Facebook buys mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion

OmarKooheji February 20, 2014, 2:18pm 41

WhatsApp is huge in the Middle East, it’s group chat is used for persistent dissemination of information from family news to unfunny jokes.

I’ve found out about multiple funerals through WhatsApp.

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