With …25 million registered users for its social networking site Cyworld and 32 million registered with its free online instant messaging service NateOn,

SK Communications aims to create the infrastructure such as customer relations management solutions and the payment system for businesses using its new platform, which is expected to be offered sometime this year.

Daum, the local No. 2 online portal, said it was getting ready to join the emerging social commerce market by introducing the online group purchasing service, which would also provide coupons and discounts.

via http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20101026000624 By Cho Ji-hyun (sharon@heraldm.com)