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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But there are others on the rise.

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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?

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