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Following Trends: Very Korean Sticker Packs From KakaoTalk

K-Minute on KakaoTalk If you are into Korean pop culture in all its manifestations (trust me, there are a lot of worthy things to see, hear and read), you’ll love the special surprise from KakaoTalk messaging app: K-Minute. It is essentially a bot that you can follow and receive messages from a number of accounts,…

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Daum Kakao Corp becomes Kakao

The new name of Daum Kakao Daum Kakao Corp., the owner and developer of the popular messaging app KakaoTalk and many other services integrated in the platform app, has decided to change its name to a shorter Kakao Corp. Corporation Daum Kakao started its operation in October 2014 following a merger of Daum Communications and Kakao….

KakaoTalk has a New CEO  Ji Hoon “Jimmy” Rim

Daum Kakao to be run by one CEO

Daum Kakao being restructured Today, on August 10, Daum Kakao management officially stated that it plans to appoint Ji Hoon Rim – the head of K Cube Ventures – as the CEO. This move will cause significant changes to be made in the Daum Kakao organizational structure. Let us recall that currently the messaging company…

Daum Kakao reported on personal user data protection

Daum Kakao reported on personal user data protection

A new report from Daum Kakao South Korean Daum Kakao Corp, engaged in the design and development of KakaoTalk messaging app, has published its new Transparency Report for the first half of this year. According to a statement from the corporation, protecting user privacy is the top priority of the project team, which is why the…

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FACEBOOK MESSENGER’S CHATBOT

Facebook Messenger Catches Up with Asian Competitors Facebook Messenger offers its users a wide set of functions – messaging, file sharing, stickers and even allows to make money transfer to users’ friends, for example, if your friend has paid for dinner at a restaurant or booked cinema tickets for a new movie, which you plan…

IM APP MARKET RESEARCH SHOWS UNEXPECTED RESULTS

IM APP MARKET RESEARCH SHOWS UNEXPECTED RESULTS

A new GlobalWebIndex research has found out the great effect that the growing army of IM apps users is making on mobile communications. The Q2 Mobile Messaging Report for this year is dedicated entirely to this issue. The report says that many communication and behaviour patterns that users typically show on “traditional” social networks like…

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KAKAOTALK ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW VERSION

Daum Kakao Corp, owner of South Korea’s most popular messaging app, KakaoTalk, has announced the release of the app’s new version, packed with some serious innovations. The latest version includes such functions, as Video Call, Chat Backup and Restore. KakaoTV – a mobile social platform for videos – can be considered to be the most…

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AppMess Review: KakaoTalk free download

KakaoTalk is a good example of how a masterpiece can be made in desperate conditions. South Korea is a country of IT giants. Samsung, a large number of investors and companies that came from China, such as Tencent, for example. However, this circumstance did not stop Kim Bum-soo from making the most popular messaging app…

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KAKAOTALK PRESENT STICKERS FOR DEAF USERS

It is always nice to find out about large businesses getting involved in fundraising or angel projects. In the framework of Korea’s national Day of the Deaf, South Korean company Daum Kakao, which owns KakaoTalk, decided to show they care about people suffering from deafness and hearing loss. On June 3rd, KakaoTalk users were given access…