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We Might Be Defining Economic Success Incorrectly

By The Aspen Institute

Amazon May Launch New 'Anywhere' App For Messaging

By Lisa Eadicicco

Group Chats Will be Way Easier on Facebook Now

By Lisa Eadicicco

Google Allo vs. Apple iMessage vs. Facebook Messenger: How They Compare

By Lisa Eadicicco
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The 5 Biggest Things Facebook Announced This Week

Messaging bots, live video in drones and 360-degree cameras

By Victor Luckerson

Bots Are About to Take Over Facebook Messenger

Brands are coming to the messaging app and they want to be your friend

By Victor Luckerson

Here's the Big Facebook News We Expect This Week

Get ready for bots, live video and more

By Victor Luckerson

Here's How to Play the Secret Game Hidden in Facebook

There's a new game to play besides chess

By Victor Luckerson

Kids Are Facing Criminal Charges for Using Emoji

Cops are taking postings of gun emojis as legitimate threats

By Victor Luckerson

WhatsApp Tops 1 Billion Monthly Users

Facebook agreed to pay more than $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014

By NBC News

Chatbots Are Back And They're About to Take Over

Bots that help you take care of everyday tasks could be the next big thing

By Victor Luckerson

Now You Can Make That Embarrassing Email You Sent Self-Destruct

A new tool for Gmail lets you revoke access to messages whenever you please

By Victor Luckerson

Facebook Spent $21 Billion on a Company That Just Lost $232 Million

WhatsApp barely even generates revenue, but Zuckerberg doesn't care

By Victor Luckerson

Get Ready to Download an Extra App to Send Facebook Messages

If you enjoy messaging with friends via Facebook’s primary mobile app, you’re soon going to need an entirely new app to keep chatting. The social network is quietly eliminating the ability to chat with friends...

By Victor Luckerson

Facebook's Slingshot Launches to Take On Snapchat

The most recent newcomer to the self-destructing messages game is Slingshot, birthed from a hackathon and nursed to life by a small crew at Facebook Creative Labs.The app will feel familiar to anyone who’s used...

By Doug Aamoth

Snapchat Smacked by Feds Over False Marketing

The popular photo-sharing app will be subject to new privacy requirements for the next 20 years after the Federal Trade Commission took issue with its claims that photos and videos sent through the app would quickly disappear forever

By Victor Luckerson

New Messaging App for Couples: Share Selfies with Your True Love

Just in case you thought the world didn’t yet have enough messaging apps, dating website HowAboutWe has introduced a new one made just for couples. You&Me, launching today for iOS (and coming soon to Android),...

By Victor Luckerson

WhatsApp? 500 Million Users, That's WhatsApp

Not yet part of Facebook, which is still in the process of buying it, or a household name in the U.S., the messaging app is continuing to grow, and grow and grow, adding around 25 million new active users every month

By Harry McCracken

WhatsApp Just Reached an Impressive New Milestone

The mobile messaging platform WhatsApp is getting more popular. The company announced via its Twitter account Monday night that it processed a record 64 billion messages in a single day recently. The total was comprised...

By Victor Luckerson

The Value of Facebook and WhatsApp: Connecting the Unconnected

Or what Facebook and WhatsApp have in common with AOL.

By Ben Bajarin
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