A Review of Instant Messaging and Mobile Messaging Applications

Hsiu-Yuan Wang

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A Review of Instant Messaging and Mobile Messaging Applications

Hsiu-Yuan Wang

Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 19 January 2019 Published: 8 March 2019

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Abstract

Advanced mobile messaging applications are growing ever more popular as they begin to add different social networking features. Apart from free voice calls and instant text messaging with friends, mobile apps also offer idiosyncratic cartoon stickers that serve as emoticons and are designed to make communicating more fun. Thus, this article intends to review and to describe some features related to traditional instant messaging and advanced mobile messaging applications.

Published in	International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijefm.20190701.13
Page(s)	13-15
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2019. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Instant Messaging, Mobile Messaging, Line

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Department of Hospitality Management, Chung Hua University, Hsiuchu, Taiwan, ROC

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