It has certainly been an interesting month for messaging apps in the U.S. Around the same time the New York Times penned its zeitgeist proclamation that messaging apps like Snapchat will… Read more »
Snapchat is distancing itself from its core messaging feature with its new Discover product. Instead of offering new communication tools, it’s focusing on media content to hook users. It’s hoping that will… Read more »
WhatsApp is one step closer to a billion regular users. The Facebook-owned chatting application released its latest metrics, and it has a whopping 700 monthly active users. That makes it far… Read more »
Four years since its launch, Kik is positioning itself as America’s version of WeChat, the messaging behemoth of China. It believes it has the right product (text messaging, the old-fashioned kind)… Read more »
Facebook’s Messenger app has grown in popularity — no doubt because the company forced people to install it — and now 500 million people use it every month. By comparison, 600… Read more »
A recent report says Snapchat wants to become a hub for other services. We can look to another messaging beast — WeChat — for an idea of what that might look… Read more »
Facebook’s blockbuster $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp won’t necessarily kick off a consolidation wave. There aren’t that many more major OTT players left in the market that aren’t focused on Asia. Read more »
Kik is embarking on the next step of its transformation from over-the-top communications provider to social content company. An embedded browser will let users share any web content directly. Read more »
The messaging app is pushing into the booming Indian market, taking on rivals such as market leader WhatsApp, as well as Facebook Messenger, WeChat and Line. Read more »