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19
Mar

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words. New Telegram Stickers

Frankly speaking, new stickers become available every day, but only Russian Telegram is worthy of the spotlight. Here’s why – they aren’t chasing large numbers. [widgetkit id=”7″ widget=”switcher” nav=”thumbnails” position=”bottom” alignment=”center” link=0 social_buttons=0] Texting apps like LINE, Viber and WeChat are tightly packed with stickers. What Russian Telegram did was they took world-renowned artists, scientists, actors and…

17
Mar

More Investments to Snapchat? $200 Million from Alibaba

A new wave of rumours is circulating around Snapchat. We’ve already published an article on investments in different messaging apps and Snapchat was on top of that list, despite the fact that it doesn’t have a monetization strategy.

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17
Mar

Emoji Keyboard for your Macbook

Kikstarter is rounding up money for the production of emoji keyboards. The developers decided not to produce a full–fledged gadget, which is why it will be released for Macbook Pro and Air in the form of a removable silicon cover that fits over and around your keys. I can’t quite wrap my head around this idea….

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13
Mar

Sezam – Messaging App for Handicapped People

While messaging apps are competing which of them is more secure, which has the biggest number of stickers and unique features, there are people for whom this literary does not mean a thing.

13
Mar

Kik Promoted Chats with Targeting

In August, the Kik Messenger released, as Ted Livingston, the CEO, wrote in the corporate blog, a revolutionary advertising feature. We are talking about promoted chats, where a robot on the side of brands uses boilerplate phrases to reply questions asked by chatters. E.g., the robot of the Kik team always makes jokes, and…

12
Mar

Layer — Open Access IM Constructor

Layer allows developers to swiftly enhance their apps with the performance capabilities of IMs, and has just recently opened access to the service for all comers. The beta-testing period was launched way back in 2013 and came to an end not long ago, on 25 February 2015. In addition to the public launch, the company…

11
Mar

New Player – Txtter Messenger

From Facebook’s WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage, to messaging services like Kik and Telegram, one may think that the market of IM apps has been already saturated. There are also video and photo-oriented services, such as Instagram, Twitter-owned Vine or DubSmash, Coub, etc, which mean to give users wider opportunities of exchanging messages. Despite the fact…

11
Mar

How Somebody “Hacked” Telegram

Russian Telegram staff likes it when somebody raises a security issue with them. They reckon that the fact that they make contests where anyone can find weaknesses in their method of encryption help them deliver their service better. Russian Telegram top management even rewards people for offering them ways to make the IM app more protected than…

11
Mar

Weev Is Hands Down the Most Fun Messaging App

One doesn’t simply write this post and keep a still face. Weev gives off the impression that it is reintroducing the internet and different applications. Can you imagine the internet without spite, aggression, bots or trolls? When was the last time you recorded a video without applying any filters or effects and without feeling…

11
Mar

Viber ’s Sticky Fingers Contest

Following in the footsteps of Telegram (which paid $100 per sticker) and 4talk, Viber decided to announce a contest of their own for designers and animators. The conditions are not as horrifying as was the case with 4talk – you won’t have to create an entire sticker pack! You can sign up for the…