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Mobile messaging is big, but how are messaging apps changing the way we communicate? From Snapchat to Slingshot, Bolt and other up and comers, we're going from a static, text-first activity to a mobile, visual-first habit.
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How messaging apps are changing
the way we communicate
Once upon a time, the park bench underwent a bit of a change.
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First, it took on the form of a mobile phone…
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Then it plugged itself into the internet…
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Finally it emerged as a single,
always-on, friend-powered device.
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Today, mobile messaging is BIG.
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64 billion daily messages on WhatsApp in April 2014
And it’s getting more complex as new apps and tools proliferate.
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But messaging is going beyond just text.
It’s getting richer.
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It’s creating a ‘body language’ layer
to mobile conversations, through pictures, symbols
and animations.
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The visual web is modelling the subtlety of personal real-time communications.
Snapchat is still our favourite new bench…
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Apps like Slingshot and Bolt are leading the trend of photo-based messaging, where what you show trumps what you tell.
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Emojli opens the way to emoticon-only conversations, the digital equivalent to a universal sign language that crosses global boundaries.
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Imoji gives you the tools to create your own emoji and share them with your friends across existing messaging apps.
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Ultratext is making it ridiculously simple to create animated messages by typing and uploading photos.
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Messaging is changing digital conversations
from a static, text-first activity to a mobile,
visual-first habit.
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What other apps are changing the way you
communicate?
Let us know: @1000heads
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