Posts Tagged: kakaotalk


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Chat App Battleground in Indonesia Getting Hotter as Line’s New TV Stars Look to Overpower KakaoTalk’s

It’s a fierce battlefield for chat apps in Indonesia. Today, Japan-based Line is going to roll out...

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  • May 16, 2013
  • at 5:08 pm
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Line’s Revenue for Q4 2012 Was $58 Million

For the first time since NHN debuted its popular chat app, Line is publicly announcing its quarterly...

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  • May 9, 2013
  • at 4:15 pm
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Zalo Hits 2 Million Users and Plans for 5 Million Soon [INFOGRAPHIC]

I’ve been doing a lot of chat app news in Vietnam lately – the reason is mobile is in a very...

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  • May 6, 2013
  • at 2:00 pm
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KakaoTalk’s Growth Chart: Hitting 90 Million Users Soon

Mobile chat messaging app, KakaoTalk, currently has 89 million users and is closing in onto 90 milli...

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  • May 3, 2013
  • at 9:08 am
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Kakao Launches KakaoPage, a Marketplace for Anyone to Publish Digital Content

l KakaoPage marketplace was launched just two days ago with over 500 individual and corporate publis...

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  • April 11, 2013
  • at 10:32 pm
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KakaoTalk Reveals $45 Million Revenue, $7 Million Profit

Kakao co-CEO Sirgoo Lee revealed that KakaoTalk made $7 million in profit in 2012, from revenue of $...

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  • April 4, 2013
  • at 1:03 pm
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Fearing Chat Apps, Vietnam’s Telcos Hike Prices

Across the region, telcos are in a quandary as to how to deal with chat apps like Line, Whatsapp, an...

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  • April 3, 2013
  • at 11:40 am
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Why KakaoTalk Will Win the TV Ad Battlefield in Indonesia

TV advertisements have proven to work very well for chat apps in Indonesia. China-based WeChat and J...

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  • March 27, 2013
  • at 8:00 pm
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Kakao Launches KakaoHome, A Social Android Launcher For Your Smartphone

Kakao, the maker of Korean mobile chat app, KakaoTalk, has launched KakaoHome a launcher for Android...

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  • May 14, 2013
  • at 7:18 pm
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How KakaoTalk Grew From a Startup to a Giant Mobile Platform (INTERVIEW)

Like any startup, Kakao’s road to success was paved with blood and sweat.

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  • May 8, 2013
  • at 10:30 am
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Follow Tech in Asia on KakaoTalk

Be Our ‘Plus Friend’ on KakaoTalk!

Hello readers, Tech in Asia is now an official Plus Friend on KakaoTalk’s mobile messaging platfor...

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  • May 6, 2013
  • at 1:00 pm
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KakaoTalk gaming launch in Indonesia and Vietnam

Game On: KakaoTalk Brings Social Gaming Platform to Indonesia and Vietnam

After months of testing it out in South Korea and Japan, the messaging app KakaoTalk is today launch...

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  • May 2, 2013
  • at 6:33 pm
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KakaoTalk Hits Number 1 Spot in Indonesia’s App Stores and is Looking for Local Partners

Sirgoo Lee (pictured right) is a very nice guy. He’s the co-CEO of Korea-based chat app KakaoTalk....

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  • April 9, 2013
  • at 3:00 pm
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Coffee Chat: KakaoTalk’s Growth From Startup (Live Blog)

Next up on stage, Sirgoo Lee. He’s the Co-CEO of popular South Korea social messaging applicat...

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  • April 4, 2013
  • at 11:58 am
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KakaoTalk Hits 10 Million Downloads in Japan

KakaoTalk says in a blog post today that it has hit 10 million downloads in Japan.

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  • April 2, 2013
  • at 3:39 pm
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Social media in Asia shifts to messaging apps

Messaging Apps Invade Asia, Now the Most Active Social Networks in Japan and Korea (Infographic)

We’ve been following the rapid progress of messaging apps very closely across Asia, and weR...

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  • March 21, 2013
  • at 1:00 pm
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