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akhilcacharya
on March 23, 2015
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I'm a fan of WhatsApp's original idea..I didn't know they pivoted to such a degree.
I was working on a project like that over winter break, but had to put it on hiatus.
personlurking
on March 23, 2015
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I'm trying to figure out if I should kick myself or not. I also had the WhatsApp original idea, but in the mid-2000s. ;)
nostrademons
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Go back to the late 1990s and AOL had it. When I was in college (early 2000s) away messages were all the rage.
akhilcacharya
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True, but I guess theres's value in "legacy" means of communication in the modern day - just take pager communication with Yo. Actually, Yo might not be the best example, but nonetheless.
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I was working on a project like that over winter break, but had to put it on hiatus.