Wednesday 5 November 2014

Besides Whatsapp, Wechat and Viber.......

 Posted by Long Shun Lynn B1200719

Besides Whatsapp, Wechat and Viber, there is this messaging apps call Line. 

Line was a messaging application from Japan. They have the same function with any other messaging apps such as Whatsapp and Wechat. They can send messages for free but only if your devices are connected to Wi-Fi. Not just that, instead of typing messages, you can now send voice message, so you can explain your words better.


These days, there are a lot messaging apps in the market. There's Wechat, Whatsapp, Kakao Talk, Viber and so on. The competition in this market is very strong. Therefore to compete in this market developers of these messaging apps company need to be innovative. When some people send messages, they love to put emojis to express their expression. Line is doing good ar this point. They have a lot cute and adorable emojis and they are call stickers. These stickers comes with a lot of designs and emotions. It turns out that these stickers have become an icon for this messaging apps. Not only that, Line has created a lot of games for their consumers. Thus it's not just a messaging apps.

Just when Whatsapp have announced an overall loss for the first half of this year, Line seems to do pretty well. Just last month, Line has reported that their revenue has double up for the third quarter of this year. Their revenues are mostly generated from the in app purchase. Especially the stickers they selling now are one on the most profitable item. 





















References

Chat App Line’s Revenue Doubles Year-On-Year To Reach $192 Million In Q3 2014




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