<s>
Nate	B-Protocol
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
South	O
Korean	O
web	O
portal	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
SK	O
Communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Nate	B-Protocol
acquired	O
social	O
media	O
site	O
Cyworld	O
and	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
achieved	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
local	O
page	O
views	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
3.8	O
million	O
,	O
surpassing	O
rival	O
Daum	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NateOn	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
client	O
provided	O
by	O
Nate	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
in	O
2005	O
first	O
overtook	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
in	O
terms	O
of	O
South	O
Korean	O
user	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
3rd	O
week	O
of	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
NateOn	B-Protocol
's	O
South	O
Korean	O
users	O
totalled	O
7.54	O
million	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
6.5	O
million	O
for	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
