The Google Talk history is probably the longest and the strangest history for Google. Sometimes they “lost the source code“ for the app and it weren’t upgraded for years, then the messenger was changed with every new launch of a different service – the most recent change occurred when the company launched Google+. And it has always been difficult for a user to understand which messenger he has been using. This lead to them using third-party apps. The most vivid examples are WhatsApp messenger and Viber which are integrated with your contacts. A couple of days ago during Google I/O ... Read More »

Have you heard the latest buzz? BlackBerry is making its Messenger (a.k.a BBM) real-time messaging service available on Apple’s iPhone and iPad and Google’s Android platforms from summer. BBM was the original free messaging service between BlackBerry users and now the company is abandoning its platform exclusivity to generate more revenue for the company. Who Says What on BBM? Andrew Bocking, software vice president announced the move on Tuesday at the company’s developer conference. He said: “the time is definitely right for BBM to become a multi-platform mobile service. BBM has always been one of the most engaging services for ... Read More »

Teens all over the world breathe and crave for texts – from small comments to big surprising revelations, text messaging is a part of them and a big new way to communicate. Yet, according to CTIA, a wireless industry trade group, at least 3 billion texts are sent out each day – this is more than the cellphone calls made each day. And, the biggest development yet: the biggest increase happened in people over the age of thirty. This is a great development when it comes to marketing, given that a text is the only text you involuntary read – ... Read More »

Gaining greater exposure for your Facebook page and having visitors spend more time on your page is something that probably occupies a lot of your thoughts and time. In this post I will share with you a unique Facebook App that will not only help make your page more visible but also encourage visitors to spend more time on your page. The Facebook app is called RumbleTalk. Here are 3 ways in which you can use the RumbleTalk Facebook App to your advantage. 1. Chat-generated Content Increases SEO SEO plays a major role in having your page show up better ... Read More »

Two years ago Facebook announced the launch of its new Messages service. Facebook’s Messages service began by slowly rolling out Facebook emails for all users, then integrated email, SMS and IM messages and then quite recently added video chat via a partnership with Skype. Right from the beginning Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg specifically said “This is not an email killer” yet the media took the angle that it WAS an email killer. Articles were written in the thousands, all comparing Facebook Messages with large email service providers such as Gmail. Facebook surely looked like it was going to be serious ... Read More »