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Re:Facebook by dpiers on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @08:34PM (#7268174)
Or because the daily messaging volume through Facebook-owned services now surpasses global SMS volume.
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Re:Facebook by alixr on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @10:31PM (#7268660)
Was WhatsApp really that successful? I can't imagine it caught on with many young adults or older who have no trouble paying for SMS given the convenience. Is their demographic comprised of kids?
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Re:Facebook by acmecorps on Thursday February 20, 2014 @01:06AM (#7269167)
Not in US, but it's absolutely big in Asia.

http://gigaom.com/2013/11/26/study-facebook-messenger-still-...

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