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CLOSE Businesses can hide items that are unavailable or out of stock There are over 8 million business catalogs on WhatsApp's platform globally WhatsApp By David Cohen 4 hours ago WhatsApp introduced two updates to its shopping features this week: Catalogs can now be managed via the web and desktop, and businesses can now hide items that are unavailable.

Searching for your content... Innovative companies in all global regions are using Bright Pattern to provide effortless customer experience on popular messaging apps including Facebook Messenger, Twitter, WeChat, WhatsApp, LINE, Viber, and Telegram.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 8, 2021 /CNW/ -- Bright Pattern, a leading provider of cloud-based omnichannel communication software for innovative companies, supports the most extensive number of messaging apps including Facebook Messenger, Twitter direct messaging, WeChat, WhatsApp, Viber, LINE, and Telegram. With the rise of the remote workforce, the increasingly rapid adoption of mobile channels, and the substantial increase in mobile phone usage during the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are feeling the pressure from customers to communicate on mobile channels. McKinsey recently noted that digital and mobile adoption has vaulted forward 5 years in 8 weeks due to COVID. This is evidenced by a large number of messaging app users, with more than 2.8 billion mobile phone messaging app users worldwide in 2021, including 1.3 billion users on Facebook Messenger and 2 billion users on WhatsApp. Bright Pattern's omnichannel platform allows companies and customers to seamlessly connect over traditional and digital channels, including voice, email, SMS/text messaging, messaging apps, chat, bots, video, and in-app. Bright Pattern has customers…

If you get this message from a friend, it is probably a trick to hack your WhatsApp. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! April 7, 2021 3 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Hackers waste no time and every time their hacking tactics are exposed, they invent new ones. This time, a user alerted about a new system to hack WhatsApp that masquerades as a message from any of your friends. Here we tell you how it works and how you can protect yourself from a possible attack in this app.This new form of fraud begins when the user receives a text message with a six-digit number on their phone. This supposedly comes from the WhatsApp platform itself. Shortly after, another message arrives, this time in the app and from the chat of one of his contacts.“Hi, sorry, I mistakenly sent you a 6-digit code by SMS. Can you transfer it to me, please? It is urgent," said British presenter Alexis Conran , who exposed the hack on his Twitter account.Scam warningThis is a WhatsApp scam that continues…

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say they use social media overall (77% and 68%, respectively), according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 2021. There are also notable differences in the shares of Democrats and Republicans who use particular platforms. A majority of Americans on both sides of the political aisle say they use Facebook and YouTube. Roughly seven-in-ten Democrats (72%) and Republicans (69%) – including independents who lean toward each party – say they ever use Facebook. And 85% of Democrats report using YouTube, compared with a slightly smaller share of Republicans (79%). Still, for several other sites and apps measured in this survey, there are large gaps in use by political party. For example, about half of Democrats (49%) report using Instagram, 19 percentage points more than the share of Republicans who say the same (30%). Democrats are also about 10 points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit. To better understand Americans’ use of social media, online platforms and messaging apps, Pew Research Center surveyed 1,502 U.S. adults from Jan. 25 to Feb. 8, 2021, by cellphone and landline phone. The survey was conducted…

From customer engagement and brand awareness to commerce opportunities for products and services, there are many reasons to use WhatsApp Business in 2021. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! April 6, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Many social networks started off focusing on personal relationships and connections centering around lifestyles. However, companies like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat realized the value of inviting businesses and brands to participate in their social networks to connect them with consumers. WhatsApp has joined in by offering WhatsApp Business, a free app for small business owners and startup founders that can be used on Android and iOS mobile devices. The app offers a way to interact and engage with customers in a direct, personal and targeted way. Related: Make Sure to Ask Yourself These 3 Business Questions for 2021Account optionsWhatsApp Business provides two types of accounts for companies that suit different needs. The regular business account helps separate personal and work messages while providing a convenient way to be responsive to customers. Options also include automated greeting and away messages. The app does require a separate SIM or phone number if you want…

