Yahoo "Talent Acquisition" after reading that burn IM application blink, service will be closed in a few weeks

Yahoo today to "Burn after the" type of instant messaging applications Blink, the acquisition details have not yet been disclosed, but has determined Blink team will join the full Yahoo, Yahoo will shut down the blink service within a few weeks.

Blink, developed by Meh Labs, was unveiled on the iOS platform more than 1 years ago. The company's 7-person team includes former Google employee Kevin Stephens,michelle Norgan. Meh Labs's early product was kismet--a location-based service--and then the company shifted its focus to "burn after" instant messaging applications, eventually developing blink. Currently on the market in addition to the product type "originator" Snapchat outside, there are frankly, Wickr and other Up-and-comer.

Blink users can set the "visible time" of the message-they will automatically "burn" when they see X seconds, and it also allows users to send text, photos, voice, and video to each other. Earlier this year, Meh Labs launched the Android version of Blink. At present, the product nearly half of the user in the United States, the second largest user base in the Middle East.

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