Techdirt Podcast Episode 66: Why Are There So Many Messaging Companies?
from the the-medium-of-the-message dept
If you want to send someone a message online today, you've got a hell of a lot of options. Far from the erstwhile IM dominance of ICQ, today there are messaging platforms of every shape and size, a blurring of the lines between messaging and social media, and messaging components incorporated into almost everything. This week, we ask a simple question: why so many, and what are they all for?
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