Seonglae ChoWhatsApp, the son of Facebook
WhatsApp Usages
How WhatsApp ate the world
WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
https://restofworld.org/2024/how-whatsapp-for-business-changed-the-world/
WhatsApp to launch 'Communities' - more structured group chats with admin controls
Meta is throwing billions of dollars into building out the metaverse as the future of social networking but in the near term, the tech giant is looking toward the power of messaging to connect users in a more personal way. On that front, the company today introduced its plans for a significant upda...
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/14/whatsapp-to-launch-communities-more-structured-groups-chats-with-admin-controls/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
WhatsApp Launches Instant Cryptocurrency Payments in the US
WhatsApp has launched a cryptocurrency payment feature for a small number of users in the United States, thanks to Novi integration, a digital wallet owned by Facebook (now Meta). The pilot program lets users of the encrypted messaging app send and receive money "instantly, securely, and with no fees" using the Paxos Dollar (USPD) stablecoin, whose value is linked to the US dollar.
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/09/whatsapp-cryptocurrency-payments-us
Now WhatsApp has a native app on Windows that works standalone
WhatsApp's new app on Windows no longer requires you to link your phone to send, receive, and sync messages. An update on WhatsApp's site reveals the refreshed Windows app is out of beta and available to download on the Microsoft Store.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/16/23308672/whatsapp-windows-refresh-linked-devices-desktop-meta?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
