DTNS 2661 – Ads Kill the Messenger

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Channel: Daily Tech News Show · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Facebook wants to kill text messaging. Do we want it to? Can messaging apps even make money?  +Justin Young and +Tom Merritt discuss. Plus VR for the blind.

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http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/01/heres-to-2016-with-messenger/
by stevei0
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-twc-cyberattack-idUSKBN0UL01P20160107
by tm204
http://fortune.com/2016/01/06/amazon-chips-no-not-potato-chips/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-settles-godview
http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/07/no-more-ballparks-oculus-palmer-luckey-admits-screwing-up-rift-price-point-messaging/
http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/07/apple-dives-deeper-into-artificial-intelligence-by-acquiring-emotient/
by TheLazyOne
http://www.zdnet.com/article/revealed-the-crucial-detail-that-windows-10-privacy-critics-are-missing/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-twitter-idUSKBN0UL13720160107
http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/01/chinese-company-unveils-worlds-first-passenger-drone-at-ces/
http://www.cnet.com/news/blackberry-going-all-in-on-android-phones-for-now/
https://www.facebook.com/notes/access-now/open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg-on-net-neutrality-advocacy-in-india/1048696751840666
http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/07/ip-bill-microsoft-google-twitter-response/
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Discussion section:
http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/01/heres-to-2016-with-messenger/
http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/07/beyond-messaging/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-messenger-idUSKBN0UL1MJ20160107
http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-some-realistic-revenue-numbers-for-whatsapp-2014-2
https://goo.gl/IfZ3NW
http://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-900-million-2015-9
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/040915/how-whatsapp-makes-money.asp
http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tencent-posts-25-profit-surge-q2-revenue-184025134--finance.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2015/06/11/messaging-apps-wechat-whatsapp-facebook-revenue-problem/
http://qz.com/179007/wechat-is-nothing-like-whatsapp-and-that-makes-it-even-more-valuable/

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