Posts Tagged: Line


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Line Hits 16 Million Users in Taiwan

In a 36kr interview with Frank (no last name was provided) who is in charge of Line expansion into t...

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  • May 24, 2013
  • at 10:34 pm
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Line App is Primed and Ready to Censor Politically Sensitive Chinese Words

A few months ago we spotted that Tencent’s WeChat app was censoring certain ‘sensitive’ politi...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 11:28 am
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The Growth Story and Future of Mobile Chat App Giant LINE

Popular mobile messaging chat app Line was created by NHN Japan, with Japanese and Korean team inspi...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 9:08 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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Line is Growing Faster Than Ever, Now Up to 150 Million Users

Far from nearing a saturation point, the messaging app Line is actually growing faster than ever. Ha...

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  • May 1, 2013
  • at 7:30 pm
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NHN Is Going Into Search In Vietnam

In Vietnam, the chat app battle is fearsome. Western competitors Whatsapp and Viber face serious opp...

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  • April 19, 2013
  • at 11:15 pm
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Line’s Kawaii Characters Become Animated TV Series in Japan

NHN Japan’s Line mobile messaging app has hit over 120 million users so far. You may or may no...

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  • April 8, 2013
  • at 9:32 am
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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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Discuss: Is Line Wrong to Censor Politically Sensitive Words in China?

Is Line wrong if it were to really censor politically sensitive words in China?

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  • May 24, 2013
  • at 2:00 pm
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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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Thailand Now Has 18 Million Social Media Users (INFOGRAPHIC)

Our ZocialInc buddies in Bangkok always keep a close eye on Thailand’s social media scene. In ...

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  • May 13, 2013
  • at 3:56 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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Line Targets Kids With Toy Smartphone (PICS)

Together with Takaratomy, the popular mobile chat application is targeting kids with its upcoming Li...

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  • April 29, 2013
  • at 7:51 pm
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Line Enters E-book Business With Line Manga

Line Corporation popular messaging app, Line, has launched Line Manga yesterday.

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  • April 10, 2013
  • at 10:02 am
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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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American Copycat: MessageMe is Just a Clone of Popular Asian Chat Apps

American mobile chat app MessageMe has been generating a lot of buzz since its launch just a couple ...

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  • March 20, 2013
  • at 9:30 am
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