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2. Messenger (software) - Wikipedia

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   Messenger, also known as Facebook Messenger, is an American proprietary instant messaging app and platform developed by Meta Platforms.Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the company revamped its messaging service in 2010, released standalone iOS and Android apps in 2011, and released standalone Facebook Portal hardware for Messenger calling in 2018.

3. Comparison of user features of messaging platforms - Wikipedia

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   SMS ( short message service) is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet, and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication protocols to enable mobile devices to exchange short text messages. An intermediary service can facilitate a text-to-voice conversion to be sent to landlines.

4. MSN Messenger - Wikipedia

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   MSN Messenger (also known colloquially simply as MSN [2] [3] ), later rebranded as Windows Live Messenger, was a cross-platform instant-messaging client developed by Microsoft. [4] It connected to the now-discontinued Microsoft Messenger service and, in later versions, was compatible with Yahoo! Messenger and Facebook Messenger.

5. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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   Examples of such messaging services include: Skype, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts (subsequently Google Chat), Telegram, ICQ, Element, Slack, Discord, etc. Users have more options as usernames or email addresses can be used as user identifiers, besides phone numbers. Unlike the phone-based model, user accounts on a multi-device model are ...

6. Facebook - Wikipedia

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   Facebook Messenger is an instant messaging service and software application. It began as Facebook Chat in 2008, was revamped in 2010 and eventually became a standalone mobile app in August 2011, while remaining part of the user page on browsers.

7. Meta Platforms - Wikipedia

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   Meta Platforms, Inc., [10] doing business as Meta, [11] and formerly named Facebook, Inc., and TheFacebook, Inc., [12] [13] is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. The company owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, among other products and services. [14]

8. Pidgin (software) - Wikipedia

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   Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple that has support for many instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to simultaneously log in to various services from a single application, with a single interface for both popular and obsolete protocols (from AIM to Discord), thus avoiding the hassle of ...

9. Session (software) - Wikipedia

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   Session started as a fork of another messenger, Signal, aiming to build upon its foundation. However, concerns about the centralized structure of Signal Protocol and potential metadata collection led the team to deviate and create their own protocol, called "Session Protocol". This approach prioritized increased anonymity and decentralization.