In the Blink app market, which allows the user to share messages that are "self-destructive" after a while, the Yahoo.
As stated on the application's website, "we are pleased to announce that from 13 May 2014 Blink is part of Yahoo! We made Blink because we believe that everyone should be able to show the same honesty and immediacy in their online and face-to-face discussions. We look forward to the possibilities that will come from the advent of Blink's vision of Yahoo. We can not express how grateful we are for your support during this trip - we hope you will stay with us for the next chapter too. "
Σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα του BBC, η εφαρμογή θα σταματήσει τη mode της μέσα στις επόμενες εβδομάδες, έτσι ώστε η team of Blink to be able to work on Yahoo's "smart communication" products. It is noted that the team includes Kevin Stevens and Michelle Norgan, former employees of Google, who founded Meh Labs - the startup that created Blink.
So far, no details have been made of the agreement.
Blink competes against "players" like Snapchat, Confide and Wickr. It allows the exchange of text messages, photos and videos that can only be viewed within a certain amount of time before they are automatically deleted. A special timer starts counting as soon as the recipient opens the message.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
