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Whatsapp

INSTANT MESSAGING
KEIRYN MCHENRY
EDT 180
Purpose 2

Free and Easy communication with friends and family any where in
the world.

Free voice calls

Free video chats

Free text message


The History 3

Created in 2009 by Jan Koum and Brian Acton.

By April of 2015 it was reported that there were 800 million monthly
active users and it continued to rapidly grow.

1400 1,300

Number of active users in millions


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1,000
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800

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Apr-15 Sep-15 Feb-16 Jan-17 Jul-17
Whatsapp Active Users between 2015-2017
3 Popular Features 4

1. Free and Simple


Call or text freely to your love ones!

Group Chats
2.
Share messages, photos, videos, or chat with a group of people. Group
chats can contain up to 256 people at once.

3. Document Sharing
You are able to send pdfs, documents, spreadsheets, or slideshows. You
can easily send a document up to 100mb to the person you want.
Intended Audience 5

Long distant family and friends


Characteristics of Social Media 6

Its Fun Quick

Can Share
Interactive photos and
videos instantly

Well known all


over the world
Why is it important? 7

It has given families and friends an easier and free way to communicate.

It is now a global phenomena and people are able to use it any where in
the world.
The Uses 8

Allows more immediate and personal contact.

Businesses can use this app to have meetings or have a group


message with their co-workers.

Can be used on any smartphone.


Personal Opinion 9

It has allowed me to stay in close contact with my family members.

I like how I am able to talk to them in one big group or individually ,


using the same app.
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Thank you for your time and attention. I


hope you enjoyed my presentation and
learned something about Whatsapp.

Keirynsuz811@yahoo.com
Citation 11

Tesorero, Angel. (2013, April 13). The Characteristics of Social Media. Retrieved
October 24, 2017, from http://homeofservice.com/blogs/21/the-characteristics-of-
social-media/

WhatsApp Features. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2017, from


https://www.whatsapp.com/features/

WhatsApp: number of users 2013-2017. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2017, from
https://www.statista.com/statistics/260819/number-of-monthly-active-whatsapp-
users/

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