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| URL | empas.com |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Web portal |
| Registration | Optional |
| Owner | Empas Corp. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it A web portal is a site that provides a single function via a web page or site |
| Created by | Empas Corp. |
| Launched | 1998 |
Empas (hangul:엠파스, kana:エムパス) is one of the most popular total internet search tools and web portal sites in South Korea. Kana is a general term for the syllabic Japanese scripts Hiragana (ひらがな and Katakana (カタカナ as well as the old system The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks A web portal is a site that provides a single function via a web page or site South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Jisik Baljeonso (지식발전소) was established in 1998, and changed its name to Empas Corporation in 2004. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The name Empas is a combination of e-media and compass. Empas is Korea's national web search engine, and is in direct competition with Yahoo! Korea, Daum, Cyworld, and Naver. Yahoo! Korea Corporation is the South Korean affiliate of Yahoo!. Daum ( Korean: 다음) is a popular Web portal in South Korea, with its rival Naver. Cyworld ( is a South Korean web community site operated by SK Communications ( a subsidiary of SK Telecom ( Naver ( Hangul: 네이버 is the most popular search portal in South Korea.
Aiming to check its main competition Naver's rapid expansion, SK Communications, which owns the Korea's popular social networking Website Cyworld, acquired Empas on October 19th, 2006. Naver ( Hangul: 네이버 is the most popular search portal in South Korea. Cyworld ( is a South Korean web community site operated by SK Communications ( a subsidiary of SK Telecom (