Tag: Messaging

  • Facebook pulls all the heart strings

    One of the benefits of not using Facebook much is that I see how Facebook entices occasional users back into the fold.

  • Slack Hacks for even more awesomeness

    Slack Hacks for even more awesomeness

    Here is a terrific collection of Slack hacks to get even more from Slack.

  • No more support for WhatsApp on BlackBerry

    No more support for WhatsApp on BlackBerry

    WhatsApp is dropping support for BlackBerry devices along with a number of older devices in 2016. No more WhatsApp on BlackBerry will likely only accelerate BlackBerry’s demise.

  • Your friendly, personified brand

    Your friendly, personified brand

    The personified brand is a smart marketing tactic that plays on our preference to deal with human beings rather than some or other impersonal brand.

  • No 140-character limit on Twitter DMs; does it matter?

    No 140-character limit on Twitter DMs; does it matter?

    Twitter finally announced that it has removed the 140-character limit on Twitter Direct Messages. Great move, but is it too late to entice users who already use other private chat apps to switch to Twitter? https://twitter.com/twitter/status/631513207882907648 Last year I wondered if Twitter could become a strong contender for a primary messaging app but I doubt that…

  • How sandwiches switched from email to Slack

    How sandwiches switched from email to Slack

    It is starting to seems like everyone is using Slack for internal comms within teams. I have at least two clients using it and I know of a couple other small teams using it too. (On a related note, the Slack referral program which gives you $100 in credit when you sign up expires at…

  • Simplifying the crowded messaging space

    The messaging space seems to be the antithesis of email. Where email works using common protocols and a variety of email applications that all support them, messaging apps rarely talk to each other and basically function in silos. The messaging space is a surprisingly tricky one to dominate but a few of the services are…