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Led by Greylock, Social App MessageMe Raises $10 Million
MessageMe, the mobile application that offers free text, photo and video messaging between smartphones, announced Tuesday that it had raised a $10 million round led by John Lilly of Greylock Partners — who will join the board of MessageMe makers LittleInc Labs — with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, True Ventures, Social+Capital and others. The company said it currently has more than five million users on its service.
New Hangouts App Conflicts With Google Voice Feature; Fix Coming
Tough luck for Google Voice loyalists, as the new Hangouts messaging product denigrates a key function of Voice. Change is coming, but it could be a while.With Revamped Hangouts, Google Aims to Unify Messaging
Google’s new take on messaging is finally here.“Path Does Not Spam Users”: Dave Morin Talks About the Hyper-Growth Pains of a “Personal Network”
The Path CEO addresses spamming accusations and concerns about his startup’s recent viral growth in an interview with AllThingsD.IBM Tackles Machine-to-Machine Data Deluge
Think you know what M2M stands for?Which Messaging App Is Right for You?
It might seem like there are more mobile messaging apps out there than there are friends to send texts to. Here’s a guide to how they work.Getting Teens to Help — And Helping Them — Via Text
Doing something.The Pros and Cons of Selfie-Destruction
Ah, ephemerality.Does Anyone Actually Want a “Facebook Phone”?
Please, tell me why the average person needs a Facebook-centric device. I beg you.News Byte





