Messaging Is A Big Hit For Apple, Facebook, Startups
When is a text not just a text? When it’s sent with an app. Messaging apps from Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and startups are getting popular among smartphone users, and desire for privacy is showing: apps that auto-delete messages are gaining steam. Some 36% of U.S. smartphone owners use messaging apps such as Kik or Apple’s iMessage, a new survey of 1,900 people by the Pew Research Center shows. It found that another 17% use apps such as video