MessageMe

MessageMe
Company type	Software
Founded	2012
Founders	Arjun Sethi, Alexander Chee, Justin Rosenthal, Vivek Tatineni
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States
Website	messageme.com

MessageMe was a messaging app and platform for the iPhone and Android. It launched in March 2013 and grew to 5 million users within 3 months.^[1] The app allowed users to send and receive videos, photos, stickers,^[2] and voice messages in addition to text.^[3]

MessageMe was acquired and shutdown by Yahoo in 2014^[4] for a price rumored between $30 million and $40 million.^[5]

^ "Just 75 days after launch, MessageMe says it now has 5 million users". May 21, 2013.
^ Wortham, Jenna (March 9, 2013). "Online Emotions, in Hundreds of New Flavors". The New York Times.
^ "MessageMe adds stickers and camera features to its iOS mobile messaging app". www.adweek.com. 8 August 2013.
^ "Yahoo Acquires Mobile Messaging App MessageMe". 3 October 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Murphy, David (October 4, 2014). "Yahoo Beats Snapchat to the Punch With MessageMe Acquisition". PCMag.

[5M_users-1] "Just 75 days after launch, MessageMe says it now has 5 million users". May 21, 2013.

[stickers-2] Wortham, Jenna (March 9, 2013). "Online Emotions, in Hundreds of New Flavors". The New York Times.

[Features-3] "MessageMe adds stickers and camera features to its iOS mobile messaging app". www.adweek.com. 8 August 2013.

[Yahoo_acq-4] "Yahoo Acquires Mobile Messaging App MessageMe". 3 October 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[price-5] Murphy, David (October 4, 2014). "Yahoo Beats Snapchat to the Punch With MessageMe Acquisition". PCMag.

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