What does Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp mean for social media and messaging?

 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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Facebook acquires Whatsapp for $19 billion

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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