![]() ![]() Those downloading WhatsApp do grant the program a number of permissions for their phones, including the ability to read their contact lists, read phone status and identity and look at their location information. “Jan’s childhood made him appreciate communication that was not bugged or taped.” “It’s a decidedly contrarian approach shaped by Jan’s experience growing up in a communist country with a secret police,” Goetz wrote on Sequoia ’s Tumblr page. In building the app, Koum focused heavily on making sure that it was secure and did not collect too much personal information. When Koum came to the United States as a 16-year-old, he was living on food stamps and looking for an easy way to communicate with his family back home, according to Jim Goetz, a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital, a firm that invested in WhatsApp. Those close to him attribute that focus to his upbringing in Ukraine and fears about something many Americans may now worry about: government surveillance. Maintaining the same privacy and security standards in WhatsApp is clearly an important point for Koum. Facebook is sometimes thought to have overstepped users’ expectations - and sometimes even government guidelines - on both points. WhatsApp is known for placing a strong focus on privacy, and co-founder Jan Koum has been vehement about his opposition to advertising in the product. ![]() In partnership between Bloomberg Media and Quintillion Media, Bloomberg|Quint is a multi-platform business and financial media company.WhatsApp’s multibillion-dollar acquisition by Facebook has turned more than a few heads - and not just with the steep price tag. More than 50% of its audience comprises C-level executives and entrepreneurs. Its content spans engaging and mobile-friendly formats, including live video streaming and produced video, published articles, op-eds, data infographics and charts, social content, newsletters, polls and live chats, photo essays and contests across its own and partner platforms, including The Quint, Twitter, Yahoo and Facebook.īloomberg|Quint reaches to over 2 million monthly users across its on-site and partner platforms. The initial response has been overwhelming and we are committed to scaling up this service in terms of users and features.”īloomberg|Quint provides business news and insights to India’s decision-makers, executives and entrepreneurs. ![]() WhatsApp evidently is a platform of choice for top executives to consume and share content with peers and thus this service is integral to our digital-first philosophy. Within days of launch, the service has garnered a strong positive response from users.Īnil Uniyal, CEO of Bloomberg|Quint, said, “As a brand, we believe in being accessible to our users wherever they are. To subscribe, users have to click on this link and save the number as a WhatsApp contact, and message ‘Start BQ’ to initiate their subscription. Users can also interact through hashtag-based search to consume content of their interest such as markets, opinion, business and politics. ![]() Subscribers to the service receive Bloomberg|Quint’s “All You Need To Know” morning podcast, alerts and updates on the economy, corporate and markets news. This service follows the recent launch of Bloomberg|Quint’s BQ Live, India’s first digital live streaming business news service available across its site, the bloomberg terminal and leading social and video platforms.īloomberg|Quint has launched this service to deepen its engagement with users and augment its distribution footprint. A first-of-its-kind offering in the business space, the service will connect subscribers to Bloomberg|Quint’s daily coverage of global and domestic business news, market movements and views from corporate leaders. Business and financial news company Bloomberg|Quinthas launched a WhatsApp service for decision makers and executives on the go. ![]()
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