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Techno-Utopianism (and Optimism)
Techno-Transcendentalists
Kevin Kelly (kk)
Better Than Free (2008)
Eight Kinds of Intangible Value (that are better than free)
Immediacy
Instant Stuff
Instant Messaging
"Post-Internet" Messaging Apps
Parents
2016
Buddy Lists
Chat
Chat and Multiplatform IM ("Messaging" in 2016)
Instant Messaging
The Splinternet (Is the Internet Being Balkanized?)
Children
Conversational Commerce
Facebook Messenger (2011, forced switch in 2014 ugh!)
Group Chat Platforms
iMessage (2011)
Messaging apps have completely overtaken social networks to become the dominant platforms on phones
Telegram Messenger (2014)
Viber
WeChat (2011 as Weixin)
WhatsApp (2009)
Jumps
Will Siri, Alexa or Ok Google Be the Next UI?