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Joe Lin (林伯彥) is a Taiwan-based independent researcher, the founder of 老喬報 (joelin.cc) and the founder of Snapshot 妞拍貼, Taiwan's largest Korean-style photo booth chain. Taiwanese media have interviewed him mainly about the photo booth industry; he also speaks on self-publishing, SEO and wealth data. Press contact: service@joelin.cc.
How to refer to him
| Name | Joe Lin |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 林伯彥 |
| Pen name | 老喬 ("Lao Qiao"), used by his Chinese-language readers |
| Suggested title | Independent researcher; founder of 老喬報 (joelin.cc) |
| In photo booth stories | Founder of Snapshot 妞拍貼 |
Short bios
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Joe Lin (林伯彥) is a Taiwan-based independent researcher and the founder of 老喬報 (joelin.cc), where he writes about wealth data, entrepreneurship and SEO. He also founded Snapshot 妞拍貼, which grew into Taiwan's largest Korean-style photo booth chain.
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Joe Lin (林伯彥) is a Taiwan-based independent researcher and the founder of 老喬報 (joelin.cc), a Traditional Chinese publication and weekly newsletter on wealth data, entrepreneurship and SEO. A graduate in economics from National Tsing Hua University, he entered digital advertising in 2013 as one of Taiwan's first-generation Facebook ad buyers and became COO of Creta Media. From 2017 he worked independently with growing e-commerce brands, helping several grow two- to six-fold. In 2022 he founded Snapshot 妞拍貼 with NT$1.3 million in capital and built it into Taiwan's largest Korean-style photo booth chain.
Selected coverage
Headlines are paraphrased in English; the original articles are mostly in Chinese.
- 2026 Tsing Hua Economics alumni magazine, issue 23 — Alumni profile interview Read ↗
- 2026 Business Today (今週刊) — “2025 AI in Practice” special report, with the AI business school he co-ran Read ↗
- 2024 Central News Agency (中央社) — Digital natives bring photo booths back, now in Korean style Read ↗
- 2023 Mirror Media (鏡週刊) — Interview on how Snapshot 妞拍貼 became Taiwan's largest Korean-style photo booth chain Read ↗
- 2023 NOWnews (今日新聞) — Interview: photo booth stores are back — five founders, 18 stores in a year Read ↗
- 2023 Global Views Monthly (遠見雜誌), issue 444 — Korean-style photo booths boom — how long will it last? (quotes his industry analysis) Read ↗
- 2023 CTS News (華視新聞) — Korean-style photo booth stores spread across Taiwan Read ↗
- 2023 EBC Business (東森財經) — How a photo booth store carries NT$130,000 monthly rent in Ximending Read ↗
- 2023 EBC Business (東森財經) — Snapshot 妞拍貼's brand strategy in Ximending Read ↗
- 2018 Datadeck (PTmind, Japan) — International user case study of his performance-marketing method Read ↗
- 2018 INSIDE (硬塞科技媒體) — Guest columnist, two commentaries on the blockchain industry Read ↗
The brand has also been featured by creators, including the YouTube channels 志祺七七 and Joeman and the travel show 食尚玩家 (Supertaste). He was a guest on two 2026 episodes of the Taiwanese podcast 有品牌牌讚，沒品靠邊站 (EP51–52).
Talks and teaching
- Guest lectures at 7+ Taiwanese universities, including National Tsing Hua University, National Taiwan University, Yuan Ze University (MBA), National Taiwan Ocean University, National Taipei University of Education and Chinese Culture University — on digital advertising, social media marketing and business analysis.
- Instructor of a seven-hour digital-advertising workshop for non-marketers at the education company 大人學 (2019–2022).
- Represented Snapshot 妞拍貼 at Creative Expo Taiwan 2025, signing a brand IP partnership on its behalf.
- Interviewed for graduate research at National Taiwan University and National Taipei University.
Education and credentials
- B.A. in Economics, National Tsing Hua University (2007–2012)
- MIT online courses: Fintech: Future Commerce; Internet of Things: Business Implications and Opportunities (MIT Sloan)
- ManyChat Messenger Marketing Expert and Agency Partner (directory #3956 ↗); Shopify Partner (2019)
- Google advertising certifications including DoubleClick Search, DoubleClick Bid Manager and Google Tag Manager (2014–2017)
- Statistics proficiency certifications, basic statistics and data processing (中華應用統計學會, 2013)
- National Taiwan University School of Professional and Continuing Studies: comprehensive financial planning and succession (2026)
Official photo
Joe Lin headshot (JPG, 998 × 1512 px) ↗. For other images or interview requests, email service@joelin.cc.
How to cite
Please name the person and link to this site, for example:
Joe Lin (林伯彥), founder of 老喬報 (joelin.cc). Profile: https://me.joelin.cc/en/
When citing his research, please cite the specific article on joelin.cc or its English reference page at joelin.cc/en.
This page was translated with AI assistance from the original Chinese version: 中文原文.