Hello everyone. Hope things are going well for you guys. The latest news from Kakao includes our 1st quarter earnings report, an update on our upcoming designated driver service and a story detailing how researchers are using Kakao Talk for speedy international cooperation.
[bs_icon name="glyphicon glyphicon-ok"] Kakao shows QoQ growth for Game, Commerce and Content businesses
Kakao announced its first quarter earnings results last week and showed considerably growth, particularly in the mobile sector. We're looking to continue that trend by launching a number of new games and on demand services in the second half, so stay tuned.
Kakao Reports 1Q 2016 Earnings Results (Official Kakao site)
[bs_icon name="glyphicon glyphicon-ok"] Kakao Driver takes next step in prepping service launch
Our O2O team is hard at work getting ready to launch Kakao Driver, our designated driver service. As part of that effort, we signed a partnership agreement with major unions representing prospective drivers. The service is expected to launch in the 1st half on 2016.
Kakao reconciles with drivers in chauffeur service (The Korea Times)
[bs_icon name="glyphicon glyphicon-ok"] Korean and Belarusian students use Kakao Talk for fast and easy communication in research partnership
Amidst a story on the growing collaboration between leading chemists from Belarus and the Korean scientific community is how students from each country communicate using Kakao Talk:
“For the first time, my students and researchers from Belarus have immediate contact with researchers and students from Korea,” he pointed out. “They message each other through KakaoTalk,” referring to the popular Korean instant messaging app.
We gotta say that this makes us super happy and we hope Kakao Talk continues to play a role in fostering global collaborations
Belarus chemist praises bilateral cooperation with Korea (Korea JoongAng Daily)
That's it for this time. As a last note, if you're a fan of online games, check out Daum Game's Black Desert, which recently released the 2nd part of the Mediah expansion pack: Shiver Me Timbers! Cheers!