Monday, April 7, 2014

Private Messaging Apps

There have been quite a few messaging apps already in the social field, but there is now a new player, Vine.
Messager-comparison
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Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat now have to compete with Vine in the private messaging playing field. Vine will allow users to send short videos to their friends. These videos are saved, so it is not quite like Snapchat. With Snapchat, users can take pictures and videos that will be deleted after the receiver views them for a specific number of seconds.

The pros to Vine Messages:

  • Include Vine video production features 
  • Send text and video messages
  • Send messages to people who are not on Vine
The cons to Vine Messages:
  • No group messages
  • Cannot send still pictures
  • Cannot send videos from camera roll
Vine has amazing video making capabilities, and I am excited to see how this private messaging works. Will many people catch on? We will just have to see within the next few months how users and the competition react. 

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