All posts tagged "Naver"

  • Naver followed suit after Daum Kakao announced an active protest against government requests to view its message database.
    Naver hatches up plan to topple YouTube in S. Korea

    By Brian Han Let’s face it. When it comes to video streaming, there’s only one name that really matters and that’s YouTube. It’s just the way things have been for over a decade on a global scale. But...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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    Naver’s LINE app becomes world’s second-most profitable app on iOS

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — LINE, a mobile messenger operated by the Japanese arm of Naver Corp., has become the second-most profitable app to be sold on Apple Inc.’s mobile market, data showed Friday. LINE ranked No. 2 on...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
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  • (Courtesy of Line)
    Number of Line app users to top 700 mil. this year

    By Bahk Eun-ji The number of Line users is expected to exceed 700 million this year, according to officials and analysts Sunday. Naver, the South Korean-based developer of the app, saw the number of users cross 600...

    • Posted February 9, 2015
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    Naver rolls out LINE Pay in Japan before S. Korea, China

    By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL (Yonhap) — Naver Corp. South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, released Tuesday a mobile payment platform in Japan as part of efforts to diversify its business. LINE Pay is now available for service...

    • Posted December 16, 2014
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  • Naver followed suit after Daum Kakao announced an active protest against government requests to view its message database.
    Naver’s operating profit jumps 88%

    By Yoon Sung-won Naver, the nation’s largest Internet service provider, said Thursday its operating profit in the third quarter jumped 88 percent from a year ago on the back of strong sales growth in overseas markets. Its...

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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  • Naver followed suit after Daum Kakao announced an active protest against government requests to view its message database.
    Naver and SK join Daum Kakao in privacy protest

    By Yoon Sung-won Naver, Daum Kakao and SK Communications are acting collectively to press for protection of customers’ information. “The three leading companies agree Daum Kakao is not the only victim and this will affect everyone,” said...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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  • "Digital Laundry" services are on the rise in South Korea in order to remove unwanted personal data from the internet (Yonhap)
    [WSJ] ‘Digital Laundry’ Services Seek to Offer Koreans Clean Slate Online

       SEOUL—When Kim Ho-jin first expanded his model and talent agency to offer an online content-deletion service, his motivation was simple: protect clients who were suffering from Internet overexposure. After witnessing models from his...

    • Posted October 6, 2014
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