WhatsApp users should not believe contacts who ask them for six-digit codes they are likely to receive in their inbox. It is the latest scam used to hack into WhatsApp accounts. (Picture: Reuters)HIGHLIGHTS A new WhatsApp scam is out in which hackers posing as users' friends or contacts ask for 6-digit codes.The code is a confirmation that WhatsApp sends to all its users if someone tries to sign in from a different device.The WhatsApp account of the message sender is likely hacked and scammers try hacking their contacts.If you use WhatsApp and get a text from one of your friends asking for a six-digit code, you should not send it out immediately. You should first confirm from your friend, if it is indeed them, and only then should you share the code, best if it is shared over a call. If you send out the six-digit code to your friends or contacts without confirming first, you can fall prey to a scam and will end up getting your account hacked.WhatsApp users are exposed to scams or phishing messages every now and then. More often than not, it is difficult to identify such messages. A new scam message targets users by…

by Usman Qureshi – Mon, April 5, 2021 WhatsApp completed its roll out of end-to-end encryption five years ago today, and since then, the company has securely delivered over 100 trillion messages to over 2 billion users (via Wired).  End-to-end encryption locks tech companies out of particularly sensitive information. With end-to-end encryption, even employees do not have the ability to access private messages. While the WhatsApp we see on our smartphones and desktops looks simple, the company says it’s the product of decades of investment. Watch the Latest Apple Technology News Below The end-to-end encryption WhatsApp uses automatically exchanges the “key” directly on the sender’s and recipient’s physical devices and nowhere else. Every single message has its own separate lock and key.  “Knowing that you can communicate confidentially beyond the sound of your voice matters. It makes it possible for doctors to see patients remotely, helps militaries protect operational secrets, supports people building businesses, and protects journalists bringing important information to light. It also makes it possible for us to have the most private conversations with the people we care about.” Given the stakes, governments should be demanding that all technology companies provide people with the strongest security possible.

By Carlos Fernandez de Lara (CNNMexico) – Do you want the people you talk to on WhatsApp not to receive the alert that you read their messages? So far there is no way to do it, but there is a fraudulent promise circulating on the web to remove these ads. Fraud groups have taken advantage of this event to send messages to users and obtain private information, according to the security firm ESE. The messages are spread on social networks with the legend “Enter your phone and deactivate the WhatsApp double check here” or “Learn how to remove the WhatsApp double check. Delete it now from your mobile ”. These messages contain a link that directs users to a website where they are asked for their cell phone number to receive a download code to disable notifications. By entering the number, the user subscribes to an SMS sending service. Read: Three messaging apps that don’t give you away like WhatsApp In this way, fraudsters can charge between 25 to 30 pesos for each message the user receives. “Some of these services send up to 25 messages a month,” the firm details. “These types of tricks are similar to those we…

On 24 March 2021, the Competition Commission of India passed an order that came as a shock to most Indian Competition Law enthusiasts. In a suo moto case, the Commission passed a 21-page order directing a probe into the recently updated WhatsApp privacy policy alleging it of abuse of dominance (copy of order available here). The Commission, inter alia, has recognised the competitive significance of 'non-price parameters of service like quality, customer service, innovation' etc, has taken note of the 'network effects of data', and has alleged WhatsApp of abusing its dominance by trying to impose 'unfair terms and conditions upon the users' in violation of the provisions of the Competition Act. For competition authorities across the globe, privacy has been the elephant in the room since 2012, when the European Commission started recognising the network effects of data on digital platform markets. Since then, various competition authorities have come forward to recognise data privacy as an integral part of market competition on various occasions. It hasn't been easy, though. Data privacy comes under the jurisdiction of privacy officials, and hence competition authorities have often been reluctant of crossing the boundaries of competition law and stepping into the regulatory jurisdiction…

In the light of controversial privacy policy of WhatsApp, people have started finding alternatives and also are resorting to other apps. Rival of Whatsapp, Signal is lauded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is getting being received well by people. Signal Emerged As World’s Fastest Growing Messenger App Due to this, the original announced date by WhatsApp to accept the privacy policy is not only being delayed, but now more than ever more and more people are moving to Signal. Both in terms of downloads as well as monthly active users in the first quarter of the year, Signal has become the fastest growing app worldwide. Telegram is yet another app which is being extensively worldwide as an alternate to WhatsApp.  The feature-rich app may not be as simple to use as WhatsApp but is useful in more ways than one. According to the downloads as per the report, it stands at number 3 in the world. As far as its MAUs (Monthly active users) are concerned, it is at 2nd number globally as it has more monthly active users than Telegram. The tipping point has definitely been the WhatsApp privacy policy. Privacy and the stance of WhatsApp with its privacy policy…