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Messenger, [11] also known as Facebook Messenger, is an American proprietary instant messaging service developed by Meta Platforms.Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the client application of Messenger is currently available on iOS and Android mobile platforms, Windows and macOS desktop platforms, through the Messenger.com web application, and on the standalone Facebook Portal ...
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (/ ˈ z ʌ k ər b ɜːr ɡ /; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder.
In 2017, Facebook added "Messenger Day", a feature that lets users share photos and videos in a story-format with all their friends with the content disappearing after 24 hours; [109] Reactions, which lets users tap and hold a message to add a reaction through an emoji; [110] and Mentions, which lets users in group conversations type @ to give ...
Dustin Aaron Moskovitz [1] (/ ˈ m ɒ s k ə v ɪ t s /; born May 22, 1984) [2] is an American billionaire internet entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook, Inc. (now known as Meta Platforms) with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes. [3]
Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a version of Messenger for children from ages six to 12. The app does not require a Facebook account (illegal for this range of age). Rather, parents are able to manage a child's Messenger Kids app from their Facebook account, controlling which friends and family members the child is able to contact. [636] [637 ...
There he oversaw the development of the Facebook Messenger mobile app. [13] [14] The app reached 1 billion active users in July 2016. [15] Marcus is credited with the introduction of Messenger's P2P payment platform which was released in the United States in June 2015. [ 16 ]
In 2012, he owned about 2% of Facebook shares, [6] valued at approximately $2 billion at the time. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Based in Singapore , [ 9 ] he is the co-founder and co-CEO of the venture capital firm B Capital , and has also invested in early-stage startups such as Qwiki [ 10 ] and Jumio . [ 11 ]
Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook.