Reactions to WhatsApp messages are about to be launched In a context where Facebook is rebranding itself as Meta, WhatsApp has added a new way for users not to get caught up in the conversation. As part of the company’s vision to unify the experience across all of its apps, Meta-owned WhatsApp could now allow users to reply to messages with emojis, like on Instagram and Facebook Messenger. We know that WhatsApp has been working to provide [...] Read more
Google makes commitments on the future of online advertising
Published on November 2021
Google makes commitments on the future of online advertising The American giant has made further concessions to the British antitrust. It wants to ensure that its competitors will not be harmed by the scheduled end of third-party cookies in its Chrome browser in 2023. Reassure, reassure again, reassure always. This has been the watchword since Google announced in early 2020 that it intended to delete third-party cookies from its Chrome browser - [...] Read more
Capitalism increased. Facebook throws us into the matrix
Published on November 2021
Capitalism increased. Facebook throws us into the matrix Caught in the turmoil, Mark Zuckerberg picks up the pace: he renamed Facebook Meta, and laid the foundations for the metaverse, "the future of the Net" according to him. A closed, 3D, immersive ecosystem that promises to isolate the user in virtual happiness and the firm from very real exponential profits. M like Meta. Or like Mark - we thought you had to be President of the French [...] Read more
Metaverse: Niantic wants it in augmented reality
Published on November 2021
Metaverse: Niantic wants it in augmented reality Technology: The publisher of Pokémon Go is raising 300 million to develop one of these virtual universes that have proliferated lately, in word at least. What if the real metaverse was on the Pokémon side? The publisher of Pokémon Go, Niantic, is raising 300 million to develop one of these virtual universes that have proliferated lately, in word at least. The company wants to create an [...] Read more
Google Chat: New emojis are moving in
Published on August 2021
Google Chat: New emojis are moving in Google chat recently unveiled its new emojis that will move into Android 12 this year. Google Chat users can look forward to the new selection. As Google announced in the Workspace blog, the revised versions will be distributed to Android users with immediate effect. The rollout will take place until mid-August. This change is also planned for the web and iOS version, but there is no date yet. Google [...] Read more
WhatsApp: New chat transfer can only be used on Samsung smartphones for the time being
Published on August 2021
WhatsApp (chatroom2000.com) : New chat transfer can only be used on Samsung smartphones for the time being With a new feature, switching smartphones should be made easier, at least with WhatsApp. In the future, Messenger will be able to take over all chats from iOS to Android devices and vice versa. But for the time being, only Samsung users will be able to enjoy the feature. WhatsApp has been planning a new feature for some time to make it [...] Read more
Reddit wants to be worth more than 10 billion after investment round
Published on August 2021
Reddit wants to be worth more than 10 billion after investment round Reddit, the online message board where users can chat about a variety of topics, expects to raise $700 million in a new investment round. The company is worth more than $10 billion on paper. The company says it wants to use the money for "strategic investments", especially internationally. In doing so, new ways to reach the Reddit community must be developed and advertising [...] Read more
Reddit is transforming from a forum operator to a blockchain company
Published on August 2021
The forum platform Reddit is now worth more than ten billion US dollars. The operators use the wisdom of their customers to position themselves for the future. That works very well. -chatroom2000.com/?post=reddit-is-transforming-itself-from-a-forum-operator-to-a-blockchain-company- Reddit is a veteran of the internet and has been online since 2005. The company, which was bought just one year after it was founded by the Condé Nast publishing [...] Read more
Google, Facebook & Co are expanding submarine cables in Asia and Africa
Published on August 2021
Google, Facebook & Co are expanding submarine cables in Asia and Africa New, 12,000 km long submarine cables improve Internet connections in Japan and Southeast Asia. At the same time, the 2Africa project is being expanded to more countries. Google and Facebook are investing in new and expanded submarine cable networks with regional telecommunications providers. While the "Apricot" project better connects six countries in Asia, the 2Africa [...] Read more