Tag Archives: Cross-platform software

That Email Address Facebook Made Up For You Will Now Forward To Your Real Email

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A couple years back, Facebook decided to grant all of its users an @Facebook.com email address. It was called a “Gmail killer” when it first came out in 2010; it brought the Facebook inbox into the...

Telegram Grows Explosively

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One of the biggest tech stories of the week is the explosive growth of Telegram, the messaging app that closely resembles WhatsApp. Following the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp, the formerly...

WhatsApp Is a $100 Billion Company Once It Starts Monetizing

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What’s a mobile messaging app user worth?  And just what differentiates a messaging app from a cheap voice calling app?  The answer to both these questions is worth billions and billions of...

Is WhatsApp Facebook’s Key to China?

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I haven’t written about Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) in a while, mostly because the company hasn’t made any concrete moves into China lately despite previous assertions that it would like to enter...

Most Used Applications for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone

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It doesn’t matter which smartphone model you have; there are literally thousands of great apps in every platform’s online store. Whether you’re a proud owner of an iPhone, Android phone, or Windows...

5 Uncool Things That Facebook Could Do To WhatsApp

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Here’s a few things that give me major anxiety: Flying snakes. The thought of receiving a call along the lines of, “Hi, Maseena. This is Nev and Max from a show called Catfish…” And watching Brad...

Is Whatsapp Facebook’s Ticket Into China? Definitely Not.

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Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of chat app Whatsapp turned quite a few heads when it was announced. And, as always seems to be the case when Facebook acquires a new company, people are already...

Whatsapp Comes Under New Scrutiny For Privacy Policy, Encryption Gaffs

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Facebook no doubt did its due diligence before acquiring messaging app firm WhatsApp for more than the gross domestic product of Iceland. But now that the deal’s been announced, the privacy community...

Ahead of the Bell: Facebook shares stumble

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Shares of Facebook slipped Thursday morning after the world's biggest social networking site surprised Wall Street by spending $19 billion on the messaging service WhatsApp. Analysts that follow the...