2019 is expected to be the first year ever where Americans will spend more time on their mobile Read More
Personalized mobile messaging company Attentive raises $40M
There’s no denying the power and popularity of messaging apps; of the most popular iOS apps in 2018, Read More
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As our readers know, Vator has started a series called when they were young. It’s a look back at Read More
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How does LINE make money?
Editor’s note: Our Splash Health, Wellness and Wearables event is coming up on March 23 in San Francisco. Read More
There are quite a few apps that allow you to chat with coworkers, and some that even allow Read More
There are no shortage of mobile messaging apps you can choose from. I mean, it’s a space that absolutely exploded Read More
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Escape from message hell
We are caught in an endless cycle of messaging hell and the pattern is always the same. First, Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 09/24/11
Seed-stage Independa, provider of a “telecare” health monitoring solution, secured $1.6 million in funding from southern California VC Read More
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Facebook gets serious about mobile group messaging
SMS is in trouble. Facebook on Wednesday launched a brand new mobile app, for both Android and iPhone, Read More
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GroupMe buys Sensobi to expand on BlackBerry
Group messaging application GroupMe announced Thursday that it has acquired “personal relationship management” company Sensobi. Terms of the Read More
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Facebook might buy Skype for $4 billion
It’s been pretty quiet on the Skype front ever since it emerged in January that the company’s IPO Read More
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BUMP grabs $1.2 million Series B1 (exclusive)
BUMP.com, a social network for your car (and so much more), has completed a $1.2 million Series B-1 Read More
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Google dances into group messaging with Disco
Two weeks following the (sort of) epic war of group messaging apps at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, Read More
Kik Interactive, creator of the cross-platform text messaging app Kik Messenger, on Monday announced the close of an Read More