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_refugee_  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Facebook Is Buying WhatsApp

It sounds like it's popular outside of the US which may be another reason Facebook is jumping on it. Increase presence abroad.





zelle  ·  3930 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is. We're using it here in the Philippines. Our co-workers based in Singapore uses it too. But we switched to Telegram since the acquisition.

insomniasexx  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yup. And data. You create a whatsapp account with your real phone number - that's how you connect with others so easily. No usernames, etc. It just pulls your phone contact list and checks to see if people have accounts.