WeChat’s Sticker Gallery Gets a Couple of Fresh New Characters
A number of calling and messaging apps have embraced stickers as part of their strategy to offer localized content to users in a bid to monetize their platforms. WeChat has…
The Pink Panther Moves Into Messaging With New KakaoTalk Stickers
As the messaging world continues to grow, the availability of localized stickers and games continues to grow with it. This point is easily illustrated with the launch of Pink Panther…
Daum, Kakao Shareholders Approve Merger. Deal Will Be Completed By October
Way back in May, it was reported that South Korea’s second-largest search engine Daum and Kakao, the company behind KakaoTalk would be merging. Shareholders of both companies have reportedly approved…
New BlackBerry Messenger Stickers: Weather and Travel Pack Launches in BBM Shop
It’s common knowledge nowadays that stickers have become a very popular way for social butterflies to communicate, largely replacing the long-coveted emoticons that have been — and continue to be…
HelloWorld: Communicate With Your Friends Both Near and Far
HelloWorld has a new vision for how we use social mobile apps to communicate. They believe in fostering the kind of fun, serendipitous social encounters you get from running into…
WhatsApp Surpasses 600 Million Active User Mark As It Continues to Dominate the Messaging Landscape
In its first reporting of its active user count since April, WhatsApp is reporting that it has reached a whopping 600 million active users, about 100 million more than April’s…
BlackBerry Takes Advantage of iMessage SPAM Reports By Touting BBM and Its Features
Why should you choose BlackBerry’s Messenger over Apple’s iMessage? BlackBerry has taken the opportunity provided by iMessage SPAM problems to illustrate why choosing BBM is a no-brainer decision. The company…