Of course Facebook is putting a Snapchat clone inside WhatsApp

Facebook is about to start pushing its next Snapchat clone on a new set of 1 billion+ users.

WhatsApp is now starting to roll out its own version of Stories with an update to its Status feature. Launching now in the Netherlands and France, the feature will eventually be live in all the countries where the messaging app is available.

The feature, which the company has been experimenting with for months, is officially billed as a long overdue update to WhatsApp Status (that's the feature that previously allowed you to set a quick "text only" status visible to your contacts within the app). But the feature is far closer to Snapchat (or Instagram) Stories than a status update. Read more...