Facebook buys WhatsApp

Yet another acquisition.

Facebook has bought messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19bn (£11.4bn) in cash and shares.

Daaaaaaaaaaamn..

Ads coming soon to your WhatsApp :D :D

Really hope that Facebook will not middle with WhatsApp and make it bloated

Wonder how WeChat will do now........

well, I learnt something new today..... apparently there is a cross-platform messaging app called WhatsApp....... :D

(i must be getting old)

WhatsApp has almost entirely replaced SMS for me (+Facebook Messenger).

Something intresting

With WhatsApp, Facebook aims for immediacy
With WhatsApp, Facebook aims for immediacy

With WhatsApp, Facebook aims for immediacy.

Facebook sees opportunity in real-time conversations carried out using WhatsApp - See more at: http://www.itnews.com/internet-based-applications-and-services/74826/whatsapp-facebook-aims-immediacy#sthash.zP0wYq9l.dpuf
Facebook sees opportunity in real-time conversations carried out using WhatsApp - See more at: http://www.itnews.com/internet-based-applications-and-services/74826/whatsapp-facebook-aims-immediacy#sthash.zP0wYq9l.dpuf

http://www.itnews.com/internet-based-applications-and-services/74826/whatsapp-facebook-aims-immediacy

well, I learnt something new today..... apparently there is a cross-platform messaging app called WhatsApp....... :D

(i must be getting old)

I heard of it today myself. :P Just one more memory cell in the brain filled by useless information.

Six alternatives to WhatsApp now that it belongs to Facebook

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/20/six-alternatives-whatsapp-facebook

As WhatsApp is based on phone numbers rather than usernames, Facebook has in effect just bought a list of hundreds of millions of phone numbers.

“Currently, WhatsApp can change terms and conditions at any time, without notifying users, which many people who use this service aren’t aware of. Meanwhile, Facebook already has a very broad copyright license on people’s content and already shares your data with many other services,”

Bob Lefsetz doesn't like Facebook too much.

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/02/whatsapp/

Think this is appropriate for the *older* generation :P :P

http://9gag.com/gag/aBKGdVP

Threema app has doubled its users in 24hours as people express concerns about WhatApp/facebook privacy by moving.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/21/bye-bye-whatsapp-germans-switch-to-threema-for-privacy-reasons/

Tried whatsapp, decided I didn't need yet another application for messaging. Many suspect facebook's purchase is motivated by the recent purchase of Viber

So if this is true

http://9gag.com/gag/apqbO5D

what would you have bought ?

Hubble ........ then followed by one word "beach" :P

The comments underneath are so worth reading in that link :lol:

Water and paintings for me.

On second though I would go for the aircraft carrier, It can make water, can fish for food and sail all round the world with the added bonus people can come and visit as they please.

Yeah the comments are wothy for a reading.

I think if people have to stop and ask the question "What's a Whatsapp?" it's probably not worth $19 billion. But that's what happens when arrogant little ***** are allowed to gamble with other people's money.

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I think if people have to stop and ask the question "What's a Whatsapp?" it's probably not worth $19 billion. But that's what happens when arrogant little ***** are allowed to gamble with other people's money.

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I really think the question we rather should ask our self is,

was it for the Application (and company, code, workers) OR for the Information ( and company, code, workers) that the company gathered from its users worth $19 billion ?

I think it is all about the information.

Water for all. Plane tickets with whats left. B)

Nearly 5Mil people download Telegram as Watsapp Alternative: Link