Most OpenID providers and relying parties in Korea got together, and are collaborating to boost OpenID adoption in Korean market.

They've just started a promotion at http://openid.daum.net/event, and made  press releases about it. Winners could get laptop, iPod touches, Nintento DSLs, Iriver mp3 players, mini umbrellas, etc.

The promotion will be held from Feb 13 to 29, and it is expected that tens of thousands of new OpenID users are increasing thanks to this promotion.

We hope that much more people recognize what OpenID is, and why it is good and useful for them.

Participating OpenID Providers
IDtail : OpenID-based Social Network Service by AhnLab
Daum OpenID : OpenID which is provided by 2nd biggest portal in Korea, Daum.
MyID : 1st OpenID provider in Korea NCSoft's Openmaru studio.

OpenID Relying Parties
Pumfit, Me2day, Springnote, RollingList, LemonPen, LifePod, WZD, Revu

Andy Kyoseok Song
http://pebblebeach.idtail.com

There is going to be an OpenID seminar in Seoul this Thursday.
It is held by Bizdeli, and speakers include people from major OPs (including myself) and RP in Korea.

Topics include:
1. OpenID vision (from Daum)
2. OpenID Implementation (from Initech)
3. OpenID adoption issues as a consumer (from Me2day)
4. OpenID and security issues (from AhnLab)

I am very happy to see OpenID is getting much more recognition and attention in Korea recently. Although Korea has very short histroy of OpenID since early this year, she already has 5 OPs and tens of RPS in there.

The biggest issue here is that Textcube (Wordpress or MovableType of Korea) has adopted OpenID as its basic plugin. Anyone installed it can signin as an administrator to his own blog, and can have OpenID-enabled comment system for every post.

As an OpenID Provider myself called IDtail, I can notice the impact of TextCube in the increase of membership. Recently daily new membership almost doubles the usual one.

Rumor says that both no.1 portal and no.1 SNS in Korea are becoming OP soon following Daum (the 2nd biggest portal in Korea) 's becoming OP a month ago. Much bigger news are expected to be announced, I guess.