하겠습니다. 또한 해외 벤처 미디어들과의 데이터 교류 협력을 통해 국내 기업의 해외진출을 도울 수 있도록 노력하겠습니다.

소셜 네트워크와 뉴미디어 기반의 사회적 온라인 미디어 목표로 하는 벤처스퀘어는, 다양한 벤처기업과 벤처인 관련 정보와 소식를 데이터베이스화 하고, 기술 전망과 트렌드, 멘토링과 컨설팅 시스템, 벤처 창업과 도약을 위한 다양한 이벤트 등을 통해 벤처와 1인 창조기업의 가려운 곳을 긁어주는 온라인 미디어가 되겠습니다.

Welcome to all our readers,

VentureSquare is an online media outlet which specializes new and unique tech-based startups and ventures created by entrepreneurs and budding young business persons.

VentureSquare aims to create a place where information can be shared between small and budding companies, as well as medium sized companies on the brink of success.

- Why isn't there interest in ventures and startups? -

When VentureSquare was founded in 2010, the team had to decide on a few things.

In 2009 there were approximately 19,000 ventures competing fiercely in a poor environment. However, the reality was that ventures in Korea had large obstacles and competition ahead of the them. VentureSquare was created with the aim of offering help to venture companies by providing information and hope.

It is difficult for ventures to achieve success in an environment where the media shows no interest in ventures and wider society is only interested in successful or high profit companies. The lack of information and unchanging market situation has made things a challenge for ventures.

VentureSquare wants to be a place of information and communication in Korea's barren venture ecosystem. In the future VentureSquare will do its utmost to become a network hub which connects and encourages sharing between individuals, media, major companies, venture investors and Korean venture companies.

- Sharing and spreading the word about good startups and ventures. -

To make this goal a reality, VentureSquare operates using the CCL (Creative Commons License) which allows content from others to be used for wider and commercial purposes if the original author is attributed. VentureSquare uses this as we believe that useful information needs to be more widely distributed and read. Of course the copyright restrictions for some contributors may be different.

We also plan to encourage investors with venture experience to practically help those starting companies.Such persons will be able to offer their knowledge concerning real-world difficulties and operating a business. Ultimately, VentureSquare aims to help ventures that are introduced on our site mutually benefit from each other and support ventures in "going global" through the translation of Korean venture news into English. VentureSquare is also developing a Korean startup database system similar to Techcrunch's "Crunchbase", so that anyone can easily access information on ventures or the people working in the industry.

Additionally, by partnering with international media outlets VentureSquare plans to work together to help Korean startups break into the global market.

VentureSquare looks forward to becoming a media platform which utilizes social networks and new media to share the latest information on Korean startups including software, technology and investment news and create a place where startups can help each other to better the venture ecosystem. 

- The VentureSquare Team