Jason Wincuinas
Feb 20, 2014

Facebook buys WhatsApp: It's neither the medium nor the message, it’s the messaging

Facebook’s $19 billion buy speaks loud and clear about the value of messaging in the worlds of social media, branding and very big business.

We Are Social puts WhatsApp's user base at 450 million, with another million each day

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