Sling.Me: Facebook launched its own Slingshot messenger for iOS and Android
The social network Facebook has unexpectedly released its own instant messenger called Slingshot, which can be downloaded for iOS and Android .
The application allows you to exchange text and graphic messages, and has the option of self-deleting posts, as in Snapchat, because of which the novelty has already been classified as social flirtation. The service also supports photo editing and group mailing to friends.
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Singshot uses a mobile phone number to register, and a phone book as a list of friends. In addition, the program can be tied to your account on Facebook. Interestingly, the Zuckerberg company tried to purchase Snapchat twice, but nothing came of it. It seems that this is why Facebook decided to launch its own messenger - a hybrid of Viber, Snapchat and Telegram.
The domain name for the project, sling.me , Facebook acquired in April of this year for $ 9,600.00 . After receiving the bid, the seller put it up for weekly trading , but was never able to attract more interested buyers. It’s very likely that Facebook wasn’t able to acquire the 17-year slingshots.com and in a hurry before launching, they chose a short name at an affordable price. I wonder if they will soon rebrand in Sling.Me.
A two-minute demo from The Verge (in English) shows the main features of Slingshot in action:
Via engadget
The application allows you to exchange text and graphic messages, and has the option of self-deleting posts, as in Snapchat, because of which the novelty has already been classified as social flirtation. The service also supports photo editing and group mailing to friends.
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Singshot uses a mobile phone number to register, and a phone book as a list of friends. In addition, the program can be tied to your account on Facebook. Interestingly, the Zuckerberg company tried to purchase Snapchat twice, but nothing came of it. It seems that this is why Facebook decided to launch its own messenger - a hybrid of Viber, Snapchat and Telegram.
The domain name for the project, sling.me , Facebook acquired in April of this year for $ 9,600.00 . After receiving the bid, the seller put it up for weekly trading , but was never able to attract more interested buyers. It’s very likely that Facebook wasn’t able to acquire the 17-year slingshots.com and in a hurry before launching, they chose a short name at an affordable price. I wonder if they will soon rebrand in Sling.Me.
A two-minute demo from The Verge (in English) shows the main features of Slingshot in action:
Via engadget
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/226627/
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