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Facebook messaging system and its salient features

16 Nov, 2010  No Comment

There was a strong buzz in the internet space that Facebook is going to launch its email service and most likely to compete with gmail aka gmail killer, Facebook put an end to all such speculations yesterday.

Facebook announced the launch of their new messaging service that envelopes  e-mail, instant messages, Facebook messages and SMS.

Salient Features of Facebook messaging service -

  • New messaging system is designed to save all messages, meaning users will have a history of their communications.
  • New messaging system will work with other e-mail systems, such as Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo mail.
  • The new messaging system is platform agnostic, so users can send and receive messages via mobile, IM or Facebook.
  • New messaging system doesn’t exclude non-Facebook users, If your friends aren’t on Facebook they will be able to send and receive messages.
  • Introduction of Social Inbox which filters the messages you want, organized by the people you care about. It’s spam free and designed to highlight conversations with your real friends
  • Users can have facebook.com email addresses but this won’t be the primary usage of this new messaging system.
Facebook messaging system
The main driving points for developing messaging services are -

1) More than 350M facebook users actively uses messaging service.
2) On an average 4Billion messages are sent through facebook messaging system which implies on an average user sends 11 messages per day.

The new messaging system will offer different messaging channels that gives users a social inbox and a way to get messages filtered to them from friends.

Do share your views on the new Facebook messaging system

-Hitesh, vcBytes.com

Lycos gets new owner

16 Aug, 2010  No Comment

Lycos

Truly old is gold, this old saying comes alive when i came to know of Lycos acquisition. I was totally unaware of the fact that Lycos existed, very emotional connect with Lycos since I created my very first email id on it.

Ybrant Digital, the end-to-end provider of digital marketing solutions, on Monday  to acquire Lycos Inc for $36M, the leading brand of search based internet properties and services, from Daum Communications of Korea.

Lycos consistently averages 12-15 million monthly unique visitors in the US, and is a top 25 Internet destination worldwide, reaching nearly 60 million unique visitors globally.

“Brand Lycos needs no introduction, we are excited to bring in the Lycos properties into our fold,” Chairman and CEO, Ybrant Digital, Suresh Reddy said.

“The quality of content and tools offered by Lycos has always attracted the best of the consumers across the world. Our goal is to combine the benefits of Ybrant’s global network with what Lycos has to offer in creating a compelling global destination for our advertising clients worldwide. Coupled with our offerings for advertisers, we do present new products to our local users worldwide,” he said.

“As a result of the sale of Lycos, Daum will be able to devote its energy and corporate resources to core domestic businesses including search, mobile services and map,” William Chao, CEO of Daum Communications Corp, said.

-Hitesh, vcBytes.com