After
Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $16 billion, many began thinking about what
could be Facebook’s motive apart from the obvious fact that WhatsApp is a
rapidly growing company and the effect it would have on social media and
internet messaging.
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Facebook acquires Whatsapp for $19 billion
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 7:07 AM
The mega
social media giant has announced the acquisition of messaging app Whatsapp for
a price of $19 billion. $4 billion will be paid in cash, $16 billion in
Facebook shares and $3 billion in vesting restricted stock units.
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What does Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp mean for social media and messaging?