14The Chinese version of mobile app WeChat has released a service that allows users to take out loans without any restrictions. The service got a very straightforward name – Weilidai, which means “small loan” in Chinese. It doesn’t matter how big or how small the loans are. The fact is that this service will give…
12WeChat messenger has allowed (that goes for iOS users only, though) users to create messages of the “rich media” type. This phrase means that a message can include a text, photo, A/V recording or user location simultaneously. In order to create such, let us use this word, installations, you need a device running on iOS….
09WeChat messaging app isn’t just a means of user communication, but it is also a platform for various brands — from big global ones to small local businesses with vivid imagination. WeChat’s team has put together all the different cases of such companies. Smart Livin’ The LINQ Smart Room Having scanned the special QR codes,…
18WeChat growing in value? According to a report from Bloomberg, the messaging application WeChat is valued at 83.6 billion US dollars, which is about a half of the current market capitalization of Tencent, owner and developer of the messaging service. Regardless of the fact that the value of Tencent’s asset can hardly be measured financially,…
14New stickers for Indians to celebrate the Independence Day! On the 69th anniversary of India celebrating its independence, WeChat messenger released a pack of animated stickers dedicated specially to this event. Now, on August 15, every Indian person can show his/her love to the country, to the numerous nuances of life in India in particular….
13WeChat keeps actively growing The other day, Tencent published a report demonstrating a new record of its popular messaging app WeChat: the number of monthly active users (MAUs) of the “all-in-one” chat app has reached 600 M. The current figure exceeds the previous value for Q1 2015 by 9.3%. Let us recall that, according to…
12Internet stars get paid for using WeChat? In one of its articles, Xinkuaibao Daily told its readers about a new way to make a living, invented by the venturous Chinese. Now, every public account owner with more than five thousand WeChat followers can earn $158 (1,000 Chinese yuan) in the worst case scenario. The…
09Is WeChat the best messaging app? One of the top authors on the Wires portal, David Pierce, has written an article that we believe to be very interesting. The main idea is that people are in need of one, all-encompassing messaging app. So far, the only pretender is WeChat. The author called it so for…
07Messengers or official aps Most of you are very likely to use mobile apps to search for last minute travel offers, to book tickets or hotel rooms. How many of such apps do you have on your phone? Definitely, at least five. And if your favorite hotel releases a separate app, will you download it…
05Bunny Tuzki is back If anyone remembers, one of the first emotive stickers in the WeChat messenger was the cute bunny Tuzki. Despite the fact that you could hardly ever tell from his face how he feels, this bunny had more luck demonstrating his body language. The messenger team decided to bring back the bunny…