3 Posts about 'SK Communications'
NateOn Attracts 25 million Users :: 2008/06/18 12:29
SK Communications annouced that 25 mil users are using NateOn service. NateOn is the number one instant messenger in Korea. As well as providing simple messaging service like MSN and Google Talk, NateOn provides various value-added service, including 'SMS service on NateON', keyword chatting, remote control, internet radio and keyword channel. I expect that NateOn will be evolved consistently.
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'Mini Life', a Secon Life service of Cyworld :: 2008/06/16 16:39
SK Communications is a famous online service provider that delivers NateOn and Cyworld. Cyworld is a leading internet portal based on social networking. The main service of Cyworld, 'Mini Homepage', has attracted about 25 mil korean users and is trying various services based on social networking.
'Mini Life' is a new service in Cyworld. Every uesr has a 'Mini Room' in the user's 'Mini Homepage' and the 'Mini Room' is a personalized space of simply 2D concept. 'Mini Life' provides a personalized space of 3D concept such as Second Life. Each user has a character and an empty personalized space in the initial stage and can decorate the character and the space. In addition, users can visit spaces of other users and corporate customers of Cyworld can also make their space in order to promote their products, services and brand images.
SK Communications is providing a beta service of 'Mini Life'. The above video clip describes some features of 'Mini Life' and the below image is a screenshot of 'Mini Life' beta service. The screenshot shows a space of LG Electronics.
'Mini Life' is a new service in Cyworld. Every uesr has a 'Mini Room' in the user's 'Mini Homepage' and the 'Mini Room' is a personalized space of simply 2D concept. 'Mini Life' provides a personalized space of 3D concept such as Second Life. Each user has a character and an empty personalized space in the initial stage and can decorate the character and the space. In addition, users can visit spaces of other users and corporate customers of Cyworld can also make their space in order to promote their products, services and brand images.
SK Communications is providing a beta service of 'Mini Life'. The above video clip describes some features of 'Mini Life' and the below image is a screenshot of 'Mini Life' beta service. The screenshot shows a space of LG Electronics.
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Catalyst for Growth of SMS Usage :: 2008/04/29 17:38
NateOn is an instant messenger which has attracted the most users in Korea. In Korea, an average of 10 mil people use NateOn a day. (An average of 3 mil people use MSN a day in Korea.) NateOn is not a simple intant messenger but a constantly evolved messenger. NateOn is providing various additional function such as linkage between chat window and cyworld homepage of each user, keyword chatting and online radio service which provides public radio services on NateOn. Although the main function is 'chatting with a friend', people use NateOn in order to enjoy the other various functions.
Today, I will introduce a kind of NateOn functions, 'SMS service on NateOn'. If a guy registers his mobile phone number on NateOn, he can get message through NateOn messenger simultaneously when he gets the message on handset. If a message arrives in an user's handset when the user logs in NateOn messenger, a new window which resembles a chatting window of instant messenger is activated and the message is displayed in the window. The user also send a new message to the sender on the activated window. It is very convinient to use a SMS service because it is very annoying to input a message with handset keypad. Many office workers usually sit in front of laptop during working hour and use an instant messenger such as NateOn. The service makes these workers use SMS service easily and conveniently.
It is very convenient service, however you must be careful with the service. If you do not recognize that the service is not free ($0.02 for a message), you might see a surprising bill after a month. Because you send a message using NateOn more easily than usual handset, the amount of messages that you send for a month might increase surprisingly. The service must be a catalyst for growth of SMS usage.
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