Nate (web portal)

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Nate (Korean네이트) is a South Korean web portal, developed by SK Communications.

Nate
Type of site
Web portal, search engine
Available inKorean
OwnerSK Communications
URLwww.nate.com
CommercialYes
Nate
Hangul
네이트
Revised RomanizationNate
McCune–ReischauerNate

History

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In 2003, Nate acquired social media site Cyworld and in 2004, it achieved first place in local page views with a total of 3.8 million, surpassing rival Daum for the first time.[1]

Service

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Cyworld

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Cyworld is a South Korean social network service. Cyworld was originally part of SK communication, and became an independent company in 2014.[2]

NateOn

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NateOn is an instant messaging client provided by Nate, which in 2005 first overtook MSN Messenger in terms of South Korean user numbers. During the 3rd week of May 2005, NateOn's South Korean users totalled 7.54 million, compared to 6.5 million for MSN Messenger.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yoon Chang-hee, "Nate seen top portal; Daum begs to differ", JoongAngDaily, June 29, 2004. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
  2. ^ 싸이월드 완전 독립…네이트도 개편. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. ^ Chang Chung-hoon and Wohn Dong-hee, "Nate On increases lead over MSN Messenger", JoongAng Daily, May 30, 2005. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
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