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Interesting to note here is that SK has a healthy local "online services" industry. They have their own Google equivalents, like Naver, that have comparable(an
by meibo 5y ago
Interesting to note here is that SK has a healthy local "online services" industry.
They have their own Google equivalents, like Naver, that have comparable(and sometimes better because optimized to SK) services and don't have that much of an incentive to keep Google "happy".
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoCould you list examples of the local equivalents that are in common use? I know of Naver maps https://m.map.naver.com https://m.map.naver.com
- nvrspyx 5y agoI don't really have a list, but in addition to maps, Naver also has search, email, calendar, cloud storage, etc.
- neom 5y agoNaver (search), Kakao(message+maps+transit), Daum(search/blogs etc), Coupang(online ordering), Shuttle Food Delivery / Yogiyo (uber eats) - few examples.
- meibo 5y agoNaver runs a wide variety of services you'd expect, like payments, an online translator, a Yahoo Answers equivalent, messaging(LINE, which is ubiquitous not just in SK), a free blog offering, a search engine and a web browser. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naver_Corporation#Products_and_services https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naver_Corporation#Products_a...
- rmac 5y agoKakao: Wechat/Uber Ahnlab: Symantec/Norton Hancom: Microsoft Office Snow: Snapchat Melon: Spotify Cyworld: Myspace Afreeka: Twitch Toss: Venmo NCSoft: Blizzard Coupang: Amazon Carrot: Ebay Daum: Google/Medium
- lunarboy 5y agoLocal online services yes, but healthy I think is debatable. Kakao is quickly spreading its influence beyond just information technology. Messenger, search, payments, banking, blogging, maps, taxi, webtoon, celebrity management, music, character goods, games, golf, etc.