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How AOL And AIM Paved The Way For Apple, iMessage, Twitter And Facebook
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 9:48am | 841Read More...Before every cell phone had text messaging and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) existed, there was AOL Instant Messager, better known as AIM. Here’s a look at how AIM helped pave the way for social media platforms and even influenced Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL...
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Agora To Acquire China's Messaging API And Cloud Provider Easemob
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 8:14am | 159Read More...Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) is set to acquire Easemob, an instant messaging API and cloud service provider in China. The acquisition will be an all-cash transaction, but the purchase price remains undisclosed. “Easemob perfectly complements our product offerings and will...
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A Chat App Used By Wall Street's Biggest Banks Scores $1 Billion Valuation
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 - 11:52am | 417Read More...Symphony, a little-known secure messaging app, is making headlines on Tuesday as the company has earned the "unicorn" title. According to a TechCrunch report, Symphony closed in on $63 million in a new funding round, which places the company's valuation at more than $1 billion....
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A Look At How Wall Street Uses WhatsApp To Communicate
Monday, April 3, 2017 - 2:53pm | 376Read More...Encrypted messaging services, such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s WhatsApp messaging service are becoming a controversial tool among Wall Street traders, executives, money managers and others. Bloomberg News' Laura Keller explained during Friday's "Bloomberg Markets" segment...
