Nate () is a South Korean
web portal
A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displayi ...
, developed by
SK Communications. In 2003, Nate acquired
social media
Social media are interactive media technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. While challenges to the definition of ''social medi ...
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. But its popularity have continuously decreased since early 2010s and as of 2020, its market share in South Korea is around 2%.
NateOn
NateOn is an instant messaging client provided by Nate, which in 2005 first overtook
MSN Messenger
MSN Messenger (also known colloquially simply as "Messenger"), later rebranded as Windows Live Messenger, was a cross-platform instant-messaging client developed by Microsoft. It connected to the Microsoft Messenger service and, in later versio ...
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.
[Chang Chung-hoon and Wohn Dong-hee]
"Nate On increases lead over MSN Messenger"
''JoongAng Daily'', May 30, 2005. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
See also
*
Cyworld
*
SK Communications
References
External links
www.nate.com
Blog hosting services
Webmail
Online companies of South Korea
Internet properties established in 2001
Internet search engines
SK Group subsidiaries
Web portals
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