whatsapp is a software for smartphones used to exchange text messages instantly, as well as videos, photos and audio through a connection to Internet.
Whatsapp was officially launched in 2009 by veterans of Yahoo! - one of the largest American Internet services companies - Brian Acton and Jan Koum, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA.
Considered a cross-platform mobile phone app, Whatsapp is currently compatible with all major brands and operating systems. smartphones in the world, such as the iPhone (iOS), Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Nokia.
Whatsapp's great differential, according to its creators, was the innovation of the system for using telephone contacts in the software. When a user downloads the app to their phone, they don't need to create an account or "add friends" to use the platform. Whatsapp "scans" the cell phone numbers saved on the device and automatically identifies which one is registered in Whatsapp, adding it to the new user's contact list.
Whatsapp is seen as a replacement for SMS, as it is more practical and economical, as there is no cost additional to send messages, in addition to the data plan used to connect to the internet, by example.
In 2014, Whatsapp was sold to Facebook - the world's largest social network - for approximately 16 billion dollars. The founders were even introduced to Facebook's board of directors.
In January 2015, Whatsapp announced the possibility of using the software on the web, through the Google Chrome browser.
Among other Whatsapp features is the creation of groups of contacts, sending photos, videos, voice messages, emoticons and change status messages as soon as it was possible MSN Messenger.
Status and phrases for Whatsapp
"You may have money, but there are things you can never buy. Like a dinosaur, for example."
"Offering friendship to someone who is looking for love is like giving bread to someone who is dying of thirst."
"If you talk behind my back it means you're always behind me."
"Nothing is lost until your mother gives up looking."
"Dance like no one is watching. They are not. They're all looking at the cell."