WhatsApp launches Facebook Pay P2P in Brazil
Disturbingly, coronavirus could drive adoption of WhatsApp payments in Brazil. To explain, people could be afraid to use cash because COVID-19 could infect paper money.
Read MoreIn individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche
Disturbingly, coronavirus could drive adoption of WhatsApp payments in Brazil. To explain, people could be afraid to use cash because COVID-19 could infect paper money.
Read MoreFacebook is a value investment because it has built the world’s largest social media empire. For instance, Facebook itself had 2.3 billion users in 4th Quarter 2018, Statista estimates. Meanwhile, the Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp had 1.9 billion users in 180 countries in December 2018.
Read MoreWhat’s truly frightening is that Facebook’s audience decline is accelerating. eMarketer predicted that the Social Network will lose 2.1 million members of Generation Z (Americans under 25) in 2018.
The potential losses include 9.3% of users under 11; 5.6% of the users between 12 and 17, and 5.8% of those between 18 and 24, Recode noted. This means that the younger the person is, the less likely he or she is to go near Facebook.
Read MoreThis is big news for PayPal because Facebook Messenger is one of the world’s most popular social media solutions; with 1.3 billion users in September 2017, Statista reported. To add icing to the cake, Facebook also owns WhatsApp which also has 1.3 billion users worldwide.
Read MoreThis makes Facebook, the largest media empire in history and Mark Zuckerberg the greatest media baron of all time. Past media tycoons such as Rupert P. Murdoch, Ted Turner, Joseph Pulitzer, Viscount Northcliffe and William Randolph Hearst look like small potatoes when compared with Zuckerberg.
Read MoreIt looks as if Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) are finally burying the hatchet. Users will now be
Read MoreI have an MBA with a specialty in e-business and years of experience in blogging and online promotion, yet I learned a great deal from the book. For example I was only vaguely aware of the SMS (short messaging service) solution WhatsApp which has one billion users around the world but is little used in the United States where I live.
Read MoreAlphabet and Facebook are showing that they are ahead of the curve; value investors should take notice. Smart investors would be well advised to keep abreast of these developments and add these two wonderful companies to their portfolios.
Read MoreThe bottom line is if you want your portfolio to grow, Facebook would be an excellent addition. If you want to buy one technology stock right now, Facebook would be a great choice.
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