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KakaoTalk (Korean: 카카오톡), commonly referred to as KaTalk (Korean: 카톡) in South Korea, is an instant messenger and online services platform operated by Kakao Corporation. It was launched in 2010 and the app is available on mobile and desktop platforms.
KakaoGroup operates alongside Kakao's public messaging service, KakaoTalk, allowing users to sync their messages between the two. The app is available for both iOS and Android mobile phones and can also be accessed through the KakaoGroup website. In addition to group messaging, KakaoGroup offers media sharing to private groups, a group-specific ...
Kakao Corp is the company behind KakaoTalk, which serves as its main platform and flagship application. It was founded in 2006 by Kim Bum-soo, the former CEO of NHN Corporation (the organization that emerged from the Hangame and Naver.com merger) as Kakao Inc. [10] Kakao Corp. (then known as Kakao Inc.) is based in Seoul, South Korea.
On November 6, 2015, Kakao launched the "KakaoTV Live Open Chat" function which links KakaoTV's live broadcasts and Kakao Talk's open chat, allowing viewers to chat while streaming a program. [ 3 ] On February 18, 2017, Daum tvPot was integrated with KakaoTV. [ 4 ]
Kakao Games Corp. (Hangul: 카카오게임즈) is a South Korean video game publisher and a subsidiary of Kakao. [3] It specializes in developing and publishing games on PC, mobile, and VR platforms. [4]
KakaoMusic (Korean: 카카오뮤직) was a music streaming service launched by Kakao.It lets users stream and buy music while also allowing them to share songs and connect with friends through KakaoTalk.
Kakao Friends (stylized as KAKAO FRIENDS; Korean: 카카오프렌즈) are featured characters based on KakaoTalk emoticons released in November 2012 by Kakao.The copyrights of the characters are currently owned and managed by Kakao's subsidiary Kakao IX, which was formerly named Kakao Friends prior to an inter-subsidiary acquisition in 2018.
The payment service first launched on September 4, 2014 with integration with their messaging app, KakaoTalk, allowing people to request and send money to people in their contacts. [3] Since its launch, Kakao has expanded into other financial services by launching their own online bank called KakaoBank and releasing their own debit card . [ 4 ]