Texting is definitely one of the more iconic communication methods of my generation. I had grown up around adults who were getting cell phones as a means of ringing up one another while away from the landline, but by the time I got my first cell phone most kids my age were primarily using texting. Why? Well, it allowed us to be discreet and sneaky punks without our parents knowing any the wiser. But after a couple of years or so after really becoming a popular form of communication, texting got complicated. And rules from TRAI made it difficult by limiting no of messages.

Instant messaging which was famously started by Blackberry as BBM was quite successful. At some point BBM was a major reason for sales of Blackberry mobiles. Few more apps followed that way to provide apps for phones with platform specific. Google announced Android as open source, intense competition started between companies to develop cross-platform messaging services.

As of today we have WhatsApp,Wechat and Line as the most successful cross platform instant messaging services and huge crowd of not so successful apps including one from Facebook as Facebook messenger.

With decrease in user engaged time on Facebook they found out that instant messaging app driving their users off their path. Another thing what messaging apps have to offer: private chatting with people you are friends with in real life. Instead of passively stalking people you barely know on Facebook, messaging apps promote dynamic real-time chatting with different groups of real-life friends, real life because to connect with them on these apps you will typically already have their mobile number. After achieving major blow from Facebook messenger, Facebook tried to acquire Snapchat for $3bn but was turned down by Snapchat management.

Since Facebook acquired Instagram, There has been much speculation about its plans for the popular photo-sharing app. Now, new reports indicate that Instagram is working on a messaging feature. It claimed the new feature would pop up in an updated version of Instagram before the end of this year. But we at Kornerseat speculate that Update may come anytime now before the start of 2014. Facebook may tempt to cash on Christmas holidays, busiest season for Photo sharing and instant messaging apps. How better the new venture fares have to be watched.