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Why Social Networks Are Crazy for Private Messaging
Private messaging has captured the attention of the most popular public social networks in the last two months and, surprisingly, this push among tech companies may have a very non-technical driving force.
The feature that adds a little privacy to social platforms that thrive on openness has been a point of emphasis since October for Twitter, Facebook, and most notably Instagram. Other private messaging services like WhatsApp, Kik, and even Snapchat have been busy as well, sending a clear message of their own: Private interactions are necessary, even in a world where public sharing dominates
More about Facebook, Twitter, Social Media, Messaging, and InstagramOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/KWdg7QxMcqk/
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