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Startup Success

Startups are known for high failure rates. However, startups can also experience huge success. For example, in Suzanne’s blog post, she wrote about Snapchat’s recent rejection of Facebook’s $3 billion offer to purchase the app. For an app that was only launched in 2011, the success Snapchat has experienced has been tremendous. In fact, according to Suzanne’s post, there may be “a correlation between decline in teen [Facebook] users and an increase in Snapchat users”.

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BBM No Longer Exclusive to Blackberry

At long last, Blackberry Messenger has arrived for Android and iOS. After the unsuccessful attempt to launch last September, Blackberry now seems ready to go ahead with a second launch. However, with Blackberry’s recent issues, will this do more harm or good given that one of the reasons people still buy Blackberry is because of BBM?

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