19The editorial staff of a popular media outlet Lifehacker has presented an interesting case. They received a letter from a reader, complaining about the countless number of obscure (in his opinion) instant messengers, the most famous ones for him being WhatsApp, Viber, iMessage, Snapchat, Kik, Facebook Messenger. This got the user thinking: why on Earth…
23Emoji are the smileys that are used in social media and instant messengers.
20The absolute majority of messengers are free of charge. While many people wonder “how do they make money?” messengers are locked in investment battles backstage. WhatsApp’s $19 billion acquisition has set the record straight. Messengers are worth a lot. An entire fortune. WhatsApp Six hundred million active users — every 12th person on the planet…
16The analytical portal Business Insider, presented some newsworthy information. Over the last three years the growth rate of the four largest social networks has dropped, which is displayed on the chart by the lavender curve. In the meantime, the four major instant messengers, whose growth is displayed by the red curve, are soaring up. Currently,…
12Let’s jump straight to business without beating around the bush: what is a “messenger”? Look, it’s simple: messengers function as a platform for exchanging instant messages (IM). But we will keep digging deeper if this explanation didn’t make it any easier for you. IMs serve for the exchange of information or media content in real-time…
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10People love communicating and those who say they don’t just haven’t found the right conversation partner yet. However, meeting up every day is quite a hassle, since you have to at least get out of the house, which is similar to a feet in this weather. So, in an age when the IT guys are…