As group texting apps like GroupMe gain popularity, people are using them to create ad hoc, private social networks among a handful of friends. But wherever people congregate online or through their ...

In the last 10 years text messaging has gone from being a blip on the radar to one of the fastest-growing forms of communication. According to trade group CTIA – The Wireless Association, there are ...

Here's why you should pay very close attention to GroupMe, a startup that helps you easily communicate with groups of your friends from your mobile phones: normal people love it. Appealing to people ...

Today, GroupMe celebrated its first birthday. The group text messaging app has had quite the year. From a lawsuit, to major competitors, to raising $11 million, the founders have had serious highs and ...

In May 2010, I launched GroupMe, a group messaging application, with my good friend Steve Martocci. In August 2011, GroupMe was acquired by Skype (which was then acquired by Microsoft in October 2011) ...

On Sunday we broke the news that Skype was acquiring group messaging service GroupMe. What we didn’t know was the price, and neither company disclosed any of the terms of the deal other than that ...

First, the app. What was yesterday a group text messaging and conference call app is now a more versatile tool. The big upgrade is in-app chat, which moves the group conversation to a data connection ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 2016, one could make a good case there are too many social and messaging apps available on all ...