Daum is a South Korean web portal. Daum was founded in 1995 and launched on December 20th, 1995 by the company Daum Communications. It also offers a variety of services, including cloud storage (Daum Cloud), Daum Dictionary (for mobile devices), Daum Comics, and map service (Daum Maps).[1]
Daum Kakao is the company behind the Kakao messaging service and Daum is a Korean web portal with many services.[2]
History
The former Daum Communications Corporation was founded in 1994 by Park Geon-hee and Lee Jae-woong, and the company launched the namesake portal in May 1997 making it the first South Korean web portal.[1]
Daum offers various Internet services to web users, including a popular free web-based e-mail, messaging services, shopping, news services.[1]