Instant messaging is online chat application which use
to send free messages, pictures, videos, locations, contacts, even free calls
and video calls as long as you have internet connection in your devices. Asia has
many instant messaging applications which provide the users many features. One
of them is KakaoTalk. KakaoTalk is an instant messenger application from Korea’s
company and KakaoTalk has become default communication among Koreans. Not only
Korea, but also NAVER Japan, a subsidiary
of NAVER – Korea’s most popular search engine has launched their messaging application
called LINE in June 2011. Even though there are many similarities between KakaoTalk
and LINE, they also have their own strengths which make them different.
One of the similarities between KakaoTalk and LINE is
they both have the same registration method. You only have to enter your mobile
number and you can make an ID which can use for friend to add you, but if your
friends already have your number, this ID is not really necessary. Besides, you
can use both KakaoTalk and LINE in your PC.
Despite the same feature for PC, KakaoTalk and LINE
have different way for registering your PC in it. For LINE, you only have to
scan your LINE QR code to your PC, but if you want log in with your email, you
have to register it first. It is little different with KakaoTalk, you only have
to register your pc to your KakaoTalk and you can register up to 5 PCs for each
Kakao account.
Chatting with your friends is not fun and it feels
empty if you do not use any emoticons and stickers. The one which make your
conversation alive is the stickers and emojis. KakaoTalk and LINE have the
features of stickers so that the users can send their emotions and feeling
through the stickers.
When it comes to LINE, it has emoticons or they called
sticker cartoons. LINE stickers are funny and more expressive than KakaoTalk
sticker which has common feelings and situation. Kakaotalk has emoticons and
stickers but the minus point is almost of them are bordered sticker yet
KakaoTalk also supported animated gif sticker. KakaoTalk also has trial
stickers which you can use it free with limited of time.
Just like Facebook, both kakaoTalk and line have
feature for ‘home’ as their timeline which use for sharing photos and other
updates to your friends. Besides, you can add some comments and there are also
like and unlike button for each people’s updates.
The difference of their timeline is, For LINE it is
called home or timeline and for KakaoTalk it is called Kakao Story. Unfortunately,
kakao story is the separate application for kakaotalk so you have to download
it if you want to use it. It is quite different for LINE. You do not have to
download another application, all you have to do is go to ‘timeline’ tab in
your LINE to updates and see your friends update so that you can easily know
your friends’ update while you open your LINE application.
By using instant messaging application, you can send
messages freely to your friends around the world. Even though KakaoTalk and
LINE have similarities and differences, but by having both applications they
can complete your needs. If you want to make friends with Koreans and you like
animated gif, you can use kakaotalk because almost all Koreans are using it.
Otherwise, if you like funny and common feeling stickers you can use LINE and
there are more Indonesians are using LINE other than using KakaoTalk. However,
using both KakaoTalk and LINE is very useful for me because some of my friends
have LINE but they do not have KakaoTalk and vice versa.
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