Daum Kakao changes its name to Kakao
After a merger between search engine Daum and messaging company Kakao took place last year and a new CEO was appointed in August, it looks like some additional changes are…
Daum and Kakao Complete Merger to Become Daum-Kakao, But a Difficult Road Lies Ahead
A merger between Kakao, the company behind KakaoTalk and Daum, South Korea’s second-largest search engine, was first announced back in May and received approval from Daum and Kakao shareholders in…
KakaoTalk Launches Yellow ID Service, Allowing Small Business Owners to Communicate With Followers
A new service on KakaoTalk should allow small businesses to communicate with their customers more easily. Similar to LINE and WeChat Official Accounts and Tango and BBM‘s Channels, and even…
KakaoTalk Celebrates As Two Year Anniversary of KakaoGame Platform Approaches
KakaoGame, the gaming platform associated with KakaoTalk is fast-approaching its two year anniversary, having first launched on July 30, 2012. Back then, mobile games were just starting to erupt. The…
KakaoTalk on 93 Percent of Smartphones in South Korea, Expecting $200 Million in Revenue
Although KakaoTalk may not be doing as well outside of its home country as fellow Asian apps WeChat and LINE, the messaging application is holding its own very well within…
KakaoTalk Soars to 13 Million Users in Indonesia, 120 Million Total Users Globally
The main competitor of both LINE and WeChat is fellow Asian application KakaoTalk. Indonesia is one of the Asian markets where KakaoTalk is most popular, having grown from around 500,000…
WorldSIM Drops International Data Roaming Rates in Asia and Australia by 93 Percent
After introducing free incoming calls in Asia, global carrier WorldSIM has now decided to attack data roaming costs head on and cut data costs on the WorldSIM Roam Free SIM…