{"id":551,"date":"2014-02-21T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T13:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/?p=551"},"modified":"2014-02-21T13:02:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T13:02:43","slug":"facebook-acquires-popular-messaging-service-whatsapp-for-19b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/facebook-acquires-popular-messaging-service-whatsapp-for-19b\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Acquires Popular Messaging Service WhatsApp for $19B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/whatsface.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-552\" alt=\"whatsface\" src=\"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/whatsface-300x191.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/whatsface-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/whatsface.png 578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>World\u2019s leading social network Facebook has recently acquired WhatsApp for $19B, the popular messaging service that has revolutionized the telecom industry.\u00a0 As a result of this acquisition, the entire team of WhatsApp would be joining Facebook with the objective of making the world more connected. Both Facebook and Whatsapp intend to come up with services that would facilitate people to share any type of media with their friends or any group. They aim to develop a unique service that people across the globe would love to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WhatsApp, launched in 2009 has emerged as the most reliable mobile messaging application that is used by more than 450 million people across the world. Over one million people use WhatsApp every day and now, its merger with Facebook will help connect one billion people.\u00a0 Countless people depend on WhatsApp for communicating with their contacts regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to Mark Zuckerberg, WhatsApp will continue to function autonomously within Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg further added that the product roadmap will remain the same and Facebook would offer its assistance to aid WhatsApp in growing and connecting the whole world. It is also expected that this merger will help make basic internet service affordable for one and all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WhatsApp will be complementing Facebook\u2019s existing chat services and messaging services. Facebook Messenger is extensively used for conversing with your friends on Facebook where as WhatsApp is popularly for chatting with your phone contacts and small groups. Though Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp serve two different and significant uses, Facebook plans to continue investing in both so as to provide people with unique experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As more and more users are moving to mobile devices, Facebook is bringing together a group of applications as it aims to lead the arena of social networking. Facebook had also approached Snapchat last year to propose a deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Authored by <a href=\"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/\">mdsonline.co.in<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Want to get started with our Virtual Assistance Service? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elance.com\/s\/mirania\/?rid=V9BR\">Sign up here<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elance.com\/s\/mirania\/?rid=V9BR\">Elance<\/a> (used by millions of entrepreneurs across the world) and click <strong>\u201cHire Me\u201d<\/strong> on the top right corner <strong>(Green Button)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"oss_horizontal_share oss_title_replace\" data-share-titles=\"Facebook Acquires Popular Messaging Service WhatsApp for $19B\" data-share-description=\"World\u2019s leading social network Facebook has recently acquired WhatsApp for $19B, the popular messa\" data-share-imageurl=\"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/whatsface.png\"  data-share-url=\"https:\/\/mdsonline.co.in\/blogs\/facebook-acquires-popular-messaging-service-whatsapp-for-19b\/\"><\/div>\n<p>World\u2019s leading social network Facebook has recently acquired WhatsApp for $19B, the popular messaging service that has revolutionized the telecom industry.\u00a0 As a result of this acquisition, the entire team of WhatsApp would be joining Facebook with the objective of making the world more connected. 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