<s>
Daum	B-Protocol
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
South	O
Korean	O
web	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
many	O
Internet	O
services	O
to	O
web	O
users	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
popular	O
free	O
web-based	O
e-mail	O
,	O
messaging	B-Application
service	O
,	O
forums	O
,	O
shopping	O
,	O
news	O
and	O
webtoon	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
daum	B-Protocol
"	O
means	O
"	O
next	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
"	O
diverse	O
voices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Daum	B-Protocol
stems	O
from	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
services	O
it	O
offers	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
from	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Korean	O
web	O
portal	O
of	O
significant	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
popularity	O
started	O
when	O
it	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
then	O
most	O
popular	O
e-mail	O
service	O
,	O
daum.net	B-Protocol
or	O
hanmail.net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
merging	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
started	O
the	O
forum	B-Application
service	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Cafe	O
which	O
brought	O
its	O
firm	O
status	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daum	B-Protocol
received	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest	O
trust	O
rating	O
in	O
a	O
2020	O
Reuters	O
Institute	O
survey	O
of	O
selected	O
South	O
Korean	O
media	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Communications	O
Corporation	O
(	O
Korean	O
:	O
㈜다음커뮤니케이션	O
)	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
and	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
the	O
namesake	O
portal	O
in	O
May	O
1997	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
South	O
Korean	O
web	O
portal	O
,	O
four	O
months	O
earlier	O
than	O
yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
From	O
2003	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
started	O
on-line	O
direct	O
automobile	O
insurance	O
by	O
launching	O
the	O
subsidiary	O
'	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Direct	O
Auto	O
Insurance	O
 '	O
and	O
from	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
partnership	O
company	O
with	O
ERGO	O
Insurance	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
announced	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Lycos	B-Application
for	O
$95.4	O
million	O
,	O
and	O
closed	O
the	O
transaction	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
corporate	O
restructuring	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
mobile	O
,	O
social	O
networks	O
and	O
location-based	O
services	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
sold	O
Lycos	B-Application
for	O
$36	O
million	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
to	O
Ybrant	O
Digital	O
,	O
an	O
internet	O
marketing	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Hyderabad	O
,	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
they	O
started	O
a	O
blogging	O
service	O
Tistory	B-Protocol
with	O
'	O
Tatter	O
and	O
Company	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
blogging	O
platform	O
developing	O
company	O
and	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
Daum	B-Protocol
took	O
over	O
all	O
rights	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
freeware	O
media	O
player	O
(	O
Daum	B-Protocol
tvPot	O
)	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Communications	O
Corp	O
.	O
provides	O
variety	O
of	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
clouding	O
service	O
(	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Cloud	O
)	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Dictionary	O
(	O
applicable	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
)	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Comics	O
,	O
and	O
map	O
service	O
(	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Maps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daum	B-Protocol
has	O
about	O
874	O
employees	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
2nd	O
largest	O
web	O
portal	O
service	O
provider	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
daily	O
visits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Daum	B-Protocol
merged	O
with	O
Kakao	O
Corp	O
.	O
(	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
known	O
as	O
Kakao	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
maker	O
of	O
KakaoTalk	B-Protocol
,	O
to	O
form	O
Daum	B-Protocol
Kakao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
e-mail	O
address	O
ceos1[@]daum[	O
.	O
</s>
