2011
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Jul.
NateOn, Released NateOn Talk, a high-quality mobile messenger
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NateOn, Opened NateOn 4.1
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Apr.
Nate, MOU with Daum regarding comprehensive business cooperation
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SK Communications, MOU with LG Electronics regarding Smart TV content
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Mar.
SK Communications, MOU with Ministry of Culture regarding expansion of donation culture
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Feb.
SK Communications, MOU with KOCSC regarding expansion of right internet usage culture and stronger communication with the users
2010
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Dec.
SK Communications, Provides contents to Samsung Smart TV
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SK Communications, Launched ‘NateOn Biz’ for corporate
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Nov.
SK Communications, Shared API including miniHome and NateOn
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NateOn, Released ‘NateOn UC’ the integrated communicator for iPhone
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Sep.
Cyworld, Opened ‘©-log’ beta
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SK Communications, Became a partner with Mixi, the largest SNS in Japan
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Aug.
SK Communications, Messenger prevention campaign with the National Police Agency
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NateOn, Released ‘NateOn UC application
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Jul.
Nate, Reorganized entire integrated search to semantic search
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SK Communications, MOU with three broadcasting companies regarding copyrights
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Jun.
Cyworld, Started background music MP3 download service
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May
SK Communications, Integrated wired and wireless NATE operation
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Nate, Opened Nate mobile web (m.nate.com) which differentiated news and search
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Apr.
SK Communications, Hosted ‘Increase Quality of Our Country’ campaign with Ministry of Culture
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SK Communications, Strategic alliance with CJ Internet
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Mar.
SK Communications, Released NateOn for Smartphone
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Feb.
Cyworld, Opened fan service
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SK Communications, Released apps for Smartphone
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SK Communications, Received messenger phishing damage reduction award by National Police Agency
2009
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Dec.
Cyworld, Exceed 1 billion Cys
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Nov.
Nate, Guinness world record with 62,000 good replies by Sunfull Movement
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Oct.
NateOn, Established ‘Theft Report’ service
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Sep.
Cyworld / Nate, Reorganized into a single main page
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SK Communications, Commercialized world’s sentence analysis semantic search on the portal
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SK Communications, Opened ‘App Store’ SNS open market for 30 days
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Jul.
NateOn, Provided free log-in security ‘U-OTP’ service
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May
SK Communications, Business transfer and joint venture with Spicus
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Mar.
Cyworld, Became a partner with Google and participated in open social project
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Nate, Opened new Nate
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NateOn, Opened NateOn 4.0
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Jan.
SK Communications, Formed a security MOU with KISA
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SK Communications, Obtained ISO27001 information protection international certification
2008
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Dec.
SK Communications, Formed a strategic partnership MOU with AhnLab, Inc. regarding provision and operation of security service
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Oct.
SK Communications, Strategic cooperation MOU with Korea MS for advanced service
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Aug.
SK Communications, Divided Etoos to a subsidiary company
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Jul.
SK Communications, New CEO Hyeong-Chul Ju
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Jun.
Cyworld, Officially opened Mini Life Season 1
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Feb.
NateOn, Exceeded 25 million members
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Jan.
SK Communications, MOU with Mnet Media regarding video contents
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SK Communications, Sang-Jun Park became the sole CEO
2007
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Nov.
Nate.com, Opened portal's first Supreme Court precedent
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SK Communications, Launched integrated corporate
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Aug.
SK Communications, New co-president and Board of Director Shin Cho and Sang-Jun Park
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Jul.
Etoos, Exceeded a daily revenue sale of 200 million won
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Jun.
SK Communications and Empas made final decision on a merger
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May.
Cyworld, Opened community mail service
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Mar.
Cyworld, Exceeded BGM sale of 200 million won
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Cyworld, Launched Home2 service
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Feb.
Nate.com, Integrated the search service with Empas
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Cyworld / NateOn, Exceeded 10 million users
2006
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Oct.
Empas, Took over stocks of Konan Technology, the search technology development specialist company
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Sep.
SK Communications, Received Special Award at ‘2006 Korea Social Contribution Prize’
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Aug.
SK Communications, Established SK Imedia, in-house game company
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Cyworld, Officially opened services for U.S. and Taiwan
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Jul.
SK Communications, Created the 1st Portal Media Committee
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Jun.
Cyworld, Opened ‘Cy Market’
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May.
SK Communications, Moved the headquarter to Lim Kwang Building in Seodaemun
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Apr.
SK Communications, Merged with Egloos, the professional blog service
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Cyworld, Selected ‘Cy scholars’
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Mar.
SK Communications, Conditional transfer agreement with Egloos
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Feb.
SK Communications, Merged with Etoos, the on-line education company
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Jan
NateOn, Opened 3.5 version
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Cyworld, Opened ‘Baby (baby.cyworld.com)’ service
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Cyworld, Received ‘Business Innovation Award’ from Wharton School
2005
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Dec.
Cyworld, Exceeded 1 million Cyworld member in China
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Cyworld, Officially opened a service for Japan
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Oct.
Cyworld, Established US corporate
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Cyworld, Opened ‘Cyworld School (http://school.cyworld.nate.com)‘ the learning space for high school students
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Cyworld, Joint venture agreement with Hong Kong Cherrypicks for a service in Taiwan
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Aug.
Cyworld, Opened 5.0 version
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Cyworld, Opened ‘Town (town.cyworld.com)’ the trustable space for an individual and a corporate
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Jun.
Cyworld, Opened Cyworld service for China (www.cyworld.com.cn)
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May.
Cyworld, Opened ‘Chummy World (cytogether.cyworld.com)’ the social participation activity
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Cyworld, Hosted the 3rd ‘Cy Day’
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Mar.
NateOn, Top 1 for number of users for weekly/monthly (Korean Click)
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Jan.
SK Communications, Moved the headquarter to SK Seorin Building in Jongro
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Nate.com, Launched Tong (www.tong.co.kr), the open network service
2004
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Dec.
SK Communications, Received the 5th ‘Internet Corporation of the Year Award
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Oct.
Cyworld, Selected as ‘The Best Hit Product of the Year’ by Samsung Economic Research Institute
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Sep.
Nate.com, No. 1 for 10 consecutive weeks on Weekly PV, the internal portal company (Korean Click)
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Aug.
Cyworld, Lunched “Paper (paper.cyworld.com)” the individual publishing media
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Cyworld, Exceeded 10 million members
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Jun.
Nate.com, No. 1 portal site based on the page view of the week (Korean Click)
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Nate.com, No. 1 portal site according to the page view of the week (Matrix)
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Apr.
Nate.com, Received Internet Grand Prix by Ministry of Information and Communication
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Cyworld, Opened Mobile Cyworld
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Mar.
Cyworld, Hosted the 2nd ‘Cy Day’
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Jan.
SK Communications, New CEO Hyeon-oh Yu
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NateOn, Opened wireless 1.5 version
2003
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Dec.
Cyworld, Open phone folder service
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Oct.
Cyworld, Opened 4.0 version
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Sep.
Nate.com, Released ‘NateOn (nateon.nate.com)' 2.0 version
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Aug.
SK Communications, and <Cyworld> Merged
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May.
Cyworld, Released miniHome 4.0 version
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Nate.com, Opened ‘Knowledge Bank’, the wired and wireless knowledge search service
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Cyworld, Opened brand miniHome service
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Apr.
Cyworld, Held the 1st ‘Cy Day’
2002
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Dec.
Nate.com, Integrated with Lycos Korea website (www.lycos.co.kr)
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Nov.
Launched SK Communications Co.
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Nate.com, Opened Nate mall (mall.nate.com), the wired and wireless shopping mall
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Oct.
Nate.com, Renovated as a portal site
2001~1999
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2001
Cyworld, Opened ‘miniHome’, the individual community service
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2000
Cyworld, Opened 2.0 version
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1999
Opened community service Cyworld (www.cyworld.com)
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Established Cyworld Co.

